Song · The Cure
“Catch” by The Cure
From the album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
“Catch” by The Cure appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1987 on the album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Its best result is #34 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #120 alternative song of 1987 and #3,952 alternative song of all time.
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"Catch" catches the Cure in a lighter, dreamier mood, the second single from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, issued in June 1987 in Britain and Europe only. Robert Smith wrote the words and produced it with David M. Allen, while the music is credited to the whole band, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams alongside Smith, with Thompson on guitar and keyboards. Uproxx later hailed it as a psych-folk gem, one that shows off the band's fondness for vintage British pop.
Tim Pope shot the video at the home of Gisèle Tissier, Villa Beau Site in Nice, a place he remembered for its stench, tortoises baking in the sun and a room of rotting ballerina dresses fit for Miss Havisham.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 34 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 126 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) | 200 |
| 1991 | 763 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1019 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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