# Fascination Street > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fascination_Street > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fascination_Street.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascination_Street > Source revision: 1351462999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1989 single by The Cure This article is about The Cure song. For the Studio, see [Jens Bogren](/source/Jens_Bogren). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Fascination Street" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) "Fascination Street" Single by the Cure from the album Disintegration B-side "Babble" "Out of Mind" Released 18 April 1989 Genre Gothic rock[1][2] alternative rock[3] Length 5:16 (album version) 4:20 (single version) Label Elektra Composers Robert Smith Simon Gallup Porl Thompson Roger O'Donnell Boris Williams Lyricist Robert Smith Producers Robert Smith Dave Allen The Cure singles chronology "Lullaby" (1989) "Fascination Street" (1989) "Lovesong" (1989) Music video "Fascination Street" on YouTube "**Fascination Street**" is a song by English rock band [the Cure](/source/The_Cure) from their eighth studio album, *[Disintegration](/source/Disintegration_(The_Cure_album))* (1989). It was issued as a single only in North America, as the band's American record company refused to release the band's original choice, "[Lullaby](/source/Lullaby_(The_Cure_song))", as the first single (it was the lead single in the UK and was released in the US later). The song became the band's first number-one single on the US *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* then-newly created [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Alternative_Songs) chart, staying on top for seven weeks. An extended mix, notable for its lengthy 4:00 instrumental introduction, was produced by Robert Smith, Chris Parry and Mark Saunders and released as the lead track on the 12-inch vinyl and maxi-CD singles. A shorter radio edit of the remix was used for the 7-inch vinyl and cassette single releases. The extended mix was later included on the Cure's 1990 remix album *[Mixed Up](/source/Mixed_Up_(The_Cure_album))*, and the short remix has since been released worldwide on 1997's *[Galore (The Singles 1987-1997)](/source/Galore_(The_Cure_album))*. ## Background "Fascination Street" was inspired by an alcoholic night in New Orleans.[4] In the liner notes for the compilation *Galore*, Robert Smith describes “Fascination Street” as: A ‘generic’ song about the (often cynical) delights of exploring a new city nightlife; based loosely on one particular ‘band adventure’ in New Orleans 1985 – [Bourbon Street](/source/Bourbon_Street), the cliche perhaps. Smith has additionally commented, "I was getting ready to go there, and I thought, 'What the fuck do I think I'm going to find?' It's about the incredulity that I could still be fooled into looking for a perfect moment."[5] ## Track listings **7-inch and cassette: Elektra / 7 69300; 9 469300** 1. "Fascination Street" (remix) (4:17) 1. "Babble" (4:16) **12-inch: Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)** 1. "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48) 1. "Babble" (4:16) 1. "Out of Mind" (3:51) **12-inch: Elektra / 0-66704** 1. "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48) 1. "Babble" (4:16) 1. "Out of Mind" (3:51) **CD: Elektra / 66702-2** 1. "Fascination Street" (remix) (4:17) 1. "Babble" (4:16) 1. "Out of Mind" (3:51) 1. "Fascination Street" (extended remix) (8:48) ## Personnel **Band** - [Simon Gallup](/source/Simon_Gallup) – bass guitar - [Robert Smith](/source/Robert_Smith_(musician)) – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer - [Porl Thompson](/source/Pearl_Thompson) – guitar - [Boris Williams](/source/Boris_Williams) – drums - [Roger O'Donnell](/source/Roger_O'Donnell) – keyboards - [Lol Tolhurst](/source/Lol_Tolhurst) – other instruments **Production** - [Mark Saunders](/source/Mark_Saunders_(record_producer)) – remix - Robert Smith – remix, producer, engineer - [Chris Parry](/source/Chris_Parry_(producer)) – remix - [David M. Allen](/source/David_M._Allen) – producer, engineer ## Charts Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[6] 46 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 7 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 13 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 24 Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 2 ## See also - [List of *Billboard* Modern Rock Tracks number ones of the 1980s](/source/List_of_Billboard_Modern_Rock_Tracks_number_ones_of_the_1980s#1989) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Erlewine, Stephen Thomas](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine). ["The Cure – Galore: The Singles 1987–1997"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/galore-the-singles-1987-1997-mw0000596100). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130511164436/http://www.allmusic.com/album/galore-the-singles-1987-1997-mw0000596100) from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Molanphy_2019_2-0)** Molanphy, Chris (31 October 2019). ["The Lost and Lonely Edition"](https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2019/10/suburban-teens-turned-grim-80s-u-k-postpunk-into-chart-pop). *Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia* (Podcast). [Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine)). Retrieved 8 November 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best"](https://consequence.net/2017/07/ranking-every-alternative-rock-hit-from-worst-to-best/). 28 March 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230209142322/https://consequence.net/2017/07/ranking-every-alternative-rock-hit-from-worst-to-best/) from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_4-0)** Andy Greene. ["Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Cure Songs"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-cure-songs-162300/fascination-street-93828/). *Rolling Stone*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201027004658/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-cure-songs-162300/fascination-street-93828/) from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Alternative Number Ones: The Cure's "Fascination Street""](https://stereogum.com/2236620/the-alternative-number-ones-the-cures-fascination-street/columns/). *stereogum.com*. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_The_Cure_6-0)** "[The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/The-Cure/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 7 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardalternativesongs_The_Cure_7-0)** "[The Cure Chart History (Alternative Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/The-Cure/chart-history/MRT)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 7 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_The_Cure_8-0)** "[The Cure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/The-Cure/chart-history/DSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 18 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddancesales_The_Cure_9-0)** "[The Cure Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/The-Cure/chart-history/DSA)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 18 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_The_Cure_10-0)** "[The Cure Chart History (Mainstream Rock)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/The-Cure/chart-history/RTT)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 7 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "1989 The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 101, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 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