Pictures of You
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- For the song by The Last Goodnight, see Pictures of You (The Last Goodnight song).
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| Single by The Cure from the album Disintegration |
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| Released | March, 1990 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 4:48 (single version) 7:24 (album version) |
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| Label | Fiction Records | ||||
| Producer | Robert Smith Dave Allen |
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"Pictures of You" is a song by The Cure written by Robert Smith from the 1989 album Disintegration.
[edit] History
The single version is much shorter than the album version, which is 7:24 minutes long rather than 4:48 minutes. There are also 2 different extended versions on the 2 UK 12" singles, one of which is the 'Strange Mix' that later appeared on Mixed Up. The other is similar to the album version.
According to interviews, the inspiration of the song came when a fire broke loose in Robert Smith's home. After that day, Robert was going through the remains and came across his wallet which had pictures of his wife, Mary. The cover of the single is one of the pictures. The same picture is featured on the "Charlotte Sometimes" cover, but this one is the full image while the 1981 single's cover was a different theme.
In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #278 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Pictures of You was used as theme of a HP commercial called 'You' in 2003.
A cover of this song by Angie Hart was used in a Transport Accident Commission commercial in 2008.[1]
[edit] Track listing
7" Single
- "Pictures of You" (Single Edit)
- "Last Dance" (Live)
12" Single (1)
- "Pictures of You" (Extended Version)
- "Last Dance" (Live)
- "Fascination Street" (Live)
12" Single (2)
- "Pictures Of You" (Strange Mix)
- "Prayers For Rain" (Live)
- "Disintegration" (Live)
CD Single
- "Pictures of You" (Single Edit)
- "Last Dance" (Live)
- "Fascination Street" (Live)
- "Prayers for Rain" (Live)
- "Disintegration" (Live)
[edit] Personnel
- Simon Gallup - Bass
- Robert Smith - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
- Porl Thompson - Guitar
- Boris Williams - Drums
- Roger O'Donnell - Keyboards
- Laurence Tolhurst - "Other Instruments"
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