Cuts You Up

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“Cuts You Up”
Single by Peter Murphy from the album Deep
Released	1990
Format	Vinyl record (7") / CD-5
Recorded	Beggars BEG237CD
Genre	Modern rock
Length	4:13 (Edit)
Label	Beggars Banquet Records
Peter Murphy singles chronology
"The Line Between the Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)" (1989) "Cuts You Up" (1990) "A Strange Kind of Love" [Version 1] (1990)

"Cuts You Up" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from Peter Murphy's third solo album Deep in 1990.

[edit] Chart performance

"Cuts You Up" was the first single from the record; the Bowie-esque track became the American modern rock hit of the year, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S. Modern Rock charts and crossing over to AOR radio and the pop charts, where it peaked at number 55. Following its success, Deep reached number 44 on the album charts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Cuts You Up" - Edit 4:13
2. "Roll Call" - Reprise 8:20
3. "Cuts You Up" - LP Version 5:24
4. "A Strange Kind of Love" - Version II 5:1

Preceded by "House" by The Psychedelic Furs

Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single February 17, 1990 - March 24, 1990

Succeeded by "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor