Never Enough (The Cure song)
"Never Enough" | ||||
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Single by The Cure | ||||
from the album Mixed Up | ||||
Released | 17 September 1990 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Fiction | |||
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"Never Enough" is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released as a single in September 1990 from their 1990 remix album Mixed Up.
Content
Unlike most other Cure songs of this era, the song was unexpectedly guitar-oriented, featuring no synthesizers. On the album, it is subtitled "Big Mix".
While containing no synthesisers, the song was nonetheless influenced by baggy music.[1] The song's largely electronic B-side "Harold and Joe" was described by Chris Ott of Pitchfork as a "phenomenally adorable ecstasy tribute."[2]
Although Perry Bamonte is on the single cover and appears in the music video, he does not have a songwriting credit (as do the other four members).
Release
Upon release as a single, "Never Enough" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for three weeks, and reached number 13 in the UK.[3]
The song was re-recorded using acoustic guitars for the 2001 Acoustic Hits album (contains re-recordings of songs by the band, and released as a bonus disc to Greatest Hits). The version featured is probably more notable than any other re-recording on the album because it is the only recording from the album released elsewhere, on the various artists album Brit Awards 2010.
Track listing
7"
- "Never Enough" – 4:28
- "Harold and Joe" – 5:05
12"
- "Never Enough (Big Mix)" – 6:07
- "Harold & Joe" – 5:05
- "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)" – 7:16
CD and cassette
- "Never Enough (Big Mix)" – 6:07
- "Harold & Joe" – 5:05
- "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)" – 7:16
- "Never Enough" – 4:28
Personnel
- Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
- Simon Gallup – bass guitar
- Porl Thompson – guitar
- Boris Williams – drums
- Mark Saunders – mixing, remixing
Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 22 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 28 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 17 |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 6 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 11 |
Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 14 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 22 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 72 |
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] | 33 |
See also
References
- ↑ Nightingale, Jo. "The Cure – Disintegration, Deluxe Edition". The Manchester Review. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Ott, Chris. "The Cure Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities 1978-2001: The Fiction Years". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Cure – Never Enough". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cure – Never Enough" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cure – Never Enough". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Enough". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – The Cure – Never Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Cure – Never Enough". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Cure Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
- "Never Enough" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics