Meat Is Murder

Meat Is Murder is the second studio album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 11 February 1985 by Rough Trade Records. It became the band's only studio album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks. The album was an international success: it spent 11 weeks in the European Top 100 Albums chart, peaking at number 29. It also reached number 110 on the US Billboard 200 in the United States.

This article is about the album. For the book, see Meat Is Murder (book). For the episode of The Simpsons, see Meat Is Murder (The Simpsons).

Meat Is Murder
Studio album by
the Smiths
Released11 February 1985 (1985-02-11)
Recorded1984
Studio
Genre
Length39:46
LabelRough Trade
ProducerThe Smiths
The Smiths chronology
Hatful of Hollow
(1984)		 Meat Is Murder
(1985)		 The Queen Is Dead
(1986)
Singles from Meat Is Murder
  1. "Barbarism Begins at Home"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"
    Released: 1 July 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
Chicago Tribune
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Pitchfork8.1/10
Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Select4/5
Sounds
Uncut
The Village VoiceC+
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