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The Smiths were a musical band formed in Manchester in 1982. They were active in the music industry until 1987. The band was known for their involvement in genres such as rock music, indie rock, jangle pop, and post-punk.
Key members of The Smiths included Morrissey, Johnny Marr, and Mike Joyce. The Smiths were the authors of popular songs like "Hand in Glove" and "This Charming Man".
Some of the band's competitors in the music industry included Green Day, Grateful Dead, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Kings of Leon, The Fray, Five Finger Death Punch, The Script, Muse, The Cure, Steely Dan, INXS, Evanescence, Goo Goo Dolls, Three Days Grace, Scorpions (band), Slipknot, Huey Lewis & The News, Mötley Crüe, The Clash, Weezer, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, 3 Doors Down, Rise Against, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine, Disturbed, Foster the People, The Beach Boys, Depeche Mode, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rammstein, ZZ Top, Soundgarden, Deep Purple, The Police, Pantera, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Cranberries, R.E.M., Ramones, Korn, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Motörhead, System of a Down, The Doors, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Radiohead, U2, Bon Jovi, Slayer, Coldplay, Van Halen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Strokes, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Sum 41, Queens of the Stone Age, Iron Maiden, Nickelback, Judas Priest, Dire Straits, Def Leppard, Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Guns N' Roses, The Kinks, Paramore, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Blink-182, Queen (band), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arctic Monkeys, Fall Out Boy, Kiss, Marilyn Manson (band), and Oasis–.