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Encyclopedia > Ask (song)
"Ask"
Ask cover
Single by The Smiths
Released 1986
Genre Alternative rock
Length 3:10
Label Rough Trade
Writer(s) Johnny Marr
Morrissey
Chart positions
  • UK: #14 (1986)
The Smiths singles chronology
"Panic"
(1986)
"Ask"
(1986)
"Shoplifters of the World Unite"
(1987)

"Ask" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in 1986, reaching #14 in the UK Singles Chart. As with most of The Smiths' singles, it was not included on an original album. It can be found on the compilations The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs as well as the live album Rank, where it is introduced as the band's new single. Image File history File links Asksmiths. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... The Smiths were a British rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rough Trade on 130 Talbot Road (nearby Notting Hill station) Rough Trade Records is a British independent record label. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Johnny Marr in 2002 Johnny Marr with ex-Smiths cohort Morrissey Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is a British guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer, and is best known as the man behind the music of The Smiths. ... Morrissey (born Steven Patrick Morrissey, on May 22, 1959), is a singer and songwriter from Stretford, Manchester, England. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The Smiths were a British rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Panic is a song by The Smiths. ... The Smiths performing Shoplifters of the World Unite on Top of the Pops in 1987. ... The Smiths were a British rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The World Wont Listen is a compilation album by The Smiths. ... Louder Than Bombs is a compilation album by The Smiths. ... Rank is a live album by English band The Smiths. ...



 
 

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