The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

The Queen Is Dead is the third studio album by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on 16 June 1986 in the UK by Rough Trade Records, and on 23 June 1986 in the US by Sire Records.

The album was produced by the singer, Morrissey, and the guitarist, Johnny Marr, working predominantly with engineer Stephen Street, who had engineered the Smiths' previous album, Meat Is Murder (1985). Marr wrote several songs while the Smiths toured Britain in early 1985, working out arrangements with the bassist, Andy Rourke, and the drummer, Mike Joyce during soundchecks. The title of the album is from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel Last Exit to Brooklyn. The cover art features the French actor Alain Delon in the 1964 film L'Insoumis.

Side one
1. "The Queen Is Dead" (includes "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (medley)) A. J. Mills, Fred Godfrey, Bennett Scott 6:24
2. "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" 2:17
3. "I Know It's Over" 5:48
4. "Never Had No One Ever" 3:37
5. "Cemetry Gates" 2:39
6. "Bigmouth Strikes Again" 3:12
7. "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" 3:16
8. "Vicar in a Tutu" 2:22
9. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" 4:03
10. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" 3:16
Total length: 36:48