The Love Cats (song)

original song written and composed by Robert Smith; first recorded by The Cure

"The Love Cats" is a 1983 song by English gothic rock The Cure as a stand-alone single. It went to number 6 in Australia, number 7 in the United Kingdom, number 15 in Ireland and number 23 in New Zealand.

"The Lovecats"
Single by The Cure
B-side
  • "Speak My Language"
  • "Mr. Pink Eyes"
Released21 October 1983[1]
RecordedAugust 1983
Genre
Length3:33
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)Robert Smith
Producer(s)
The Cure singles chronology
"The Walk"
(1983)
"The Lovecats"
(1983)
"The Caterpillar"
(1984)
Music video
"The Love Cats" at YouTube

Track listing change

7"
  1. "The Love Cats" (3:33)
  2. "Speak My Language" (2:39)
UK & US 12"
  1. "The Love Cats (Extended Version)" (4:37)
  2. "Speak My Language" (2:39)
  3. "Mr. Pink Eyes" (2:45)

References change

  1. "Cure for cats" (PDF). Record Mirror. 15 October 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. Mason, Stewart. "Why Can't I Be You?" Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 22 January 2013.
  3. Ramirez, AJ (13 December 2011). "Snubbed!: Why the Cure Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.