Disintegration

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Disintegration
Studio album by The Cure

Publication
(s)

1989

Label (s) Fiction Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Dark wave , gothic rock

Title (number)

12

running time

71:42

occupation
  • Drums: Boris Williams
  • Keyboard: Roger O'Donnell
  • Laurence Tolhurst

production

David M. Allen, Robert Smith

Studio (s)

Outside Studios, Berkshire / Rak Studio Three, London

chronology
Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me
(1987) 		Disintegration Wish
(1992)
Single releases
April 1989 Lullaby
April 1989 Fascination Street
August 1989 Love song
March 1990 Pictures of You

Disintegration is the eighth music album by the English rock band The Cure . It was released in May 1989 on the Fiction Records label . It is not clearly assigned to a genre, but the attributions to Dark Wave and Gothic Rock predominate .

background

After the two previous gothic rock albums Faith from 1981 and Pornography from 1982, The Cure released several pop albums. In 1989, however, with disintegration, there was a change from the poppy to a more melancholic mood.

In 2002, The Cure combined the albums Pornography , Disintegration and Bloodflowers, which was released in 2000, into a “ trilogy ” that was played live in full at concerts in Brussels and Berlin. The band thus regards their album Disintegration as one of their most important works.

Music style and lyrics

The tracks on the album are generally described as melancholy. They are often referred to as tightly woven due to the different tonal levels of the many instruments used. Many songs have a particularly long intro. For example, on "Pictures of You" the vocals start after 2:37 minutes and on "Fascination Street" only after 2:20 minutes. Half of the songs are unusually long at over six minutes. All texts were written by Robert Smith .

Track list

  1. Plainsong - 5:12
  2. Pictures of You - 7:24
  3. Closedown - 4:16
  4. Love Song - 3:28
  5. Last Dance - 4:42
  6. Lullaby - 4:08
  7. Fascination Street - 5:16 am
  8. Prayers for Rain - 6:04 am
  9. The Same Deep Water as You - 9:18
  10. Disintegration - 8:18
  11. Homesick - 7:06
  12. Untitled - 6:30

Publications and chart successes

Disintegration is The Cure's most commercially successful album to date in Germany. The single Lullaby contained therein also achieved the highest sales figures so far.

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1989 Disintegration DE2 (34 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (20 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (15 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (27 weeks)
UK 		US12 (55 weeks)
US
2010 Disintegration (Deluxe Edition), 2010 DE61 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK68 (1 week)
UK 		US89 (2 weeks)
US

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1989 Lullaby DE3 (25 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH14 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK5 (7 weeks)
UK 		US74 (8 weeks)
US
B-side: Babble
Fascination Street - - - - US46 (11 weeks)
US
B-side: Babble
released in US & CA only
Love song DE21 (14 weeks)
DE 		- - UK18 (7 weeks)
UK 		US2 (17 weeks)
US
B-side: 2 Late
1990 Pictures of You DE18 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK24 (6 weeks)
UK 		US71 (8 weeks)
US
B-side: Last Dance or Prayers for Rain

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 250,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg7 × gold,
Platinum record icon.svg2 × platinum
 2,607,500

reception

The English-language Rolling Stone voted this album 326 of the 500 best albums of all time . In a vote, the German-language edition even voted it 184th out of 500. Pitchfork Media selected the album at number 38 of the 100 Best Albums of the 80s and describes Disintegration as the magnum opus of band leader Robert Smith.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b disintegration. Musicbrainz.org, accessed October 22, 2010 .
  2. ↑ a b Michael Azerrad: Review of The Cure - Disintegration . Rollingstone.com, June 8, 2010, accessed October 22, 2010 .
  3. ^ Hall of Fame: The Cure - Disintegration. ON3.de, January 30, 2009, archived from the original on January 15, 2012 ; Retrieved October 29, 2010 (A review of the album Disintegration).
  4. ↑ The Cure: Disintegration (Deluxe Edition) (Review). Musikreviews.de, accessed on October 25, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  6. ↑ Award in Germany
  7. ^ Award in France
  8. ↑ Award in Italy
  9. ↑ Award in New Zealand
  10. ↑ Award in Switzerland
  11. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  12. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
  13. ↑ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 326: Disintegration by The Cure. Rollingstone.com, archived from the original on December 11, 2010 ; Retrieved October 15, 2010 .
  14. ↑ 10 years RollingStone Germany - The 500 best albums of all time. Rollingstone.de, accessed October 17, 2010 .
  15. ↑ Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Pitchfork Media, accessed October 17, 2010 .