How Soon Is Now? (6:42)
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“How Soon Is Now?” is a 1984 song written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr and first released by their band The Smiths. Johnny Marr described it as “possibly our most enduring record. It’s most people’s favourite, I think”, however, it is not generally considered to be representative of the band’s style.
Originally a B-side with “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” on the 12” single version of “William, It Was Really Nothing” in 1984, the song was subsequently featured on the compilation album Hatful of Hollow and on U. S., Australian and Warner UK editions of Meat Is Murder. It was belatedly released as an A-side in the United Kingdom in 1985, reaching #24 on the singles chart.
Although a club favourite, “How Soon Is Now?” did not chart as well as writers Morrissey and Marr had expected. Most commentators put this down to the fact that the song had been out on vinyl in a number of forms before being released as a single in its own right. The original track ran for nearly 7 minutes; however, the 7” single edit cut the length down to under four minutes. The complete version is generally used on compilations.
A cover version was released by Russian girl group t.A.T.u. in 2003.
Originally a B-side with “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” on the 12” single version of “William, It Was Really Nothing” in 1984, the song was subsequently featured on the compilation album Hatful of Hollow and on U. S., Australian and Warner UK editions of Meat Is Murder. It was belatedly released as an A-side in the United Kingdom in 1985, reaching #24 on the singles chart.
Although a club favourite, “How Soon Is Now?” did not chart as well as writers Morrissey and Marr had expected. Most commentators put this down to the fact that the song had been out on vinyl in a number of forms before being released as a single in its own right. The original track ran for nearly 7 minutes; however, the 7” single edit cut the length down to under four minutes. The complete version is generally used on compilations.
A cover version was released by Russian girl group t.A.T.u. in 2003.
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drainagerelated wrote:
his words, however inspiring, cannot register to the mass of cultural zombies who have drawn down this planets sentient energy...
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IRSARGE wrote:
saweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet !
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ukulelelab wrote:
That "Stairway to Heaven' of the Eighties" thing was a quote by Sire Records chief Seymour Stein
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Raffetz wrote:
'stairway to Heaven of the Eighties' ha agreed
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ElectrikGirl wrote:
Me encanta esta canción.. que pena que la hayan utilizado en mierda de serie de las tres putas brujas, ahora cada vez que la escucho no puedo evitar cabrearme... hay ke tener huevazos..
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bat_aztec wrote:
i am the sunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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HikeNaked wrote:
dont even compare this to stairway to heaven. that song is crap.
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ukulelelab wrote:
'stairway to Heaven of the Eighties'
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schelyekhov wrote:
heard it in "Witch" cartoon promo video - pretty funny, but song's really epic
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callofgun wrote:
two notes made this song realy awesome
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dangiox wrote:
sure is a great song but it have nothign to do whit the smiths
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BratmanDu wrote:
and Moz still plays it live - and it's still awesome.
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TURDF3RGUSON wrote:
I'm pretty fucking cool so I don't even know what 'Charmed' is. Glad I don't. Raise your hand if you're so old that this song reminds you of Nissan Maximas....
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Aud_ wrote:
Agree! One of their best songs.
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Jade_Moon wrote:
Love this song!
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larzipanmars wrote:
Love love love love love it
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draney13 wrote:
love this song
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c_pokey wrote:
Oddly enough, I didn't like this song when I first started listening to The Smiths.
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ssork wrote:
lovely.
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i need to be loved
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