Fascination Street

"Fascination Street" is a 1989 North-American-only single by the English rock band The Cure from their album Disintegration.

This article is about The Cure song. For the Studio, see Jens Bogren.
"Fascination Street"
Single by The Cure
from the album Disintegration
B-side
  • "Babble"
  • "Out of Mind"
Released18 April 1989
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:20 (Single version)
5:16 (Album version)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
Producer(s)Robert Smith, Dave Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Lullaby"
(1989)		 "Fascination Street"
(1989)		 "Lovesong"
(1989)
Music video
"Fascination Street" on YouTube

Their American record company refused the band's original choice "Lullaby" as the first single (it was the lead single in the UK and was released in the U.S. later) and used "Fascination Street" instead. The song is notable for its extended bass introduction.

The song became the band's first number-one single on Billboard's then-newly created Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed 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" vinyl and CD maxi-singles. A shorter, radio-friendly edit of the remix was used for the 7" vinyl and cassette single releases. (The extended mix was also 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.[3]

Track listing

7": Elektra / 7 69300 (US)
  1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
  2. "Babble" (4:16)
  • also available on cassette 9 469300

12": Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)
  1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
  2. "Babble" (4:16)
  3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

12": Elektra / 0-66704 (US)
  1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
  2. "Babble" (4:16)
  3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

CD: Elektra / 66702-2 (US)
  1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
  2. "Babble" (4:16)
  3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)
  4. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)

Personnel

Band

Production

Charts
Charts (1989) Peak
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 46
US Billboard Dance Club Play[5] 7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 24
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1

See also

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Cure – Galore: The Singles 1987–1997". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best". 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. Andy Greene. "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Cure Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. "The Cure – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. "The Cure Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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