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decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/The-Queen-is-Dead-cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">the Smiths</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">16 June 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-06-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Summer & Winter 1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li>Jacob (<a href="/wiki/Farnham" title="Farnham">Farnham</a>, Surrey)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAK_Studios" title="RAK Studios">RAK</a> (London)</li> <li>Drone (Manchester)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indie_pop" title="Indie pop">Indie pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jangle_pop" title="Jangle pop">jangle pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-punk" title="Post-punk">post-punk</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">36</span>:<span class="s">48</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Meat_Is_Murder" title="Meat Is Murder">Meat Is Murder</a></i><br />(1985) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>The Queen Is Dead</b></i><br />(1986) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Won%27t_Listen" title="The World Won't Listen">The World Won't Listen</a></i><br />(1987) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> The Queen Is Dead </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/The_Boy_with_the_Thorn_in_His_Side_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (song)">The Boy with the Thorn in His Side</a>"</span><br />Released: 23 September 1985</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Bigmouth_Strikes_Again" title="Bigmouth Strikes Again">Bigmouth Strikes Again</a>"</span><br />Released: 19 May 1986</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/There_Is_a_Light_That_Never_Goes_Out" title="There Is a Light That Never Goes Out">There Is a Light That Never Goes Out</a>"</span><br />Released: 12 October 1992</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Queen Is Dead</b></i> is the third studio album by the English rock band <a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a>, released on 16 June 1986, by <a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade Records</a>. The album was produced by the band's singer, <a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a>, and their guitarist, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a>, working predominantly with engineer <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a> who engineered The Smiths' previous album, <i><a href="/wiki/Meat_Is_Murder" title="Meat Is Murder">Meat Is Murder</a></i> (1985).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marr wrote several songs while the Smiths toured Britain in early 1985, working out arrangements with bassist <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a> and drummer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Joyce_(musician)" title="Mike Joyce (musician)">Mike Joyce</a> during <a href="/wiki/Soundcheck" title="Soundcheck">soundchecks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album title is taken from American writer <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Selby_Jr." title="Hubert Selby Jr.">Hubert Selby Jr.</a>'s 1964 novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Exit_to_Brooklyn" title="Last Exit to Brooklyn">Last Exit to Brooklyn</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cover art features the French actor <a href="/wiki/Alain_Delon" title="Alain Delon">Alain Delon</a> in the 1964 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Unvanquished_(film)" title="The Unvanquished (film)">L'Insoumis</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>The Queen Is Dead</i> spent 22 weeks on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>, reaching the number two position.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It reached number 70 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> Top Pop Albums</a> chart and was certified <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America_certification#List_of_certifications" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording Industry Association of America certification">Gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) in late 1990. <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> received widespread critical acclaim and was included in multiple best album lists. <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> ranked the album 113th on its 2020-updated list of the "<a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/NME%27s_The_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">its 2013 list</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> named <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> the greatest album of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Songwriting">Songwriting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Songwriting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marr was heavily influenced by <a href="/wiki/The_Stooges" title="The Stooges">the Stooges</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground" title="The Velvet Underground">the Velvet Underground</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Garage_rock" title="Garage rock">Detroit garage rock scene</a> while crafting the album.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_Is_Dead_(song)" title="The Queen Is Dead (song)">The album's title track</a> was based on a song Marr began writing as a teenager.<sup id="cite_ref-Aston_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aston-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 78">: 78 </span></sup> "<a href="/wiki/The_Boy_with_the_Thorn_in_His_Side" title="The Boy with the Thorn in His Side">The Boy with the Thorn in His Side</a>" was, according to Marr, "an effortless piece of music", and was written on tour in the spring of 1985. The song's lyrics refer allegorically to the band's experience of the music industry that failed to appreciate it.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 48">: 48 </span></sup> In 2003, <a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> named it his favourite Smiths song.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A demo of the music for "<a href="/wiki/Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others" title="Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others">Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others</a>" was posted by Marr through Morrissey's letterbox in the summer of 1985. Morrissey then completed the song by adding lyrics. Marr has stated that he "preferred the music to the lyrics".<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 405">: 405 </span></sup> </p><p>"Frankly, Mr. Shankly", "I Know It's Over" and "<a href="/wiki/There_Is_a_Light_That_Never_Goes_Out" title="There Is a Light That Never Goes Out">There Is a Light That Never Goes Out</a>" were written by Morrissey and Marr in a "marathon" writing session in the late summer of 1985 at Marr's home in <a href="/wiki/Bowdon,_Greater_Manchester" title="Bowdon, Greater Manchester">Bowdon, Greater Manchester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 136">: 136 </span></sup> The first of these is reputed to have been addressed to <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Travis" title="Geoff Travis">Geoff Travis</a>, head of the Smiths' record label <a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade</a>, however Morrissey denies this.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Travis has since described it as "a funny lyric" about "Morrissey's desire to be somewhere else", acknowledging that a line in the song about "bloody awful poetry" was a reference to a poem he had written for Morrissey.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 86">: 86 </span></sup> </p><p>"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" features lyrics drawn from "Lonely Planet Boy" by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Dolls" title="New York Dolls">New York Dolls</a>. According to Marr: "When we first played it, I thought it was the best song I'd ever heard".<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 442">: 442 </span></sup> The song's guitar part drew on <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a>' cover of <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Hitch_Hike_(song)" title="Hitch Hike (song)">Hitch Hike</a>", whose original version by Gaye himself had acted as an inspiration for the Velvet Underground's "<a href="/wiki/There_She_Goes_Again" title="There She Goes Again">There She Goes Again</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The music for "Never Had No One Ever", completed in August 1985, was based on a demo which Marr had recorded in December 1984, itself based on "I Need Somebody" by the Stooges.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 281">: 281 </span></sup> According to Marr: "The atmosphere of that track pretty much sums up the whole album and what it was like recording it."<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 282">: 282 </span></sup> The lyric to the song reflects Morrissey's feeling unsafe and, being from an immigrant family, not at home on the streets of Manchester.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side", "<a href="/wiki/Bigmouth_Strikes_Again" title="Bigmouth Strikes Again">Bigmouth Strikes Again</a>" and "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" were debuted live during a tour of Scotland in September and October,<sup id="cite_ref-Rogan_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rogan-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 120–2">: 120–2 </span></sup> during which "The Queen Is Dead" and "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" were sound-checked.<sup id="cite_ref-Aston_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aston-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 78">: 78 </span></sup> </p><p>The song "Vicar in a Tutu" was considered "throwaway" by Marr, who stated "It made a change from trying to change the fucking world."<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Cemetry_Gates" title="Cemetry Gates">Cemetry Gates</a>" was a late addition to the album. Marr had not believed that the guitar part was interesting enough to be developed into a song, but Morrissey disagreed when he heard Marr play it.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 70">: 70 </span></sup> The "All those people .... I want to cry" section is largely taken from the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Came_to_Dinner_(1942_film)" title="The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film)">The Man Who Came To Dinner</a></i>, which also inspired one of Morrissey's aliases, Sheridan Whitehead. The words the song's narrator has heard "said a hundred times (maybe less, maybe more)" are based on lines from Shakespeare's <i><a href="/wiki/Richard_III_(play)" title="Richard III (play)">Richard III</a></i>. The song evokes Morrissey's memories of visiting <a href="/wiki/Southern_Cemetery,_Manchester" title="Southern Cemetery, Manchester">Southern Cemetery</a> in Manchester with artist <a href="/wiki/Linder_Sterling" title="Linder Sterling">Linder Sterling</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recording">Recording</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recording"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album was produced by Morrissey and Marr, working predominantly with engineer <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a>, who had engineered the band's 1985 album <i><a href="/wiki/Meat_Is_Murder" title="Meat Is Murder">Meat Is Murder</a></i>. Street recalled: "Morrissey, Johnny and I had a really good working relationship – we were all roughly the same age and into the same kind of things, so everyone felt quite relaxed in the studio".<sup id="cite_ref-sound_on_sound_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sound_on_sound-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time the group was having difficulty with its record label Rough Trade. However, according to Street, "this didn't get in the way of recording because the atmosphere in the studio was very, very constructive."<sup id="cite_ref-sound_on_sound_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sound_on_sound-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first song from the album to be recorded, in July 1985, was "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side". The recording, made with engineer Stephen Street at a small studio in Manchester and initially intended as a demo, was considered by the band to be good enough for release as a single. It went on sale on 16 September 1985 and made number 23 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rogan_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rogan-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 120–1">: 120–1 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg/220px-RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg/330px-RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg/440px-RAK_Recording_Studios_2463868_84e895ea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>RAK Studios in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 1985, "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" were recorded at <a href="/wiki/RAK_Studios" title="RAK Studios">RAK Studios</a> in London, along with the B-sides to "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"; "Asleep" and "<a href="/wiki/Rubber_Ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber Ring">Rubber Ring</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Rogan_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rogan-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 121">: 121 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sound_on_sound_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sound_on_sound-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl" title="Kirsty MacColl">Kirsty MacColl</a> sang a backing vocal for "Bigmouth Strikes Again" but it was considered "really weird" by Marr, and was replaced with a sped-up vocal by Morrissey in the final mix, for which he is credited as <a href="/wiki/Ann_Coates" class="mw-redirect" title="Ann Coates">Ann Coates</a> on the sleeve of <i>The Queen Is Dead</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 32–3">: 32–3 </span></sup> "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" includes a false <a href="/wiki/Fade_(audio_engineering)" title="Fade (audio engineering)">fade</a> near the start, intended by Street to give the impression of a door closing and opening again.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 405">: 405 </span></sup> During the same session, a first version of "Never Had No One Ever" was recorded.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 337">: 337 </span></sup> </p><p>The bulk of the album was recorded in the winter of 1985 at Jacob Studios in <a href="/wiki/Farnham" title="Farnham">Farnham</a>, under the working title "<a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret</a> on the Guillotine".<sup id="cite_ref-Rogan_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rogan-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 124">: 124 </span></sup> </p><p>"Frankly, Mr. Shankly" was an attempt to recreate the "vibe" of <a href="/wiki/Sandie_Shaw" title="Sandie Shaw">Sandie Shaw</a>'s "Puppet on a String", although "it didn't quite work out that way", according to Marr. <a href="/wiki/Linda_McCartney" title="Linda McCartney">Linda McCartney</a> was asked to play piano on the track, but declined,<sup id="cite_ref-shortlist1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shortlist1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a first take featuring a trumpeter was scrapped. The version originally intended for inclusion on <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> was ruined by a technical glitch on the tape, and so the song was re-recorded with <a href="/wiki/John_Porter_(musician,_born_1947)" title="John Porter (musician, born 1947)">John Porter</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wessex_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Wessex Studios">Wessex Studios</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-Goddard_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goddard-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 136">: 136 </span></sup> </p><p>"The Queen Is Dead" was among the last songs to be recorded. Its distinctive <a href="/wiki/Tom-tom_drum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom-tom drum">tom-tom</a> loop was created by Mike Joyce and Stephen Street using a <a href="/wiki/Sampler_(musical_instrument)" title="Sampler (musical instrument)">sampler</a>. A line of guitar <a href="/wiki/Audio_feedback" title="Audio feedback">feedback</a> was played by Marr through a <a href="/wiki/Wah-wah_pedal" title="Wah-wah pedal">wah-wah pedal</a> throughout the song.<sup id="cite_ref-sound_on_sound_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sound_on_sound-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" was a contender for lead single from the album, but was passed over in favour of "Bigmouth Strikes Again". (Later in 1986 it was released as a 7"-only single in France). The song received a belated release as a single in 1992 when <a href="/wiki/Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">WEA</a> used it to promote Smiths re-releases and <a href="/wiki/...Best_II" title="...Best II">best-of compilations</a> released in the years following the band’s breakup. In 1990 the song was voted no. 1 on a list of the greatest songs of all time by the readers of <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">SPIN</a></i> magazine in the USA. </p><p>"Cemetry Gates" was Morrissey's direct response to critics who had cried foul over his use of texts written by some of his favourite authors, notably <a href="/wiki/Shelagh_Delaney" title="Shelagh Delaney">Shelagh Delaney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Smart_(author)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Smart (author)">Elizabeth Smart</a>. <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Wilde" title="Oscar Wilde">Oscar Wilde</a>, who was also accused of plagiarism, figures as a patron saint of Morrissey's in the song's lyrics. A Wilde quote, "Talent borrows, genius steals", was etched in the vinyl run-out grooves of the single single off the album, "Bigmouth Strikes Again".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These etchings appear almost exclusively on the UK releases (denoted by the RT and RTT prefixes on the catalogue number). </p><p>"The Queen Is Dead", which leads off the album and notably became an expressionistic music video directed by <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jarman" title="Derek Jarman">Derek Jarman</a>, starts with a sampled excerpt from <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Forbes" title="Bryan Forbes">Bryan Forbes</a>' 1962 British film <i><a href="/wiki/The_L-Shaped_Room" title="The L-Shaped Room">The L-Shaped Room</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Thompson" title="Mayo Thompson">Mayo Thompson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Red_Krayola" title="Red Krayola">Red Krayola</a> was an associate producer for the film and through working for <a href="/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records" title="Rough Trade Records">Rough Trade Records</a> persuaded Jarman to direct a promotional video for the Smiths.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another instance of Morrissey's fascination with 1960s British cinema, the film featured performances by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Phoenix" title="Pat Phoenix">Pat Phoenix</a> (who had already appeared as a cover star on the 1985 single "<a href="/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_Sister_(song)" title="Shakespeare's Sister (song)">Shakespeare's Sister</a>") and <a href="/wiki/Cicely_Courtneidge" title="Cicely Courtneidge">Cicely Courtneidge</a> as an elderly lesbian veteran of the music halls. The soundbite is Courtneidge's character nostalgically singing the First World War song "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Back_to_Dear_Old_Blighty" title="Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty">Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty</a>". The actress had also appeared in a gala performance for the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II</a>, entitled <i>God Save the Queen</i>; she died in 1980. </p><p>A few songs, including "The Queen Is Dead" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again", feature pitch-shifted backing vocals by Morrissey. Morrissey liked to experiment with effects on his voice, so Street ran his voice through a harmoniser for the backing tracks. Street recalled, "At that time, apart from the harmoniser, he didn't go for much backing vocal or harmony work – he's done that more on recent albums – but he did like to experiment". The backing vocals are attributed to "Ann Coates" on the record sleeve (<a href="/wiki/Ancoats" title="Ancoats">Ancoats</a> is a district in Manchester, just north-east of the city centre).<sup id="cite_ref-sound_on_sound_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sound_on_sound-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg/220px-SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/ff/SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg/330px-SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/SmithsPromoPhoto_TQID_1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="252" /></a><figcaption>Promotional photograph of the Smiths in 1985. The same photo is used in the album's inner gatefold.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>The Queen Is Dead</i> was released in 16 June 1986, and was previewed by the release of "Bigmouth Strikes Again" as a single in 19 May. Many encouraged the band to release "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" as a single, but Johnny Marr is said to have wanted an explosive, searing single, along the lines of the Rolling Stones' "<a href="/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash" title="Jumpin' Jack Flash">Jumpin' Jack Flash</a>", to announce that the Smiths had returned from hiatus. It did not fare as well as expected, stalling at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. However, the album became an international success upon release, staying in the <a href="/wiki/European_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="European Albums Chart">European Albums Chart</a> for twenty one weeks,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> peaking at number 19 in that chart based on the sales from 18 major European countries.<sup id="cite_ref-europe2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europe2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also reached No. 70 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> Top Pop Albums</a> chart, and was certified <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America_certification#List_of_certifications" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording Industry Association of America certification">Gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> in late 1990. </p><p>In June 2017, one year after the album's 30th anniversary, the Smiths released the full version of "The Queen Is Dead" on vinyl with other Smiths songs: "Oscillate Wildly," "Money Changes Everything," and "The Draize Train" serving as B-sides. The band also released a 7" single containing "The Queen is Dead" and "I Keep Mine Hidden."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, Morrissey accused <a href="/wiki/HMV" title="HMV">HMV</a> of trying to "freeze sales" on the new re-issues after the store limited the number of records sold to one per person.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in 2017, the album was re-released on <a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros. Records</a> including new studio takes of "There's a Light That Never Goes Out" and "<a href="/wiki/Louder_Than_Bombs" title="Louder Than Bombs">Rubber Ring"</a> as well as a previously unheard live album recorded in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a press release for the re-issue Morrissey said of the album "You progress only when you wonder if an abnormally scientific genius would approve – and this is the leap The Smiths took with <i>The Queen Is Dead</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-:5_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;font-size:100%">Retrospective reviews</th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">99/100<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(deluxe edition)</span><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Blender_(magazine)" title="Blender (magazine)">Blender</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" title="The Encyclopedia of Popular Music">The Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">10/10<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-rollingstoneri_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstoneri-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide" title="The Rolling Stone Album Guide">The Rolling Stone Album Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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(magazine)">Uncut</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B+<sup id="cite_ref-Christgau_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christgau-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>From contemporary reviews, Mark Coleman of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> remarked on Morrissey's sense of humour and singled out the singer's performance on "Cemetry Gates" as a highlight, concluding that "like it or not, this guy's going to be around for a while."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Writing in pop magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits" title="Smash Hits">Smash Hits</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hibbert" title="Tom Hibbert">Tom Hibbert</a> gave a favourable review, stating that "the guitars are great, some of the words are marvellous, others like scratchings on a Fifth Form desk", as well as describing Morrissey as "half genius half buffoon".<sup id="cite_ref-Singles_Review_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singles_Review-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i> wrote that despite his dislike of the Smiths' previous albums, he held an "instant attraction" to <i>The Queen Is Dead</i>, where he found that "Morrissey wears his wit on his sleeve, dishing the queen like <a href="/wiki/John_Lydon" title="John Lydon">Johnny Rotten</a> never did and kissing off a day-job boss who's no <a href="/wiki/The_Roches_(album)" title="The Roches (album)">Mr. Sellack</a>", which "makes it easier to go along on his moonier escapades".<sup id="cite_ref-Christgau_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christgau-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/J._D._Considine" title="J. D. Considine">J. D. Considine</a> found that the group "epitomize all that is admirable and annoying about British new music" finding the groups material "is terrifically tuneful" due to Marr's "incisive, visceral guitar work", but that Morrissey "had a tendency to wander away from conventional notions of pitch often mangling the band's melodies in the process".<sup id="cite_ref-Considine_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Considine-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Considine concluded that Morrissey was "mostly in control of his voice" praising "Cemetry Gates", "Bigmouth Strikes Again" and declaring that "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" as "the most affecting performance".<sup id="cite_ref-Considine_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Considine-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i> listed <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> as the sixth-best album of the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000 it was voted number 10 in <a href="/wiki/Colin_Larkin" title="Colin Larkin">Colin Larkin</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/All_Time_Top_1000_Albums" title="All Time Top 1000 Albums">All Time Top 1000 Albums</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Larkin_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Larkin-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> was ranked number 216 on <i>Rolling Stone</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 218 in a 2012 revised list.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, it was named the second-greatest British album of all time by the <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, <a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)"><i>Q</i></a> magazine placed the album at number three in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UK-based magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Clash_(magazine)" title="Clash (magazine)">Clash</a></i> added <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> to its "Classic Album Hall of Fame" in its June 2011 issue, saying it "is an album to lose yourself in; it has depth, focus and some great tunes. It's easy to see why the album is held in such high esteem by Smiths fanatics and why, a decade later, it became a key influence for all things Britpop."<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> listed the album at number 16 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s" and said: "There may never again be an indie-rock album as good as <i>The Queen Is Dead</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> was ranked the greatest record of all time on the <i>NME</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Greatest Albums of All Time list.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <i>Rolling Stone</i>, Gavin Edwards retrospectively viewed the album as "one of the funniest rock albums ever", noting that Morrissey had "learned to express his self-loathing through mockery" while Johnny Marr "matched his verbal excess with witty, supple music", and concluded, "If the queen's reaction to Morrissey was 'We are not amused,' then she was the only one."<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstoneri_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstoneri-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="col"]{text-align:left;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-length-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th.tracklist-number-header,.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"],.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length,.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{padding-right:10px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tracklist th[scope="row"]{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-number-header{width:2em;padding-left:10px}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-length-header{width:4em}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr.tracklist-total-length{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tracklist .tracklist-total-length th{padding:0;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length th>span{float:right;padding:0 10px;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist-total-length td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><p>All lyrics are written by <a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a>; all music is composed by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a></p><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Queen_Is_Dead_(song)" title="The Queen Is Dead (song)">The Queen Is Dead</a>" (includes "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Back_to_Dear_Old_Blighty" title="Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty">Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty</a>" (medley))</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:24</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Frankly, Mr. Shankly"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_It%27s_Over" title="I Know It's Over">I Know It's Over</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:47</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Never Had No One Ever"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:36</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Cemetry_Gates" title="Cemetry Gates">Cemetry Gates</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:38</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Bigmouth_Strikes_Again" title="Bigmouth Strikes Again">Bigmouth Strikes Again</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Boy_with_the_Thorn_in_His_Side" title="The Boy with the Thorn in His Side">The Boy with the Thorn in His Side</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:15</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Vicar in a Tutu"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/There_Is_a_Light_That_Never_Goes_Out" title="There Is a Light That Never Goes Out">There Is a Light That Never Goes Out</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:02</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others" title="Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others">Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:16</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>36:48</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>2017 collector's edition</b> </p><p>Disc one features the 2017 master of the album. Disc four DVD features the 2017 master in 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM stereo. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Disc two: Additional recordings</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"The Queen Is Dead" (full version)</td><td class="tracklist-length">7:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Frankly, Mr. Shankly" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:18</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"I Know It's Over" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:49</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Never Had No One Ever" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:41</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Cemetry Gates" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Bigmouth Strikes Again" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:07</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" (demo)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" (demo mix)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (take 1)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:25</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"Rubber Ring" (single B-side)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:54</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"Asleep" (single B-side)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:02</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Money Changes Everything" (single B-side)</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:42</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Unloveable" (single B-side)</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:55</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>54:24</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Disc three: Live in Boston</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"How Soon Is Now?"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:25</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Hand in Glove"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:58</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"I Want the One I Can't Have"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:24</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Never Had No One Ever"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:26</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Stretch Out and Wait"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:12</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:34</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Cemetry Gates"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:01</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Rubber Ring / What She Said / Rubber Ring"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:17</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Is It Really So Strange?"</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:51</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"The Queen Is Dead"</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:05</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"I Know It's Over"</td><td class="tracklist-length">7:36</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>54:14</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Disc four – DVD: <i>The Queen Is Dead – A Film by <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jarman" title="Derek Jarman">Derek Jarman</a></i></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:100%">Title</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"The Queen Is Dead"</td><td class="tracklist-length">6:28</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:03</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Panic_(The_Smiths_song)" title="Panic (The Smiths song)">Panic</a>"</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:18</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="2" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>12:49</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>The Smiths</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> – lead vocals, backing vocals ("Bigmouth Strikes Again"; credited as Ann Coates)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a> – guitars, orchestration (credited as The Hated Salford Ensemble), <a href="/wiki/String_synthesizer" title="String synthesizer">string synthesiser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pump_organ" title="Pump organ">harmonium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marimba" title="Marimba">marimba</a> ("The Boy with the Thorn in His Side")<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a> – bass guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Joyce_(musician)" title="Mike Joyce (musician)">Mike Joyce</a> – drums</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Production</b> </p> <ul><li>Morrissey – <a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">production</a></li> <li>Johnny Marr – production</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Street" title="Stephen Street">Stephen Street</a> – <a href="/wiki/Audio_engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Audio engineering">engineering</a> (except "Frankly, Mr. Shankly")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Porter_(musician,_born_1947)" title="John Porter (musician, born 1947)">John Porter</a> – engineering ("Frankly, Mr. Shankly")</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <p><b>Design</b> </p> <ul><li>Steve Wright – group photography</li> <li>Morrissey – sleeve</li> <li>Caryn Gough – layout</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>1986 weekly chart performance for <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1986) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-aus_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_The_Smiths_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_The_Smiths-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Top 100 Albums</a><sup id="cite_ref-europe_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-europe-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-offiziellecharts.de_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-offiziellecharts.de-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Albums (<a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_The_Smiths_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_New_Zealand_The_Smiths-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swedish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Sweden_The_Smiths_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Sweden_The_Smiths-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">39 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a><sup id="cite_ref-UK_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> Top Pop Albums</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>70 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>2017 weekly chart performance for <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2017) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums<sup id="cite_ref-offiziellecharts.de_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-offiziellecharts.de-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Greek Albums (<a href="/wiki/IFPI_Greece" title="IFPI Greece">IFPI Greece</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>2024 weekly chart performance for <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2024) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Croatian International Albums (<a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Shops" title="Top of the Shops">HDU</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications for <i>The Queen Is Dead</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Brazil (<a href="/wiki/Pro-M%C3%BAsica_Brasil" title="Pro-Música Brasil">Pro-Música Brasil</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BrazilThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrazilThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>100,000<sup>*</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italy (<a href="/wiki/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana" title="Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana">FIMI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ItalyThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ItalyThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small><i> sales since 2009 </i></small> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>25,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spain (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SpainThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpainThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>50,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Platinum </td> <td>300,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesThe_SmithsQueen_Is_DeadalbumCertRef-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>*</sup> Sales figures based on certification alone.</small><br /><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small><br /><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Queen_Is_Dead&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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