How Soon Is Now? (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1984
From the album Hatful Of Hollow (track #5)
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How Soon Is Now? appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Hatful Of Hollow (track #5) (this album) (1984)
- The Sound Of The Smiths (track #7) (compilation) (2008)
- Singles (track #6) (compilation) (1995)
- Best...I (track #8) (compilation) (1992)
- The Very Best Of The Smiths (track #6) (compilation) (2001)
- Complete (track #59) (compilation) (2011)
- The 12" Mixes (track #2) (compilation) (1988)
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| ! | 08/10/2026 19:08 | NickD89 | 7,042 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 18:00 | bonnequestion | 17,243 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 16:38 | jtc91 | 13,961 | 82/100 |
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Crhmgs 08/08/2019 16:26 | #240943
Hard to not get the shivers from this song.
Green Day blatantly ripped off the guitar sound of this song for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
Really great and original but it could definitely benefit from losing a minute or two.
ERadio 06/06/2017 14:29 | #192140
The best thing The Smiths ever did due to one of the greatest guitar sounds on record. Amazing
DeusExMackia 05/17/2015 15:02 | #141673
Bloody powerful
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