Pictures of You (The Cure song)

"Pictures of You"
Single by the Cure
from the album Disintegration
Released19 March 1990
Genre
Length
  • 7:29 (album version)[1]
  • 4:48 (7-inch)
  • 7:59 (12-inch)
  • 6:40 (U.S. 12-inch)
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert Smith, Dave Allen
The Cure singles chronology
"Lovesong"
(1989) 		"Pictures of You"
(1990) 		"Never Enough"
(1990)
Music video
"Pictures Of You" on YouTube

"Pictures of You" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It was released on 19 March 1990 by Fiction Records as the fourth and final single from the band's eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989). The song has a single version which is a shorter edit of the album version. The single reached No. 24 on the UK Singles Charts.[5]

There are also two different remixes on two UK 12-inch singles, and other singles released around the world, one of which later appeared on Mixed Up as the Extended Dub Mix and differs significantly from the album version in arrangement in that incorporates wholly original drum and bass arrangements. The other is an extended remix of the original album version which, at 7:59, runs slightly longer than the album version. There is also an edit which was released on 12-inch in the US, titled "extended remix" as in the European and Australasian releases, but which runs for 6:40 rather than 7:59.

In 2011, the song was voted number 283 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.[6] In 2019, Billboard ranked the song number nine on their list of the 40 greatest Cure songs,[7] and in 2023, Mojo ranked the song number 11 on their list of the 30 greatest Cure songs.[8]

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  2. ^ Dalton, Stephen (9 February 2021). "The Cure: a guide to their best albums". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ Apter, Jeff (2009). Never Enough: The Story of The Cure. Omnibus Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-85712-024-3.
  4. ^ "100 Best Albums". Apple Music. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ^ "CURE". Official Charts. 1980-04-12. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". Rolling Stone. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (March 29, 2019). "The Cure's 40 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Cure's 30 Greatest Songs Ranked". Mojo. November 14, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.