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| Single by the Cure | ||||
| from the album Disintegration | ||||
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| Released | 21 August 1989[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:28 | |||
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"Lovesong" (sometimes written as "Love Song") is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the third single from their eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989), on 21 August 1989. The song saw considerable success in the United States, where it reached the number-two position in October 1989 and became the band's only top-10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the single charted at number 18, and it peaked within the top 20 in Canada and Ireland.
The song has been covered by several artists, with notable cover versions by American rock band 311, recorded for the soundtrack for the film 50 First Dates and also released as a single. This song was also performed by Adele on her 2011 album 21.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 19 August 1989. p. 39.
- ^ "Top 25 Best Gothic Love Songs of All Time". Council of the Lost. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Sapsford, Beatrice; Lee, Shannon (6 May 2021). "10 In-Demand Works on Artsy This Week". Artsy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Rolli, Bryan (11 January 2024). "Top 35 Songs of 1989". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.