The Smiths' record label set tongues wagging last night after setting up an official Twitter account for the band and not posting for HOURS.

Fans immediately started speculating about the group reuniting, but now they've been left disappointed after Warner Music UK tweeted that the new account is just a marketing tool. Hearts. Break. Everywhere.

A post on the account now reads: "Please note this account is purely to celebrate the history and the music of The Smiths."

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The Smiths, made up of singer Stephen Morrissey , guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, split in 1987 and Moz went on to detail their fall out in his autobiography, after also claiming they would never reunite.

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One fan wrote on Twitter: "Let's be honest there's a better chance of The Beatles reforming than The Smiths."

In 2013, Morrissey, who now has a successful solo career, said: "A reformation will never take place because reformations can only work if the same spirit that made the band form in the first place still exists.

"If this Government stepped down, I'll reform the band."

Years earlier, he also quipped: "I would rather eat my own testicles than reform The Smiths, and that's saying something for a vegetarian."

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In his autobiography, he wrote about the messy legal dispute involving drummer Rourke, who took him and Marr to court claiming unpaid royalties.

Pigs are more likely to fly than The Smiths announcing a reunion. But fans can dream.

They celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Smiths’ iconic album, The Queen is Dead, last month.

But we doubt they'll see the band back on stage in the next 30.