Pictures of You
The fourth single from Disintegration, a long song inspired by a house fire.
The Cure, from Disintegration (1990)
- Released
- 19 March 1990
- Length
- 7:28
- Album
- Disintegration
Released on 19 March 1990, it reached number 24 in Britain. It was inspired by a house fire after which Smith found photographs of Mary Poole in his wallet. Tim Pope shot the video on Super-8 at Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe in February 1990. Rolling Stone ranked it 283rd on its 500 Greatest Songs in 2011. The Guardian placed it fifth in 2024, noting that a third of the song has gone before the vocals start, and the song appears in 684 setlists on setlist.fm. At the Troxy in 2024 a young couple who were not born when it was released leapt up to kiss during it.
More songs by The Cure
A Forest, Boys Don't Cry, Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Friday I'm in Love, Alone, Killing an Arab, Charlotte Sometimes, Let's Go to Bed, The Love Cats, In Between Days, Close to Me, Lullaby, Fascination Street
Sources
- Pictures of You (The Cure song), Wikipedia
- The Cure song statistics, setlist.fm
- Just like heaven: the Cure's 20 greatest songs, ranked, The Guardian (2024-10-24)
- The Cure review: Troxy, London, The Guardian (2024-11-03)