Primary (song)

"Primary" is a 1981 song by the English gothic rock band The Cure and is only single from their third studio album Faith. It went to number 43 in the United Kingdom and was covered by The Dandy Warhols.

"Primary"
Single by The Cure
from the album Faith
B-side	"Descent"
Released	20 March 1981
Genre	Post-punk gothic rock
Length	3:39 (7") 5:56 (12")
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Lol Tolhurst
Producer(s)	Mike Hedges Robert Smith
The Cure singles chronology
"A Forest" (1980) "Primary" (1981) "Charlotte Sometimes" (1981)
Music video
"Primary" on YouTube

Track listing

7"

1. "Primary"
2. "Descent"

12"

1. "Primary (Extended)"
2. "Descent"