The Cure discography
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This page is a discography for the band The Cure.
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[edit] Albums
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first album on I AM/Geffen Records tracklistings vary significantly between countries |
[edit] Live albums
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[edit] Compilations
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US only release compiling select tracks from Three Imaginary Boys with the band's early singles |
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US only release of both Seventeen Seconds and Faith |
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fully comprehensive 1982-1983 singles and b-sides collection |
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comprehensive 1978-1986 singles collection original cassette version also included the singles' b-sides |
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US only box set of each of the four Disintegration singles on CD |
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comprehensive 1987-1997 singles compilation album |
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selective 1978-2001 singles compilation album with two new tracks original CD release contained bonus disc of Acoustic Hits recorded in 2001 |
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B-Sides and Rarities 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years) |
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fully comprehensive 1978-2001 B-sides collection plus selected rarities |
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iTunes exclusive release containing selections from the first four Deluxe Edition re-issues, interviews and new recordings of selected tracks |
[edit] Reissues
| Year | Album | Additional information |
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| 2004 | Three Imaginary Boys | 2CD "deluxe edition" |
| 2005 | Seventeen Seconds | 2CD "deluxe edition" |
| 2005 | Faith | 2CD "deluxe edition" includes "Carnage Visors", previously available only on the 1981 long-play cassette |
| 2005 | Pornography | 2CD "deluxe edition" includes "Airlock", previously only heard during the Fourteen Explicit Moments tour |
| 2006 | The Top | 2CD "deluxe edition" |
| 2006 | The Head on the Door | 2CD "deluxe edition" |
| 2006 | Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me | 2CD "deluxe edition" includes "Hey You!" on CD for the first time |
[edit] Soundtracks
- The Cure have recorded original tracks for the following soundtracks
| Year | Album | Film | Track(s) contributed |
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| 1994 | The Crow OST | The Crow | "Burn" |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd OST | Judge Dredd | "Dredd Song" |
| 1998 | The X-Files: The Album | The X Files: Fight the Future | "More Than This" |
[edit] Officially released covers
- The Cure have recorded the following cover songs for compilation/tribute albums
| Year | Song | Original artist | Album |
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| 1991 | "Hello I Love You" | The Doors | Rubaiyat |
| 1994 | "Purple Haze" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 1994 | "Young Americans" | David Bowie | 104.9 XFM |
| 1998 | "World in My Eyes" | Depeche Mode | For the Masses: An Album of Depeche Mode Songs |
[edit] Tribute albums
[edit] Singles and EPs
| Year | Song | UK singles | US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | Germany | France | Single B-side |
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| 1978 | "Killing an Arab" | - | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "10:15 Saturday Night" |
| 1979 | "Boys Don't Cry" | - | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Plastic Passion" |
| "Jumping Someone Else's Train" | - | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "I'm Cold" | |
| 1980 | "A Forest" | 31 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Another Journey by Train" |
| 1981 | "Primary" | 43 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Descent" 12" "Primary" (extended) b/w "Descent" |
| "Charlotte Sometimes" | 44 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Splintered in Her Head" 12" b/w "Splintered in Her Head" / "Faith" (live) |
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| 1982 | A Single EP | 34 | - | - | - | - | "The Hanging Garden" / "One Hundred Years" / "A Forest" (live) / "Killing an Arab" (live) |
| "Let's Go to Bed" | 44 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Just One Kiss" 12" "Let's Go to Bed" (extended) b/w "Just One Kiss" (extended) |
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| 1983 | "The Walk" | 12 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "The Dream" 12" b/w "Lament" / "The Upstairs Room" / "The Dream" |
| "The Lovecats" | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Speak My Language" 12" b/w "Speak My Language" / "Mr. Pink Eyes" |
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| 1984 | "The Caterpillar" | 14 | - | - | - | - | 7" b/w "Happy the Man" 12" "Happy the Man" / "Throw Your Foot" |
| 1985 | "In Between Days" | 15 | 99 | - | 45 | 23 | 7" b/w "The Exploding Boy" 7" USA b/w "Stop Dead" |
| "Close to Me" | 24 | - | - | - | 17 | "A Man Inside My Mouth" / "Stop Dead" (12") | |
| Half an Octopuss EP (UK only release) |
- | - | - | - | - | "Close to Me" / "A Man Inside My Mouth" / "New Day" / "Stop Dead" | |
| 1986 | Quadpus EP (US only release) |
- | - | - | - | - | "A Night Like This" / "New Day" / "Close to Me" / "A Man Inside My Mouth" |
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22 | - | - | 19 | 28 | "Pillbox Tales" / "Do the Hansa" (12") | |
| 1987 | "Why Can't I Be You?" | 21 | 54 | - | 29 | 29 | "A Japanese Dream" |
| "Catch" | 27 | - | - | 59 | - | "Breathe" / "A Chain of Flowers" | |
| "Just Like Heaven" | 29 | 40 | - | - | 33 | "Snow in Summer" / "Sugar Girl" | |
| 1988 | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | 45 | 65 | - | - | - | "Hey You! (Extended Remix)" |
| "Fascination Street" | - | 46 | 1 | - | - | "Babble" / "Out Of Mind" | |
| 1989 | "Lullaby" | 5 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 22 | "Babble" / "Out of Mind" (UK), "Homesick (live)" (US) / "Untitled (live)" (US) |
| "Lovesong" | 18 | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | "2Late" / "Fear of Ghosts" | |
| 1990 | "Pictures of You" | 24 | 71 | 19 | 18 | - | "Last Dance (live)" / "Prayers for Rain (live)" / "Fascination Street (live)" / "Disintegration (live)" |
| "Never Enough" | 13 | 72 | 1 | 17 | - | "Harold and Joe" / "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)" | |
| "Close to Me (remix)" (Closer / Closest Mix) |
13 | 97 | - | 49 | - | "Just Like Heaven (Dizzy Mix)" / "Primary (Red Mix)" | |
| 1992 | "High" | 8 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 11 | "This Twilight Garden" / "Open(Fix Mix)" / "Play" |
| "Friday I'm in Love" | 6 | 18 | 1 | 16 | - | "Halo" / "Scared As You" | |
| "A Letter to Elise" | 28 | - | 2 | - | - | "The Big Hand" / "A Foolish Arrangement" | |
| 1993 | Lost Wishes EP | - | - | - | - | - | "Uyea Sound" / "Cloudberry" / "Off to Sleep" / "The Three Sisters" |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | 15 | 44 | 15 | 55 | - | "Ocean" / "Adonais" / "It Used to Be Me" |
| "Mint Car" | 31 | 58 | 14 | - | - | "Home" / "Waiting" / "A Pink Dream" | |
| "Gone!" | 60 | - | - | - | - | "The 13th (Feels Good Mix) / "This Is a Lie (Ambient Mix)" / "Strange Attraction (Strange Mix)" | |
| 1997 | "Strange Attraction" | - | - | - | - | - | "A Pink Dream" / "This Is a Lie (Palmer Remix)" |
| Five Swing Live EP | - | - | - | - | - | "Want" / "Club America" / "Mint Car" / "Trap" / "Treasure" | |
| "Wrong Number" | 62 | - | 8 | - | - | 7 Remixes of "Wrong Number" | |
| 2000 | "Maybe Someday" | - | - | 10 | - | - | Promotional only single released to radio, 4 remixes includes acoustic mix. |
| "Out of This World" | - | - | - | - | - | Promotional only single released to radio. includes edit version. | |
| 2001 | "Cut Here" | 54 | - | - | 79 | 85 | "Signal to Noise" |
| 2002 | "Just Say Yes" | - | - | - | - | - | Promotional only single released to radio, includes acoustic version. |
| 2004 | "The End of the World" | 25 | - | 19 | 47 | 70 | "This Morning" / "Fake" |
| "Taking Off" (UK) / "alt.end" (US) |
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U.S. Hot 100 Sales and Airplay Chart data
- "Just Like Heaven" 1987 - Airplay #37
- "Fascination Street" 1989 - Sales #37
- "Love Song" 1989 - Sales #3/Airplay #7
- "High" 1992 - Sales #18/Airplay #46
- "Friday I'm In Love" 1992 - Airplay #16/Sales #28
- "Purple Haze" 1993 - Airplay #66; cut from the Jimi Hendrix tribute album Stone Free
- "The 13th" 1996 - Sales #30/Airplay #61
- "Mint Car" 1996 - Airplay #51
- "Wrong Number" 1997 - Airplay #64 (ineligible for the Hot 100 at the time as it was not commercially released)
[edit] Early Cure song list
- "See the Children" - demo from '77/'78
- "Meathook" - demo from '77/'78
- "Pillbox Tales" - demo from '77/'78
- "I Just Need Myself" - demo from '77/'78
- "I Want to Be Old" - demo from '77/'78
- "Heroin Face" (live)
- "I'm Cold" (demo)
- "Foxy Lady" (Jimi Hendrix cover)
- "Plastic Passion" (demo)
[edit] Videos
- Staring at the Sea - The Images (VHS)(Japanese LD)
- The Cure in Orange (VHS) (LD) (VCD)
- Picture Show (VHS)(LD) (DVD) DVD only available as a Brazilian only Region 0 import-reissue
- The Cure Play Out (VHS)(LD)
- The Cure: MTV Unplugged
- Show (VHS)(LD)
- Galore (VHS)(VCD)
- Greatest Hits (DVD) (To see the three secret videos ("The Caterpillar"; "Close To Me (Closer Mix)" and "Pictures of You"): In the song selection highlight "The Walk" and press down, right, right. Highlight "Close to me" and press up, up, up. Highlight "Friday I am in love" and press down, down, down)
- Greatest Hits: Deluxe edition (CD 1 of "Greatest hits"; CD2 of "Acoustic hits" and DVD)
- The Cure: Trilogy (DVD)
- The Cure: Festival 2005 (DVD)
[edit] External link
- Songs by The Cure with comments by Robert Smith
