Lullaby (The Cure song)

Single infobox
Name = Lullaby


Artist = The Cure
from Album = Disintegration
Released = April 4, 1989
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:10
Label = Fiction Records
Producer = Robert Smith
Dave Allen
Chart position = * #5 (UK)
* #74 (USA)
Reviews =
Last single = "Hot Hot Hot!!!"
(1988)
This single = "Lullaby"
(1989)
Next single = "Fascination Street"
(1989)"Lullaby" is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album "Disintegration".

History

As the US-only single, "Fascination Street" included the B-sides from the UK release of "Lullaby", the US release needed some new B-sides. The two live cuts--"Homesick" and "Untitled"--are from the limited edition live album "Entreat" recorded during the Disintegration tour.

"Lullaby" reached number five in the UK upon release, becoming the band's highest charting single (it remains, in fact, their only single to grace the Top 5 in the UK).

This song has been sampled by various artists, including Just Jack in the song "Snowflakes" for his 2002 album "The Outer Marker", and Rachel Stevens in the song "All About Me" from her 2005 album "Come And Get It." It has also been covered by Australian trip-hop band Spook, on their album The Dusk Sessions, and by British post-punk revival band Editors, on the compilation .

Faithless' 2006 album "To All New Arrivals," features Lullaby within the track "Spiders, Crocodiles and Kryptonite," where Robert Smith has rerecorded the vocals.

Track listing

7": Fiction / fics 29 (UK)

# "Lullaby"
# "Babble"

7": Elektra / 7-69249 (US)

# "Lullaby"
# "Homesick [Live] "

* also released on cassette (9 46924-9)

12": Fiction / ficx 29 (UK)

# "Lullaby" (Extended Mix)
# "Babble"
# "Out Of Mind"

12": Elektra / 0 66664 (US)

# "Lullaby (Extended Mix)"
# "Homesick [Live] "
# "Untitled [Live] "

* also released on CD (9 66664-2)

CD: Fiction / ficcd 29 (UK)

# "Lullaby [Remix] "
# "Babble"
# "Out Of Mind"
# "Lullaby [Extended Mix] "

* gatefold 3" CD

Personnel

*Robert Smith - Voice, 6-String Bass, Keyboard
*Simon Gallup - Bass
*Porl Thompson - Guitar
*Boris Williams - Drums
*Roger O'Donnell - Keyboards
*Lol Tolhurst - Other Instrument

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