Love song

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Love song
The Cure
publication August 21, 1989
length 3:27
Genre (s) Alternative rock , gothic rock , darkwave
music Robert Smith
Dave Allen
album Disintegration

Lovesong (sometimes titled as Love Song ) is a song by the British alternative rock band The Cure from 1989. It was released from their eighth album Disintegration on August 21, 1989 as the third single. The song became a huge hit , particularly in the United States , reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it was her only top ten hit. In the UK, the single only reached a top 20 placement.

history

The title of the song is often given in different ways; these vary between lovesong and love song (on many of The Cure's releases). On the original cover illustration from 1989 the song is titled Lovesong , but in the album title list and in the accompanying booklet it is titled Love Song . Robert Smith originally wrote the song as a declaration of love to his girlfriend Mary.

Charts

Even before its release as a single, Lovesong was successful and reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 , their most successful single in the United States; the title was also able to celebrate successes in various rock charts. In the United Kingdom, Lovesong only reached number 18. In Germany , the song reached number 21 on the charts. In Austria and Switzerland managed Lovesong not chart. Only in Poland was Lovesong a number one hit in 1989; it was number 1 in the Polish charts for three weeks .

Track list

  1. "Lovesong"
  2. "2 Late"
  1. "Lovesong" (Extended Mix)
  2. "2 Late"
  3. "Fear of Ghosts"
  1. "Lovesong" (Remix) (3:24)
  2. "Lovesong" (Extended Remix) (6:18)
  3. "2 Late"
  4. "Fear of Ghosts"

Versions

  • Lovesong (Album Version)
  • Lovesong (Extended Mix)
  • Lovesong (Remix)
  • Lovesong (Extended Remix)

Contributors

Founding member Lol Tolhurst was not featured in the music video. During the production of the song he was still a member of The Cure. However, he was kicked out of the band shortly after the album was released.

Cover versions

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4388&model.vnuAlbumId=913087 ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )