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“Fire in Cairo” by The Cure
From the album Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
“Fire in Cairo” by The Cure appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1991 and 2023. It was first released in 1979 on the album Three Imaginary Boys. Its best result is #208 on the Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,564 alternative song of all time.
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"Fire in Cairo" sits on Three Imaginary Boys, the Cure's 1979 album, cut by a three-piece lineup: Robert Smith singing and playing guitar, Michael Dempsey on bass and Lol Tolhurst on drums. Smith wrote the words, and the three of them share the music. Chris Parry produced, with Mike Hedges engineering.
It's the young Cure at their most wiry and economical, every part pared to the bone, Dempsey's bass nudging the tune along while Smith's guitar flickers and his voice stays cool, clipped and a touch mysterious.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 208 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) | 302 |
| 2002 | 902 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 825 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 350 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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