Fascination Street

by The Cure

Fascination Street cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 18 April 1989
  • Label: Fiction
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 16:55
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Parry, Robert Smith, Mark Saunders, David M. Allen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The first single released from 'Disintegration' in the United States, propelled by Simon Gallup's menacing, heavily flanged bassline. Robert Smith penned the lyrics after a chaotic, alcohol-fueled night out in New Orleans, capturing a dizzying atmosphere of disorientation and nocturnal hedonism. Its extended, brooding instrumental introduction perfectly crystallized the band's stadium-goth grandeur.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, atmospheric, bassy, reverb-heavy, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Fascination Street (Extended Remix) (8:48)
  2. Babble (4:16)
  3. Out Of Mind (3:51)

Credits

  • The Cure - primary artist
  • Dennis King - lacquer cut by
  • Boris Williams - written-by
  • Laurence Tolhurst - written-by
  • Porl Thompson - written-by
  • Roger O'Donnell - written-by
  • Simon Gallup - written-by

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