There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1986
From the album The Queen Is Dead (track #9)
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- The Queen Is Dead (track #9) (this album) (1986)
- The World Won't Listen (track #6) (compilation) (1987)
- The Sound Of The Smiths (track #15) (compilation) (2008)
- Singles (track #18) (compilation) (1995)
- ...Best II (track #14) (compilation) (1992)
- The Very Best Of The Smiths (track #13) (compilation) (2001)
- Complete (track #29) (compilation) (2011)
- Complete (track #76) (compilation) (2011)
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| 03/24/2026 18:58 |  Rockdrigo | 965 | 82/100 | |
| 03/01/2026 10:45 | bkrkrts | 30 | 91/100 | |
| 02/01/2026 23:03 | culwin | 21,158 | 75/100 | |
| 01/13/2026 10:50 | aramsamsam | 335 | 67/100 | |
| 12/18/2025 18:22 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 |
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This Charming Man is just about as definitive of a Smiths song as this and both are great. Charming Man and this are the 2 biggest smiths songs in my opinion but this song is on a whole other level. Truly a masterpiece and the shining star at the top of the smiths catalogue. Some of the previous smiths albums and classic songs sound a bit under produced but this is a masterfully crafted song in all aspects. Particularly the chorus is perfect. The smiths don’t have alot of super strong choruses but this is the best by far and you can’t help but want to belt it out along with Morrissey
AAL2014 11/06/2023 16:28 | #299837
Not quite sure how you could improve upon this song as is. Phenomenal lyrics, sound-play, production, construction…
Absolutely legendary track. The flute at the end is just wonderful. And the lyrics are dark but brilliant. Even the name of the song is poetic. Just a masterpiece. 100/100
Simply the greatest song of all time!
ffudnebbuh 06/14/2019 11:53 | #237514
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Such a fantastic song.
Quite simply my favorite song of all time and surely one of the greatest.
A very good song, but there are so many Smiths songs which are just as good as this, eg How soon is now, Rubber ring, Please please.. , panic, Bigmouth strikes again, etc
Not the best smiths song imo. Still a massive tune
Just perfect
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