How Soon Is Now? (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 2008
From the album The Sound Of The Smiths (track #7)
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How Soon Is Now? appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Hatful Of Hollow (track #5) (1984)
- The Sound Of The Smiths (track #7) (this album) (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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/04/2026 00:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,217 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 18:00 |  arthur237 | 2,182 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 09:19 |  flamingyesdept | 16,019 | 84/100 |
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