Lovesong (The Cure song) - Wikipedia

The song has been covered by several artists, with notable cover versions by American rock band 311, recorded for the soundtrack for the film 50 First Dates ... Lovesong(TheCuresong) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1989singlebytheCure "Lovesong"SinglebytheCurefromthealbumDisintegrationB-side"2Late""FearofGhosts"Released21 August 1989 (1989-08-21)[1]Genre Gothicrock[2] alternativerock post-punk[3] Length3:28LabelFictionElektraSongwriter(s)RobertSmithSimonGallupPorlThompsonRogerO'DonnellBorisWilliamsLolTolhurstProducer(s)RobertSmithDaveAllenTheCuresingleschronology "FascinationStreet"(1989) "Lovesong"(1989) "PicturesofYou"(1990) Musicvideo"Lovesong"onYouTube "Lovesong"(sometimeswrittenas"LoveSong")isasongbyEnglishalternativerockbandtheCure,releasedasthethirdsinglefromtheireighthstudioalbum,Disintegration(1989),on21August1989.ThesongsawconsiderablesuccessintheUnitedStates,whereitreachedthenumber-twopositioninOctober1989andbecametheband'sonlytop-10entryontheBillboardHot100.IntheUnitedKingdom,thesinglechartedatnumber18,anditpeakedwithinthetop20inCanadaandIreland. Thesonghasbeencoveredbyseveralartists,withnotablecoverversionsbyAmericanrockband311,recordedforthesoundtrackforthefilm50FirstDatesandalsoreleasedasasingle.ThissongwasalsoperformedbyAdeleonher2011album21. Contents 1Content 2Title 3Release 4Tracklistings 5Personnel 6Charts 6.1Weeklycharts 6.2Year-endcharts 7311version 7.1Musicvideo 7.2Charts 7.2.1Weeklycharts 7.2.2Year-endcharts 8Otherversions 9References Content[edit] "Lovesong"(1989) Sampleof"Lovesong"bytheCure Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. ThesongisperformedinAminorandisbuiltaroundadistinctivebassriff.TheversesfollowanAm/G/F/Emchordprogression,whichchangestoF/G/Am/Cinthechoruses.Thelyricsaresimple,witheachversehavingthesamestructure("WheneverI'malonewithyou/youmakemefeellikeIam...again").SpeakingofitssimplicityandunusuallyupbeatnaturecomparedtotheothertracksonDisintegration,RobertSmithstated,"It'sanopenshowofemotion.It'snottryingtobeclever.It'stakenmetenyearstoreachthepointwhereIfeelcomfortablesingingaverystraightforwardlovesong".[4] Thesingleversionofthesongisalmostexactlythesameasthealbumversion,butthemixisslightlydifferent,withextrareverbandharmoniesaddedtoSmith'svocals.Inaddition,intheinstrumentalsectionbetweenthefirsttwoverses,theguitardoesnotjointhekeyboardsasitdoesonthealbum.[citationneeded] Title[edit] SimilartothetitlevariationsoftheCuresong"InBetweenDays",thereisnotauniversallyagreed-uponspacingmethodofthetitleof"Lovesong",asitvariesbetween"Lovesong"and"LoveSong"onmanyofficialCurereleases.Theoriginal1989artworkforthealbumDisintegrationuses"LoveSong"onthetracklistingand"Lovesong"onthelyricssheet;therevisedartforthe2010remasterofthealbumconsistentlyuses"Lovesong".Whenreleasedasasinglein1989,thecoverartworkdisplayedthetitleas"Lovesong",whiletheprintingonthediscitselfread"LoveSong"allthreetimes.SubsequentreleasesofParisandGalorebothuse"Lovesong"exclusively,while2001'sGreatestHitscompilationuses"Lovesong"onthetracklistingand"LoveSong"withinthelinernotes.2004'sJointheDotsalsouses"Lovesong"withinthebookletpresentation. Release[edit] Uponreleaseasasingle,thesongreceivedworldwidesuccess,andpeakedatnumbertwoontheUSBillboardHot100,makingitthegroup'smostsuccessfulsingleintheUnitedStates.ThesongalsochartedatnumbertwoontheBillboardModernRockTrackschart,number30ontheBillboardMainstreamRockTrackschartandnumber18ontheUKSinglesChart.Smithoriginallywrotethesongforhislong-timegirlfriendandthenfiancée,Mary,asaweddingpresent. Theextendedmixversionofthesongwasincludedonthebands1990remixalbumMixedUp.Aninstrumentaldemoversionrecordedbythebandwasfeaturedontheseconddiskofthe2010re-releaseofDisintegration.Amusicvideofeaturingthebandperforminginsideacavewasalsoreleasedwiththesingle. Tracklistings[edit] 7-inchsingle–Fiction(FISC30–UK) "Lovesong"–3:24 "2Late"–2:40 12-inchsingle "Lovesong"(ExtendedMix) "2Late" "FearofGhosts" CDsingle "Lovesong"(Remix)(3:24) "Lovesong"(ExtendedRemix)(6:18) "2Late" "FearofGhosts" Personnel[edit] RobertSmith–vocals,guitar,keyboards SimonGallup–bassguitar PorlThompson–guitar BorisWilliams–drums,percussion RogerO'Donnell–keyboards LolTolhurst–(officially,inalbumcredits)"otherinstrument" MarkSaunders–remix Charts[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(1989) Peakposition Australia(ARIA)[5] 60 Belgium(Ultratop50Flanders)[6] 38 CanadaTopSingles(RPM)[7] 10 Europe(EurochartHot100)[8] 32 Ireland(IRMA)[9] 13 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[10] 48 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[11] 39 UKSingles(OCC)[12] 18 USBillboardHot100[13] 2 USAlternativeAirplay(Billboard)[14] 2 USDanceClubSongs(Billboard)[15] 8 USDanceSinglesSales(Billboard)[16] 16 USMainstreamRock(Billboard)[17] 27 WestGermany(OfficialGermanCharts)[18] 21 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(1989) Position USBillboardHot100[19] 68 311version[edit] "LoveSong"Singleby311fromthealbum50FirstDatesSoundtrackandGreatestHits'93–'03Released13 February 2004 (2004-02-13)Length3:28LabelVolcanoSongwriter(s)RobertSmithSimonGallupPorlThompsonRogerO'DonnellBorisWilliamsLolTolhurst311singleschronology "BeyondtheGraySky"(2003) "LoveSong"(2004) "FirstStraw"(2004) Musicvideo"LoveSong"onYouTube "LoveSong"wasreleasedasasinglebytheband311andisfeaturedonthesoundtrackofthe2004film50FirstDates.Itisalsofeaturedon311'sgreatesthitsalbum,GreatestHits'93–'03.WhiletheCure'soriginalversionhitnumber2ontheAlternativeSongschart,311'scoverwasmoresuccessfulonthechart,hittingnumber1.311'scoveralsoreachednumber59ontheBillboardHot100,makingittheband'sfirstsingletomakethechart.311'scoverwasalsoverysuccessfulintheadultcontemporaryradiomarket,hittingthetop10ontheAdultTop40chartatnumber7. Musicvideo[edit] Themusicvideofeatures311playingthesonginabar.WhilenotfeaturedintheversiononYouTube,theversioninitiallyreleasedforthesonginconjunctionwith,andfeaturingfootagefrom,50FirstDates,featuresacameofromformerCurememberLolTolhurst[20]asabartender.Hisappearanceisat2:22inthevideo.[21] Charts[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(2004) Peakposition USBillboardHot100[22] 59 USAlternativeAirplay(Billboard)[23] 1 USAdultTop40(Billboard)[24] 7 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(2004) Position USAdultTop40(Billboard)[25] 24 Otherversions[edit] ThetrackhasbeencoveredbyJesinvarioustranceandacousticstyles,aswellasTheBrunettesforthe2008AmericanLaundromatRecordstributealbumJustLikeHeaven–atributetoTheCure.ThesonghasalsobeencoveredbythebandsAPerfectCircle(asamashupwith"DiaryofaMadman"),GoodCharlotte,TheDeluxtoneRockets,JackOffJill,SnakeRiverConspiracy,AzamAli/Niyaz,DeathCabforCutie,Anberlin,Seafood(whoreleasedtheircoverofthesongasasingleinJune2007)andFordirelifesake.CanadianmusicalduoDalarecordedtheircoverofthesongonthe2005albumAngels&Thieves.CanadianpsychobillybandTheBrainsrecordedtheirversionofthesongin2014ontheirTheCoverUpEP.DutchIndiebandThisBeautifulMessrecordedaversionforacompilationof80'scoverhits. Soloartistshaveperformedcoversaswell,suchasToriAmosduringseveralliveperformances,mostfamouslyontheradiostationKROQ-FM.NaimeeColemanincludedaninterpretationofthesongonher2001albumBringDownTheMoon.VoltairereleasedanacousticcoveronhisalbumThenandAgain.ItwasalsocoveredbyMaltesesingerIraLosco,foundonher2007unpluggedalbumUnmasked.JapanesesingerImmiincludedacoverofthesongonherdebutalbumSwitch.AmericanfolksingerMarieeSiouxcoveredthesongforthetributealbumPerfectasCats:ATributetoTheCurein2008.BritishsingerAdeleincludedabossanovacoverofthesongonhersecondalbum,21,whichpeakedat#18onBillboard'sSmoothJazzSongschart.[26][27][28]NinaSkycoveredthissongontheir2010EPTheOtherSide. ThesongwascoveredbyCaptainduringaBBCRadio2livesessionwithDermotO'Leary.TheAmericanIndie-popbandKoufaxcovereditinseveralliveapparitions.[29][30][31] TheBigPinkprovidedacoverof"Lovesong"forTheCuretributealbumPicturesofYou:ATributetoGodlikeGeniusesTheCure,whichwasmadeavailablewiththe25February2009issueofNME.[32] References[edit] ^"NewSingles".MusicWeek.19August1989.p. 39. ^{{citeweb}}:Emptycitation(help)} ^Sapsford,Beatrice;Lee,Shannon(6May2021)."10In-DemandWorksonArtsyThisWeek".Artsy.Retrieved29September2021. ^Apter2005,p. 234–235.sfnerror:notarget:CITEREFApter2005(help) ^Ryan,Gavin(2011).Australia'sMusicCharts1988–2010.Mt.Martha,VIC,Australia:MoonlightPublishing. ^"TheCure–Lovesong"(inDutch).Ultratop50.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TopRPMSingles:Issue6574."RPM.LibraryandArchivesCanada.Retrieved6February2019. ^"EurochartHot100Singles"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 6,no. 39.30September1989.p. V.Retrieved7May2020. ^"TheIrishCharts–SearchResults–Lovesong".IrishSinglesChart.Retrieved6February2019. ^"TheCure–Lovesong"(inDutch).SingleTop100.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TheCure–Lovesong".Top40Singles.Retrieved13March2018. ^"OfficialSinglesChartTop100".OfficialChartsCompany.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TheCureChartHistory(Hot100)".Billboard.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TheCureChartHistory(AlternativeAirplay)".Billboard.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TheCureChartHistory(DanceClubSongs)".Billboard.Retrieved13March2018. ^"TheCureChartHistory(DanceSinglesSales)".Billboard.Retrieved11November2021. ^"TheCureChartHistory(MainstreamRock)".Billboard.Retrieved13March2018. ^"Offiziellecharts.de–TheCure–Lovesong".GfKEntertainmentcharts.Retrieved13March2018. ^"BillboardTop100–1989".Billboardtop100of.com.Retrieved16April2019. ^"CureNewsforJanuary22nd:Loltoappearinthe311videofor"Lovesong"".Ossh.com. ^"311Lovesong".Retrieved25April2021–viaInternetArchive. ^"311ChartHistory(Hot100)".Billboard.Retrieved7November2021. ^"311ChartHistory(AlternativeAirplay)".Billboard.Retrieved7August2017. ^"311ChartHistory(AdultPopSongs)".Billboard.Retrieved7November2021. ^"Year-EndCharts–HotAdultTop40Singles&Tracks–2004".Billboard.biz.2004.Archivedfromtheoriginalon9October2012.Retrieved7November2021. ^Hermes,Will(17February2011)."Adele:21".RollingStone.Retrieved7September2017. ^Empire,Kitty(22January2011)."Adele:21–review".TheGuardian.GuardianMediaGroup.Retrieved7September2017. ^"Adele–Charthistory".BillboardSmoothJazzSongsforAdele.Retrieved7September2017. ^"KoufaxSetlistatCat'sCradle,Carrboro".Setlist.fm.Retrieved15February2020. ^Bluhm,David(15February2020)."Konzert-Bericht:Koufax/MatesOfState/Onelinedrawing/Hamburg/Gaesteliste.deInternet-Musikmagazin".Gaesteliste.de(inGerman).Retrieved15February2020. ^"Koufax-6/28/03".YouTube.Archivedfromtheoriginalon13December2021.Retrieved25April2021. ^4ADJournal:TheBigPinkCoverTheCureArchived4December2010attheWaybackMachine vteTheCure RobertSmith SimonGallup RogerO'Donnell JasonCooper ReevesGabrels AndyAnderson PerryBamonte MichaelDempsey MatthieuHartley PearlThompson PhilThornalley LolTolhurst BorisWilliams Studioalbums ThreeImaginaryBoys SeventeenSeconds Faith Pornography TheTop TheHeadontheDoor KissMe,KissMe,KissMe Disintegration Wish WildMoodSwings Bloodflowers TheCure 4:13Dream Livealbums Concert:TheCureLive Entreat Show Paris BestivalLive2011 Compilations BoysDon'tCry JapaneseWhispers StandingonaBeach Galore GreatestHits JointheDots Remixalbums MixedUp TornDown Extendedplays ThePeelSessions Festival2005 HypnagogicStatesEP Singles "KillinganArab" "BoysDon'tCry" "JumpingSomeoneElse'sTrain" "AForest" "Primary" "CharlotteSometimes" "TheHangingGarden" "Let'sGotoBed" "TheWalk" "TheLoveCats" "TheCaterpillar" "InBetweenDays" "ClosetoMe" "WhyCan'tIBeYou?" 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