The Lovecats (album original mix)

Name: The Lovecats
Duration: 3 min 40 s

~ Recording by The Cure

Annotation

Verified AcoustIDs:
cb0c79b1-5c56-4d29-8359-938c12bbb42b Greatest Hits

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-12 04:18 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.11	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1983-11-28	Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	NOW 1
2.11	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1983-11-28	Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	TC NOW 1
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1983-12-06	Fiction	FIXM 8
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1983	Sire Records	9 25076-1
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	FR1983	Fiction	817 470-1
1.10	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles (and Unavailable B‐Sides)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1986-05-01	Fiction	FIXHC 12
1.10	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986-05	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-1
1.13	The Lovecats	3:38	The Cure	Staring At The Sea - The Singles = スターリング・アット・ザ・シー／ザ・シングルズ	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP1986-06-21	vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)	85002-32
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA1986-08-07	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	CD 60477
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (medium: silver (unprinted) background)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE1986	Fiction	817 470-2
1.10	The Lovecats	?:??	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB1986	Fiction	FIXH 12
1.13	The Love Cats	3:40	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU1986	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	600141-2
1.10	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE1986	Fiction	829 239-1
1.10	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Standing on a Beach: The Singles (and Unavailable B‐Sides)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-4
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E2 60477
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE1986	Fiction	829239/2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1986	Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E2 60477
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP1987-01-21	vap (imprint of VAP Inc.)	85007-30
2.4	The Lovecats	?:??	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music: Smash Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1987-09-21	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	NOSH 1
2.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music: Smash Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1987-09-21	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	CD NOSH 1
2.4	The Love Cats	?:??	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music! Smash Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1987-10	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	TC NOSH 1
1.8	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU1987	Fiction	817 470-2
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1987	Sire Records	9 25076-2
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1987	Sire Records	9 25076-4
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (medium: blue and white cloud background)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE1990	Fiction	817 470-2
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (made in France)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE1990	Fiction	817 470-2
10.13	The Love Cats	3:39	The Cure	Assemblage	The Cure	Album + Compilation	FR1991-08-19	Fiction	511 124-2
6.8	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Assemblage	The Cure	Album + Compilation	FR1991-08-19	Fiction	511 124-2
1.3	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Pop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1992-09	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 472423 2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea · The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	ZA1995-03	Fiction	STARCD 6170
1.2	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	The One and Only 80’s Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-04-17	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	553 494-2
1.17	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Pop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits From the Fantastic 80’s (1998 rerelease)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	472423 9
2.18	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983: The Millennium Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-06-21	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 5 20262 2 7, NOWMIL 1983
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Fiction	829239/2
1.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits (special edition)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-12 XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)	589 435-2, FIXCD32
1.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-12	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 434-2, FIXCDL32
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2001-11-13	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	62725-2A, 62725-2B
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2001-11-13	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	62726-2
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AU2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	589 438-2
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 432-2, FIXCD32
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 431-2, FIXCL32
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction	589 437-2, FIXCL32
1.11	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	School Disco.com: Spring Term	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-02-11	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	506297 2
1.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	The Very Best of The Tube	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-04	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	069 814-2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:38	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	UA2002	Fiction, Moon Records (Ukrainian)	829 239-2, MR-1142-2
1.13	The Love Cats	3:42	The Cure	FriendsReunited.co.uk: 42 Classroom Classics From the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-01-27	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	069 634-2, 069 635-2, 069 636-2, 069.634-2
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2004-10-18	Fiction
1.4	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Acoustic 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-11-10	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	9824341
1.3	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	D.E.B.S.	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2005-03-22	Lakeshore Records	LKS 33817
2.12	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005-09-27	Rhino (reissue label)	74665
1.10	The Love Cats	3:41	The Cure	Teenage Kicks 2: Going Underground	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-11-07	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)	TDSAN021
1.12	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-10-29	Virgin TV	VTDCD877
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	0600753011539
2.12	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	NME: Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-03-10	Virgin TV	VTDCD 900
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP2008-03-19	Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)	UICY-93424
5.1	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	100 Eighties Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008-04-25
1.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	JP2008-05-28	Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	UICY-90872/3
5.1	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	100 Essential: 1980’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2008	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	FBUDCD005
2.11	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-01-12	Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	NOW 1
3.1	The Lovecats	3:37	The Cure	100 Acoustic Memories	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2010-02-12	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	FBUDCD 008
1.21	The Lovecats	3:38	The Cure	Ashes to Ashes: Series 3	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	GB2010-04-12	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	8697675222
1.17	Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Simon Mayo’s Drivetime	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2014-02-24	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5350418
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	-2017-01-28	Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.5	The Lovecats	?:??	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2017-04-22	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead), Rhino (reissue label)	R1 559252
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2017-04-22	Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases), Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	0060255726130 (1), 572 613-0
4.10	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	101 80s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-05-26	Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)	UMC10103
3.2	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	101 Party Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-11-24	Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)
2.11	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-07-20
2.11	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-07-20	Universal Music on Demand, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	0190758608020, CDNOW01
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	The Edge of the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2020-09	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal UMC	19439799132
1.8	The Love Cats	?:??	The Cure	Japanese Whispers : The Cure : Singles Nov 82 – Nov 83	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2021-03-19	Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)	602435081052
3.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Now Yearbook ’83	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-06-25	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDBYNOW83
3.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	NOW Yearbook ’83 (special edition (with booklet))	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-06-25	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	0194398733524, CDYBXNOW83
2.12	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Now Yearbook 1983 (translucent red vinyl)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-06-25	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand	0194398733616, LPYBNOW83
1.8	The Lovecats (album version)	3:39	The Cure	Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	-2022	Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.4	The Lovecats (remastered 2020)	3:39	The Cure	Now That’s What I Call 40 Years: Volume 1 1983–1993	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2023-11-24	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	CDN408393
1.5	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XW-	Polydor (British label, see annotation)
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE-	Polydor (British label, see annotation), Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)	589 438-2, FIXCD32
1.5	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA-	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction	CD 62726
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (made in France by PMDC)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE-	Fiction	817 470-2
1.8	The Lovecats	3:39	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (made in France by PDO)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE-	Fiction	817 470-2
1.8	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Japanese Whispers (W. Germany by PDO)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	DE-	Fiction	817 470-2
1.20	The Lovecats	3:38	The Cure	Mastermix Classic Cuts 3: Alternative	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CC003
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles (BMG Direct Marketing)	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US-	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60477-2, D 150024
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Staring at the Sea: The Singles	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE- GB-	Fiction	829239/2
Promotion
1.10	The Love Cats	3:38	The Cure	Pure Cure Compilation	The Cure	Album + Compilation	CA1992	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Fiction, Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)	CURE 1
1.4	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Retrospective	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US1996	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	PRCD 9552-2
45.15	Love Cats	3:38	The Cure	The Radio Essential Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000	Promo Only
1.2	Love Cats	3:40	The Cure	Obsession: The All New Camry	Various Artists	EP + Compilation	AU2002	Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)	[none]
Bootleg
1.4	The Love Cats	3:42	The Cure	Hit Collection 2000	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2000	DJ’s Club	BRONS 911
1.5	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Fiction
1.18	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Seventeen Seconds / Japanese Whispers	The Cure	Album + Compilation	RU2002	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.9	The Love Cats	3:36	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	RU2006	Star Mark	LDB 5057-1/2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:40	The Cure	Best Of	The Cure	Album + Compilation	UA2009-02		0149-2
1.13	The Lovecats	3:41	The Cure	Best	The Cure	Album + Compilation		[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	TC-261096-B

Relationships

producer:	Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist) Chris Parry Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Phil Thornalley
mixer:	Chris Parry Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Phil Thornalley
bass guitar:	Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set):	Andy Anderson (drummer for The Cure)
guitar and keyboard and lead vocals:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
vibraphone:	Lol Tolhurst

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Fiction Records (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)

mash-ups:	Cats Disappear? (The Cure vs. The Faint) by Party Ben One Minute Lovecat by Kurtis Rush

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 448) (order: 448)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/4DaA3TTfIfYks3jv8hl0Ku [info]

recording of:	The Lovecats

The Lovecats

lyricist and composer:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)

publisher:	APB Music Co.

later parody versions:	Flat‐Packs

The Lovecats (album original mix)

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