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"Fascination Street" is a 1989 North-American-only single by the English rock band The Cure from their album Disintegration.

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"Fascination Street"
Single by The Cure
from the album Disintegration
B-side	"Babble" "Out of Mind"
Released	18 April 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Gothic rock[1] alternative rock[2]
Length	4:20 (Single version) 5:16 (Album version)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
Producer(s)	Robert Smith, Dave Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Lullaby" (1989) "Fascination Street" (1989) "Lovesong" (1989)
Music video
"Fascination Street" on YouTube

Their American record company refused the band's original choice "Lullaby" as the first single (it was the lead single in the UK and was released in the U.S. later) and used "Fascination Street" instead. The song is notable for its extended bass introduction.

The song became the band's first number-one single on Billboard's then-newly created Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed on top for seven weeks.

An extended mix was also produced for their 1990 remix record Mixed Up, notable for a 4:00 instrumental intro before lyrics begin.

Background

"Fascination Street" was inspired by an alcoholic night in New Orleans.[3]

Track listing

7": Elektra / 7 69300 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
2. "Babble" (4:16)

• also available on cassette 9 469300

12": Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)

1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

12": Elektra / 0-66704 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)

CD: Elektra / 66702-2 (US)

1. "Fascination Street" [Remix] (4:17)
2. "Babble" (4:16)
3. "Out of Mind" (3:51)
4. "Fascination Street" [Extended Remix] (8:48)

Personnel

Band

• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Robert Smith – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Boris Williams – drums
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboards
• Lol Tolhurst – other instruments

Production

• Mark Saunders – remix
• Robert Smith – remix, producer, engineer
• Chris Parry – remix
• David M. Allen – producer, engineer

Charts

Charts (1989)	Peak
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	46
US Billboard Dance Club Play[5]	7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6]	24
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1980s

References

На других языках

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- [en] Fascination Street

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[es] Fascination Street

«Fascination Street» es el vigésimo sencillo editado por la banda británica The Cure, editado exclusivamente en Estados Unidos, extraído de su álbum de 1989 Disintegration. La compañía discográfica del grupo en Estados Unidos, Elektra, decidió editar este sencillo en lugar de la primera elección de la banda, Lullaby, lanzado en el Reino Unido, que fue posteriormente editado en Estados Unidos.

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[ru] Fascination Street

«Fascination Street» (с англ. — «Улица Очарования») — песня группы The Cure с альбома Disintegration, вышла первым синглом с альбома эксклюзивно в Америке лейблом Elektra Records вместо песни «Lullaby», в итоге вышедшей вторым синглом. Одна из немногих динамичных песен на Disintegration, являющаяся одним из самых исполняемых номеров группы на концертах, песня известна также своим продолжительным басовым вступлением. На 7-дюймовой версии сингла это вступление было урезано, а на 12-дюймовом ремиксе, впоследствии включённом в сборник Mixed Up, было удлинено, в результате чего Роберт Смит начинает петь только с пятой минуты.

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