Never Enough (The Cure song)

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"Never Enough"
Song

"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"

  1. "Never Enough" – 4:28
  2. "Harold and Joe" – 5:05

12"

  1. "Never Enough (Big Mix)" – 6:07
  2. "Harold & Joe" – 5:05
  3. "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)" – 7:16

CD and cassette

  1. "Never Enough (Big Mix)" – 6:07
  2. "Harold & Joe" – 5:05
  3. "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)" – 7:16
  4. "Never Enough" – 4:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 28
Invalid chart entered Germany2 17
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 11
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 72
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 33

See also

References

  1. ^ Nightingale, Jo. "The Cure – Disintegration, Deluxe Edition". The Manchester Review. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Cure – Never Enough". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Cure – Never Enough" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Never Enough". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "The Cure – Never Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. ^ "The Cure – Never Enough". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. ^ "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. ^ "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  13. ^ "The Cure Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External links


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