Killing an Arab
original song composed by Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, words by Robert Smith; first recorded by The Cure
"Killing an Arab" is a 1978 debut single by English gothic rock band The Cure. It was not included on their debut studio album Three Imaginary Boys but was included on their 1980 album Boys Don't Cry. It did not chart at all in the United Kingdom.
| "Killing an Arab" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Cure | ||||
| from the album Boys Don't Cry | ||||
| B-side | "10:15 Saturday Night" | |||
| Released | 22 December 1978 (UK) 9 February 1979 (UK reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 20 September 1978 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk[1] | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Small Wonder, Fiction | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Cure (Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst) | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Parry | |||
| The Cure singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Killing an Arab" on YouTube | ||||
The song's title and lyrics come from Albert Camus's novel The Stranger. Some people protested against the song during the Gulf War and after the 9/11 attacks as racist.
Track listing
change7-inch single
- "Killing an Arab"
- "10:15 Saturday Night"
References
change- ↑ Mathews, Liam (2 August 2017). "10 Ways The Sinner Is and Isn't Like The Cure's Song "Killing an Arab"". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
