The Queen Is Dead

The Queen Is Dead
Studio album by The Smiths
Released	16 June 1986 (1986-06-16)
Recorded	July–December 1985
Studio	Jacobs (Farnham, Surrey) RAK (London) Drone (Manchester)
Genre	Indie rock post-punk
Length	36:48
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Morrissey Johnny Marr
The Smiths chronology
Meat Is Murder (1985) The Queen Is Dead (1986) The World Won't Listen (1987)
Singles from The Queen Is Dead
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" Released: 16 September 1985 "Bigmouth Strikes Again" Released: 19 May 1986 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Released: 12 October 1992

The Queen Is Dead is the third album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 16 June 1986 by Rough Trade Records. It came after their successful second album, Meat Is Murder, and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.