Killing an Arab / 10:15 Saturday Night
by The Cure
- Type: Single
- Released: 21 December 1978
- Label: Small Wonder
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 5:58
- Community rating: 4.04/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Cure's debut single is a brisk, tense post-punk interpretation of Albert Camus's existential novel 'The Stranger'. Robert Smith utilizes a descending, pseudo-Middle Eastern guitar scale to evoke the blinding heat of the Algerian beach described in the book. Despite its purely literary origins, the provocative title led to significant controversy and persistent misunderstandings throughout the band's career, prompting them to frequently alter the lyrics during live performances.
Genres
Descriptors: crime, existential, death, rhythmic, bleak
Tracklist
- Killing An Arab (2:21)
- 10.15 Saturday Night (3:37)
Credits
- The Cure - primary artist
- TB - plated by
- Laurence Tolhurst - written-by
- Michael Dempsey - written-by
- Robert Smith - written-by