There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Single by the Smiths
from the album The Queen Is Dead
Released12 October 1992 (1992-10-12)
RecordedSeptember–November 1985
StudioJacobs Studios (Farnham, Surrey)
Genre
Length4:02
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Johnny Marr
  • Morrissey
The Smiths singles chronology
"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"
(1987)
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
(1992)
"Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
(1995)

"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by guitarist Johnny Marr and lead vocalist Morrissey. Featured on the band's third studio album The Queen Is Dead (1986), it was not released as a single in the United Kingdom until 1992, five years after their split, to promote the compilation album ...Best II.[3] It peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song has received considerable critical acclaim; in 2014, NME listed it as the 12th-greatest song of all time.[4] In 2021, it was ranked at No. 226 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5]

In 2005, Morrissey released a live version of the song as a double A-side with his cover of Patti Smith's "Redondo Beach", reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland, the song was released alone and peaked at No. 45.

  1. ^ Reed, Ryan (1 August 2016). "Hear 'Stranger Things'-Inspired Mixtape Featuring Smiths, Clash". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (31 October 2019). "The Lost and Lonely Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ Passions Just Like Mine Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Smiths information website
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NME was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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