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1989 single by the Cure

"Lovesong"
Single by the Cure
from the album Disintegration
B-side	"2 Belatedly" "Fear of Ghosts"
Released	21 Baronial 1989 (1989-08-21) [one]
Genre	Gothic Rock Alternative Rock Post-Punk[2]
Length	3:28
Characterization	Fiction Elektra
Songwriter(due south)	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Porl Thompson Roger O'Donnell Boris Williams Lol Tolhurst
Producer(due south)	Robert Smith Dave Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Fascination Street" (1989) "Lovesong" (1989) "Pictures of Y'all" (1990)
Music video
"Lovesong" on YouTube

"Lovesong" (sometimes written every bit "Dearest Vocal") is a song by English language culling rock band the Cure, released as the tertiary single from their eighth studio anthology, Disintegration (1989), on 21 August 1989. The song saw considerable success in the United States, where information technology reached the number-two position in October 1989 and became the band'due south simply top-10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, the unmarried charted at number 18, and it peaked within the top 20 in Canada and Republic of ireland.

The song has been covered by several artists, with notable embrace versions by American rock band 311, recorded for the soundtrack for the moving-picture show 50 First Dates and as well released as a single. This vocal was also performed by Adele on her 2011 anthology 21.

Content [edit]

The song is performed in A modest and is built around a distinctive bass riff. The verses follow an Am/G/F/Em chord progression, which changes to F/G/Am/C in the choruses. The lyrics are simple, with each poetry having the aforementioned structure ("Whenever I'm lonely with you lot / you make me experience like I am ... again"). Speaking of its simplicity and unusually upbeat nature compared to the other tracks on Disintegration, Robert Smith stated, "It's an open show of emotion. It's not trying to be clever. Information technology'southward taken me ten years to reach the indicate where I experience comfortable singing a very straightforward dear vocal".^[three]

The single version of the song is nearly exactly the same as the album version, merely the mix is slightly different, with extra reverb and harmonies added to Smith's vocals. In addition, in the instrumental section between the kickoff two verses, the guitar does not bring together the keyboards equally it does on the anthology.^{[ citation needed ]}

Title [edit]

Similar to the title variations of the Cure song "In Between Days", there is not a universally agreed-upon spacing method of the title of "Lovesong", every bit it varies between "Lovesong" and "Love Song" on many official Cure releases. The original 1989 artwork for the album Disintegration uses "Dearest Vocal" on the track listing and "Lovesong" on the lyrics sheet; the revised fine art for the 2010 remaster of the album consistently uses "Lovesong". When released every bit a unmarried in 1989, the encompass artwork displayed the title as "Lovesong", while the printing on the disc itself read "Love Song" all iii times. Subsequent releases of Paris and Galore both utilise "Lovesong" exclusively, while 2001's Greatest Hits compilation uses "Lovesong" on the track list and "Love Song" within the liner notes. 2004'due south Join the Dots also uses "Lovesong" within the booklet presentation.

Release [edit]

Upon release as a single, the song received worldwide success, and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the group'southward virtually successful unmarried in the United States. The song also charted at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 18 on the United kingdom Singles Chart. Smith originally wrote the song for his long-time girlfriend and then fiancée, Mary, as a wedding present.

The extended mix version of the vocal was included on the bands 1990 remix album Mixed Upwardly. An instrumental demo version recorded by the band was featured on the 2d disk of the 2010 re-release of Disintegration. A music video featuring the ring performing inside a cavern was also released with the single.

Track listings [edit]

7-inch single – Fiction (FISC 30 – United kingdom)

1. "Lovesong" – three:24
2. "2 Late" – two:40

12-inch unmarried

1. "Lovesong" (Extended Mix)
2. "two Late"
3. "Fear of Ghosts"

CD single

1. "Lovesong" (Remix) (3:24)
2. "Lovesong" (Extended Remix) (6:eighteen)
3. "2 Late"
4. "Fearfulness of Ghosts"

Personnel [edit]

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Boris Williams – drums, percussion
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
• Lol Tolhurst – (officially, in album credits) "other instrument"
• Mark Saunders – remix

Charts [edit]

311 version [edit]

"Love Song"
Single by 311
from the album fifty Starting time Dates Soundtrack and Greatest Hits '93–'03
Released	13 February 2004 (2004-02-13)
Genre	Reggae rock
Length	3:28
Label	Volcano
Songwriter(s)	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Porl Thompson Roger O'Donnell Boris Williams Lol Tolhurst
311 singles chronology
"Across the Gray Sky" (2003) "Love Song" (2004) "First Straw" (2004)
Music video
"Dear Song" on YouTube

"Beloved Song" was released every bit a single by the ring 311 and is featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 motion-picture show fifty First Dates. It is also featured on 311'south greatest hits album, Greatest Hits '93–'03. While The Cure's original version uses gothic rock elements, 311's cover is a honey vocal with many reggae rock roots similar to their 2002 hit "Amber".

While The Cure's original version hit number ii on the Alternative Songs chart, 311'due south cover was more than successful on the chart, hitting number 1. 311's cover likewise reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the ring'due south first single to brand the chart. 311'southward cover was also very successful in the adult contemporary radio market, hitting the top 10 on the Adult Top 40 chart at number 7.

Music video [edit]

The music video features 311 playing the song in a bar. While not featured in the version on YouTube, the version initially released for the song in conjunction with, and featuring footage from, 50 Outset Dates, features a cameo from former Cure member Lol Tolhurst^[nineteen] as a bartender. His appearance is at 2:22 in the video.^[20]

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Twelvemonth-end charts [edit]

Other versions [edit]

The runway has been covered by Jes in various trance and audio-visual styles, as well equally The Brunettes for the 2008 American Laundromat Records tribute anthology Just Like Sky – a tribute to The Cure. The song has as well been covered past the bands A Perfect Circle (equally a mashup with "Diary of a Madman"), Good Charlotte, The Deluxtone Rockets, Jack Off Jill, Ophidian River Conspiracy, Azam Ali/Niyaz, Death Cab for Cutie, Anberlin, Seafood (who released their cover of the song as a single in June 2007) and Fordirelifesake. Canadian musical duo Dala recorded their cover of the vocal on the 2005 album Angels & Thieves. Canadian psychobilly band The Brains recorded their version of the vocal in 2014 on their The Cover Up EP. Dutch Indieband This Beautiful Mess recorded a version for a compilation of 80'southward cover hits.

Solo artists take performed covers as well, such as Tori Amos during several live performances, nigh famously on the radio station KROQ-FM. Naimee Coleman included an interpretation of the song on her 2001 album Bring Downwards The Moon. Voltaire released an audio-visual cover on his anthology And so and Over again. It was also covered past Maltese singer Ira Losco, institute on her 2007 unplugged album Unmasked. Japanese singer Immi included a cover of the vocal on her debut album Switch. American folk vocalist Mariee Sioux covered the song for the tribute anthology Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure in 2008. British singer Adele included a bossa nova comprehend of the song on her second anthology, 21, which peaked at #18 on Billboard's Polish Jazz Songs chart.^{[25] [26] [27]} Nina Heaven covered this vocal on their 2010 EP The Other Side.

The song was covered past Captain during a BBC Radio 2 live session with Dermot O'Leary. The American Indie-popular ring Koufax covered it in several live apparitions.^{[28] [29] [30]}

The Big Pink provided a embrace of "Lovesong" for The Cure tribute album Pictures of Yous: A Tribute to Godlike Geniuses The Cure, which was made bachelor with the 25 February 2009 issue of NME.^[31]

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