Songs Similar to How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths
Album: The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe; 2008 Remaster) · Alternative · Sad
“How Soon Is Now?” is a alternative track by The Smiths from the album The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe; 2008 Remaster). On SongSimilar it sits in our Alternative collection and is tagged sad, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 191 BPM).
The closest match right now is “What Difference Does It Make?” by The Smiths (100% match). The list also pulls in Morrissey, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen and New Order — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Smiths's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (5 of 20 tracks), with pop and rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “How Soon Is Now?”
What songs are similar to How Soon Is Now??
On our list, the closest matches are “What Difference Does It Make?” by The Smiths, “Hand in Glove” by The Smiths and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does How Soon Is Now? sound like?
Based on listening data, “How Soon Is Now?” sits closest to Joy Division, Morrissey, The Cure and Echo & the Bunnymen. Fans of The Smiths play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is How Soon Is Now? Alternative?
We file “How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to How Soon Is Now??
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “How Soon Is Now?” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.