BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“Lullaby” is a 1989 single by The Cure from their album Disintegration. The song is the highest-charting single by the band in their home country, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, it reached number three in Germany and Ireland while becoming a top-ten hit in several other European countries and New Zealand. The music video won the British Video of the Year at the 1990 Brit Awards.
The meaning of “Lullaby” has been speculated by fans, including as a metonymy for addiction or depression, and Smith has offered multiple explanations as to its theme or content, such as childhood nightmares or abuse. Tim Pope, a long-time collaborator of The Cure on many of its music videos, interprets “Lullaby” as an allegory for lead singer Robert Smith’s druggy past.
In North America, the song was released as the second single from Disintegration instead (“Fascination Street” was the first), but did not match its predecessor’s level of success, only reaching number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.
SIDE A:
Lullaby (Extended Remix) 7:42
Remix – Parry*, Saunders*, Smith*
SIDE B:
Homesick (Live) 6:56
Mixed By [Live Mixes] – Saunders*, Smith*
Recorded live at Wembley, July 1989
Untitled (Live) 6:30
Mixed By [Live Mixes] –Saunders*, Smith*
Recorded live at Wembley, July 1989
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lullaby | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #74 |
| 1989 | Lullaby | U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs | #23 |
| 1989 | Lullaby | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #31 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra – 0-66664
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave
CREDITS:
Artwork, Design – Parched Art
Producer – David M. Allen, Robert Smith
Written-By – Williams*, Tolhurst*, Thompson*, Smith*, O’Donnell*, Gallup*
NOTES:
Lullaby is taken from the LP Disintegration
Marketed and distributed by Elektra
This music has been mixed to be played loud so turn it up
Printed in U.S.A.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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The names are changed/inverted (in the playlist and inside the flac):
#EXTINF:462,Lullaby (US 12″) – 02 – Homesick (Live)
01 – Lullaby (Extended Remix).flac
#EXTINF:415,Lullaby (US 12″) – 01 – Lullaby (Extended Remix)
02 – Homesick (Live).flac
#EXTINF:390,Lullaby (US 12″) – 03 – Untitled (Live)
03 – Untitled (Live).flac
Hi Paul, thank you for your fantastic site!
When I played the m3u I just noted that file names and the “Song title” tags don’t match. Great music, anyways!
Obrigado Dj Paul! Por todas as postagens..
The music video for this single is still one of my favourites. I don’t remember the Extended Mix so looking forward to hearing it in Hi-Fidelity quality.
Cheers Paul.
The “mixed loud so turn it up” is a reference to the same message on the LP. The reason it was on the LP is because there was too much music crammed on the single disc and the volume of the LP suffered as a result.
Gracias paul, me encanta este maxi ♫
Thanks for this Paul.
Memory is tricky thing and I completely forgot this US release was different from the original UK one. I have both original cd singles (UK+US) and I forgot this US Lullaby had the Entreat live songs on it which came out later in 1990.
The cover seem to be on the wrong angle. Is this particular to this release or an error on your side?
Thanks again Paul!
The cove is an error on my part I had seen it this way on other Discogs releases so I scanned it that way. You can easily rotate it in an image editor like photoshop.
Yeah!! Can’t wait to hear this, especially the bonus cuts!
Thank you so much Paul!!! Great song!”
PS: ID3Tags in 24bit are wrong between Lullaby and Homesick.
Best wishes,
Gonzalo
Sorry about that I was running late getting this posted yesterday and did not properly check them. Thank you for letting me know.
Great song and post, Paul! The Cure is one of those bands that I just didn’t listen to back when they were popular but got into them in the late 90s. I remember a few girls in high school that loved them and if I had listened to The Cure and bought the 12″s, I probably could have hooked up with them. 🙂 Lullaby, Close To Me, and Pictures Of You are classics in my opinion. They remind me of the overall movie Some Kind of Wonderful. Thanks again! p.s. the 2018 “Mixed Up” 3-cd set is something to own… Read more »
I was never into The Cure during their prime I was a Duranie lol. But I do like them more now and appreciate their moody style. 🙂
How fabulous Paul – always love it when you post The Cure. 🙂
ISTR BITD that the note on the back of the sleeve to ‘turn the volume up’ led to some disapproval either in the press or on TV from angry parents saying it was irresponsible, and that kids’ listening on Walkmans would end up with damaged hearing. It seemed funny to us back then. I did end up losing a bit of my top-end though. :-/ Heed the warnings kids!
Lol, I did not know there was a controversy over the message on the back. I should probably heed the warning I am constantly listening through headphones when manually de-clicking. It’s good to hear from you 🙂
Actually what It meant was exactly what is written… It was mixed and mastered in a way that you could crank it way up and it never went ugly and sounded great still without any harshness. Kate Bush The Dreaming was done the same way and sounds wonderful no matter how loud you go.
That was in 1989 before all the brickwall dynamic range loudness war crazyness of the mid 90’s that is still keep going today unfortunately!
This song is fantastic: it has many layers and tons of effects. Great to play it as loud as you can bear.
I agree Alberto 🙂
This is a “phantas-mic” record Paul. Hypnotic, Gothic and haunting. I love the imagery in the lyrics and it really lulls me into a trance-dance state whenever I hear it. A great track for this time of year. You keep expanding my Halloween playlist every year. Thanks for posting this as it is another favorite of mine. It’s bewitching!!
Jeff
It does produce all kinds of creepy imagery 🙂
Hi Paul, Thanks for another great song, more in the goth territory. For me the Cure’s album disintegration was one of their peaks. I loved the soundscapes, and mood that the album has. Yes, it’s long, and not for everybody. It did have several singles, and the b-sides, make up for a live album. I had all the vinyl singles at the time, and also started buying all the cd-singles at the same time also. The cure kind of lost favor with me after that, and haven’t released much lately, although its said they’re working on another album. They do… Read more »
If you can believe it I never bought the album until a year or so ago but I did have the 12″ single ofcourse. Thanks for commenting 🙂