The Love Cats

Released as a stand-alone single in October 1983, it reached number seven in Britain and number six in Australia, and it later appeared on Japanese Whispers. It was recorded at Studio des Dames in Paris after a one-off concert in Brittany in August 1983. Smith played guitar and piano, Tolhurst vibraphone, Phil Thornalley double bass and Andy Anderson drums. Speak My Language and Mr. Pink Eyes came from the same session and ended up on the 12-inch.

Smith was then interested in the Australian writer Patrick White, and some fans say the song came from his novel The Vivisector, though that is hard to verify. Tim Pope directed the video, which used a house the band had told the vendor they might buy, with taxidermied cats after live ones proved troublesome. Smith said it is far from his favourite song, composed drunk, filmed drunk and promoted drunk. The Guardian ranked it fifteenth in 2024, calling it a charming attempt to destroy the myth of the Cure, and said it was the Cure song everyone knew until Friday I'm in Love.