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The English rock band the Smiths recorded 74 songs during their five-year career, which included 70 originals and 4 covers. The band was formed in Manchester in 1982 and signed a one-off recording contract with independent record label Rough Trade Records , releasing their debut single, " Hand in Glove " in May 1983. [ 1 ]
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album UK [29] UK Indie [6] AUS [7] IRE [30] NZ [31] US Dance [32] "Hand in Glove" 1983 — 3 — — — — Non-album single later included on Hatful of Hollow "This Charming Man" 25 1 52 — 15 — UK: 2× ...
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[10] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the song a "classic," [11] while Douglas Wolk of Pitchfork commented, "Their final single couldn't have had a cleverer title than 'Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before'." [12] Rolling Stone ranked the song as the 14th best Smiths song, [3] while NME named it the band's 16th best. [13]
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WEA (now the Warner Music Group) acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992.After re-releasing all of The Smiths' eight original albums (the four studio albums, the Rank live album and the three compilation albums issued while the band were still active) and releasing a newly-assembled two-volume best of compilation album (Best I and Best II) in 1992, they decided to celebrate The ...
PLAYBACK: Forty years ago, The Smiths released their now-iconic self-titled debut album. Mark Beaumont speaks to drummer Mike Joyce about the trouble bubbling behind the scenes, the controversies ...
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