"Cut Here" is a song by the English rock band

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, released as a single on 29 October 2001 from their best-of compilation ''

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'' released the same year.

Content

Cure frontman Robert Smith wrote the song in memory of his friend

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, the lead singer of the new wave band Associates, who committed suicide in 1997. The title of the song does not relate directly to the lyrical content; it is an

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of "The Cure". Regarding its musical style,

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wrote that the song "rises with early sounds of

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Release

The track was released as a single from the band's 2001 ''

'' compilation, reaching number 54 on the UK Singles Chart. It is the band's last release for record label

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. The song was re-recorded later in 2001 for the band's ''Acoustic Hits'' release, which contains eighteen re-recordings of previous songs by the band using

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s and was only released as a limited edition bonus disc to said greatest hits album.

Track listing

#"Cut Here" #"Signal to Noise" #"Cut Here (Missing Remix)"

Versions and remixes

# Cut Here 4:10 # Cut Here (Missing Mix) 5:37 # Cut Here (Acoustic Re-Recording) 4:14 # Cut Here (Instrumental Demo 1997) 4:32 Note: The demo was originally called B46 V.3.

Personnel

* Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards *

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– bass guitar *

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– guitar *

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– keyboards *

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– drums

References

External links

* {{authority control The Cure songs 2001 singles Songs written by Robert Smith (musician) Fiction Records singles 2001 songs Songs written by Perry Bamonte Songs written by Jason Cooper Songs written by Simon Gallup Songs written by Roger O'Donnell