In Between Days

Single infobox
Name = Inbetween Days


Artist = The Cure
Released = 9 July 1985
from Album = The Head on the Door
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded = Angel Studios, London, 1985
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 2:57 [7" Mix] /4:00 [12" Extended Mix]
Label = Fiction Records
Producer = Robert Smith
Dave Allen
Last single = "The Caterpillar"
(1984)
This single = "In Between Days"
(1985)
Next single = "Close to Me"
(1985)

"Inbetween Days" (sometimes listed as "In Between Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English alternative rock band The Cure. The song was released as the first single from the band's 1985 album "The Head on the Door". In the UK, it was the band's ninth chart single and their fourth consecutive Top 20 hit; while in the US it was their first single to hit the Hot 100, peaking at #99. It was an Australian Top 20 hit (#16) and also charted in several European countries, increasing the popularity of the band. It also gave its name to a documentary in the BBC's series "40 Minutes" following teenagers in Milton Keynes.

Title

The title of this song is widely disputed, as it varies between "In Between Days" and "Inbetween Days" on many official Cure releases. The single used "In Between Days", whereas the album "The Head on the Door" uses "Inbetween Days". However, the CD release of the album also uses "In Between Days" on the actual disc. The 1986 singles compilation "Standing on a Beach" uses both "In Between Days" and "In-Between Days", whereas the 1990 remix album "Mixed Up", the 1993 live album "Show", the 2001 "Greatest Hits" collection and the 2004 b-sides compilation "" each use "Inbetween Days". The 2006 re-release of "The Head on the Door" uses "Inbetween Days" on the back of the box and the tracklisting in the booklet, but uses "In Between Days" as the title in the lyrical portion of the book.

Track listing

UK 7" single
# "In Between Days" (Robert Smith)
# "The Exploding Boy"

UK 12" single
# "In Between Days"
# "The Exploding Boy"
# "A Few Hours After This"

U.S. 7" single
# "In Between Days"
# "Stop Dead"

U.S./Canadian 12" single
# "In Between Days"
# "In Between Days" (Extended version)
# "Stop Dead"

Personnel

*Robert Smith - Voice, Guitar, 6-String Bass, Keyboards
*Porl Thompson - Guitar, Keyboard
*Simon Gallup - Bass
*Boris Williams - Drums
*Lol Tolhurst - Keyboard

Cover versions

*Ben Folds included a cover version of the song on his 2005 EP "Speed Graphic" and the 2006 LP "Supersunnyspeedgraphic". The song is first in the track listing of both.
*La Portuaria included a cover version of the song on his 2005 LP "Rio". The song is the seventh in the track listing.
*The song was re-recorded in 1996 by punk band Face to Face for the Vagrant Records compilation "Before You Were Punk".
*This song was performed on Korn's album by Robert Smith and Jonathan Davis along with Korn's "Make Me Bad."
*This was covered by Mumm-Ra and placed on the Gatefold 7" version of "Out of the Question".
*A live version of the song was released on The Rifles' single "She's Got Standards."
*Fightstar also covered 'Inbetween Days' on the B-side of their single "We Apologise For Nothing". This cover was later featured on their b-side album "Alternate Endings".
*Excerpts from the song were used in a series of British television commercials for Fiat Punto in 2004.
*The song was used as the theme song for the short-lived BBC One television sitcom "Home Again" in 2006.
*The song was covered and adapted to Portuguese by Brazilian band Penélope on their 2003 CD "Rock, Meu Amor".