Song · The Cure
“Purple Haze” by The Cure
Released 1993
“Purple Haze” by The Cure appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1993 and 2024. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #22 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1993 and #3,101 alternative song of all time.
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In 1993 the Cure took on Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze", and rather than trying to out-shred the man, Robert Smith's band bent the song toward their own shadowy sound. Smith sang it and played guitar, Perry Bamonte handled guitar and keyboards, Simon Gallup held down the bass and Boris Williams the drums, and Smith produced the track with Bryan "Chuck" New, who engineered it alongside Mark Robinson.
The source was the second single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, from 1967, a song listeners have long heard as a trip report even though Hendrix himself called it a love song.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 91 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 | 107 |
| 1993 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 | 91 |
| 1993 | 26 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
| 1993 | 61 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 | 101 |
| 1994 | 88 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 | 107 |
| 1994 | 88 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
| 1994 | 72 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 378 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 434 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 739 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2024 | 708 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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