Fascination Street

"Fascination Street"
Single by The Cure
from the album Disintegration
Released	18 April 1989
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	1988
Genre	Dark wave, gothic rock
Length	4:20
Label	Elektra
Producer(s)	Robert Smith, Dave Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Lullaby" (1989) "Fascination Street" (1989) "Lovesong" (1989)

"Fascination Street" is a 1989 U.S.-only single by the rock band The Cure from their album Disintegration.

Their American record company refused the band's original choice "Lullaby" as the first single (it was the lead single in the UK and was released in the U.S. later) and used "Fascination Street" instead. The song is notable for its extended bass introduction.

The song became the band's first number-one single on Billboard's then-newly created Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed on top for seven weeks.

An extended mix was also produced, notable in which the lyrics begin after a 4:00 instrumental intro.

The song is a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

Track listing

7": Elektra / 7 69300 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
2. "Babble" (4:16)

• also available on cassette 9 469300

12": Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)

1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

12": Elektra / 0-66704 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

CD: Elektra / 66702-2 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)
4. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)

Personnel

• Simon Gallup - bass
• Robert Smith - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer
• Porl Thompson - guitar
• Boris Williams - drums
• Roger O'Donnell - keyboards
• Lol Tolhurst - other instruments
• Mark Saunders - Remix

See also

• Number one modern rock hits of 1989

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• The music video on YouTube