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Cut Here

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"Cut Here"
Single by The Cure
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Signal to Noise"
Released29 October 2001
Length4:10
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert Smith
The Cure singles chronology
"Wrong Number"
(1997)
"Cut Here"
(2001)
"The End of the World"
(2004)

"Cut Here" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as a single on 29 October 2001 from their best-of compilation Greatest Hits released the same year.[1]

Content

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Cure frontman Robert Smith wrote the song in memory of his friend Billy Mackenzie, the lead singer of the new wave band Associates, who committed suicide in 1997.[2] The title of the song does not relate directly to the lyrical content; it is an anagram of "The Cure".

Regarding its musical style, AllMusic wrote that the song "rises with early sounds of Madchester".[3]

Release

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The track was released as a single from the band's 2001 Greatest Hits compilation, reaching number 54 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It is the band's last release for record label Fiction.

The song was re-recorded later in 2001 for the band's Acoustic Hits release, which contains eighteen re-recordings of previous songs by the band using acoustic guitars and was only released as a limited edition bonus disc to said greatest hits album.

Track listing

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  1. "Cut Here"
  2. "Signal to Noise"
  3. "Cut Here (Missing Remix)"

Versions & Remixes

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  1. Cut Here 4:10
  2. Cut Here (Missing Mix) 5:37
  3. Cut Here (Acoustic Re-Recording) 4:14
  4. Cut Here (Instrumental Demo 1997) 4:32

Note: The demo was originally called B46 V.3.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Cure Bolsters 'Hits' With New Songs, Acoustic Disc". Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. ^ "Dundee's alive and kicking to the magic of pop hero Billy". The Scotsman.
  3. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Greatest Hits – The Cure | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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