Fascination Street
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| Single 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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"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
[edit | edit source]"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.
Track listings
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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Weekly charts[edit | edit source]
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See also
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