"Cut Here" | ||||
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Single by The Cure | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Signal to Noise" | |||
Released | 29 October 2001 | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Fiction | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Robert Smith | |||
The Cure singles chronology | ||||
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"Cut Here" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as a single in October 2001 from their best-of compilation Greatest Hits released the same year.[1]
Content
Cure frontman Robert Smith wrote the song in memory of his friend Billy Mackenzie, the lead singer of the new wave band Associates, who committed suicide in 1997.[2] The title of the song does not relate directly to the lyrical content; it is an anagram of "The Cure".
Regarding its musical style, AllMusic wrote that the song "rises with early sounds of Madchester".[3]
Release
The track was released as a single from the band's 2001 Greatest Hits compilation, reaching number 54 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It is the band's last release for record label Fiction.
The song was re-recorded later in 2001 for the band's Acoustic Hits release, which contains eighteen re-recordings of previous songs by the band using acoustic guitars and was only released as a limited edition bonus disc to said greatest hits album.
Track listing
- "Cut Here"
- "Signal to Noise"
- "Cut Here (Missing Remix)"
Versions & Remixes
- Cut Here 4:10
- Cut Here (Missing Mix) 5:37
- Cut Here (Acoustic Re-Recording) 4:14
- Cut Here (Instrumental Demo 1997) 4:32
Note: The demo was originally called B46 V.3.
Personnel
- Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards
- Simon Gallup – bass guitar
- Perry Bamonte – guitar
- Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
- Jason Cooper – drums
References
- ^ "Cure Bolsters 'Hits' With New Songs, Acoustic Disc". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ "Dundee's alive and kicking to the magic of pop hero Billy". The Scotsman.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Greatest Hits – The Cure | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.