Fascination Street
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| Template:Infobox song/link by the Cure | ||||
| from the album Disintegration | ||||
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| Released | 18 April 1989 | |||
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| Label | Elektra | |||
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| [[Lyricist|LyricistTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Robert Smith | |||
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"Fascination Street" is a song by English rock band the Cure from their eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989). It was issued as a single only in North America, as the band's American record company refused to release the band's original choice, "Lullaby", as the first single (it was the lead single in the UK and was released in the US later). The song became the band's first number-one single on the US Billboard then-newly created Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying on top for seven weeks.
An extended mix, notable for its lengthy 4:00 instrumental introduction, was produced by Robert Smith, Chris Parry and Mark Saunders and released as the lead track on the 12-inch vinyl and maxi-CD singles. A shorter radio edit of the remix was used for the 7-inch vinyl and cassette single releases. The extended mix was later included on the Cure's 1990 remix album Mixed Up, and the short remix has since been released worldwide on 1997's Galore (The Singles 1987-1997).
Background
"Fascination Street" was inspired by an alcoholic night in New Orleans.[4]
In the liner notes for the compilation Galore, Robert Smith describes “Fascination Street” as:
A ‘generic’ song about the (often cynical) delights of exploring a new city nightlife; based loosely on one particular ‘band adventure’ in New Orleans 1985 – Bourbon Street, the cliche perhaps.
Smith has additionally commented, "I was getting ready to go there, and I thought, 'What the fuck do I think I'm going to find?' It's about the incredulity that I could still be fooled into looking for a perfect moment."[5]
Track listings
7-inch and cassette: Elektra / 7 69300; 9 469300
- "Fascination Street" (remix) (4:17)
- "Babble" (4:16)
12-inch: Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)
- "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48)
- "Babble" (4:16)
- "Out of Mind" (3:51)
12-inch: Elektra / 0-66704
- "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48)
- "Babble" (4:16)
- "Out of Mind" (3:51)
CD: Elektra / 66702-2
- "Fascination Street" (remix) (4:17)
- "Babble" (4:16)
- "Out of Mind" (3:51)
- "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48)
Personnel
Band
- Simon Gallup – bass guitar
- Robert Smith – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer
- Porl Thompson – guitar
- Boris Williams – drums
- Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
- Lol Tolhurst – other instruments
Production
- Mark Saunders – remix
- Robert Smith – remix, producer, engineer
- Chris Parry – remix
- David M. Allen – producer, engineer
Charts
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See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Molanphy, Chris (31 October 2019). "The Lost and Lonely Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andy Greene. "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Cure Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Alternative Number Ones: The Cure's "Fascination Street"". stereogum.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1989 The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. YE-58.
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