The Love Cats (song)

"The Lovecats"
"The Lovecats"
Single by the Cure
B-side	"Speak My Language"; "Mr. Pink Eyes";
Released	21 October 1983
Recorded	August 1983
Genre	Jazz; new wave; pop;
Length	3:33
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Robert Smith
Producer(s)	Phil Thornalley; Chris Parry; The Cure;
The Cure singles chronology
Music video
	"The Love Cats" on YouTube

"The Love Cats" (sometimes rendered as "The Lovecats") is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as a stand-alone single in October 1983.

It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7.^[4] It also reached number 6 on the Australian chart in early 1984.^[5] The single later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers, released in December 1983.

^ "Cure for cats" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 October 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ Ramirez, A J (13 December 2011). "Why the Cure Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Mason, Stewart. "Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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[1] "Cure for cats" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 October 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[2] Ramirez, A J (13 December 2011). "Why the Cure Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[allmusic-3] Mason, Stewart. "Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[uk-4] Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[aus-5] Cite error: The named reference aus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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