The World Won't Listen

The World Won't Listen
Compilation album by
the Smiths
Released23 February 1987 (1987-02-23)
Recorded1984–1986
Genre
Length59:26
LabelRough Trade
ProducerVarious (see main text)
The Smiths chronology
The Queen Is Dead
(1986) 		The World Won't Listen
(1987) 		Louder Than Bombs
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork7.1/10[4]
Select5/5[5]

The World Won't Listen is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 23 February 1987 by Rough Trade Records. The album is the second of three compilation albums—the others being Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs—released by the Smiths while they were still an active band.[6] It reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, staying on the charts for 15 weeks.[7][8] In the United States Louder Than Bombs was released in place of The World Won't Listen.

  1. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "The World Won't Listen – The Smiths". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ Power, Tony (15 September 2004). "The Smiths: The World Won't Listen". Blender. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Wolk, Douglas (18 November 2011). "The Smiths: The Smiths Complete". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ^ Harrison, Andrew (May 1993). "The Smiths". Select (35): 104.
  6. ^ "The Smiths". Discogs. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ The World Won't Listen – The Smiths | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 24 April 2020
  8. ^ Wawzenek, Bryan (23 February 2017). "The Smiths Collect Singles, B-Sides on 'World Won't Listen'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 24 April 2020.