The Cure - 13th [#1]

Title: 13th [#1] Artist: The Cure Release Date: 4/22/1996 Re-Released On: 4/23/1996 Label: Elektra Entertainment Album Type(s): Single UPCs: 075596429221, 075596429245 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Goth Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, Dance-Rock Moods: Angst-Ridden, Atmospheric, Cathartic, Stately, Bittersweet, Brooding, Insular, Nocturnal, Ominous, Reflective, Tense/Anxious, Wintry, Earnest, Eerie, Ethereal, Hypnotic, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Passionate, Sparse, Aggressive, Druggy, Energetic, Fun, Quirky, Searching, Bleak, Detached, Gloomy, Melancholy, Playful, Sad, Somber, Wistful Total Copies: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Year Type Label Catalog # 1996 CD Elektra Entertainment 64292

The 13th [#2]

There's no question that "The 13th" was probably one of the Cure's most unexpected singles -- though horns had appeared on the single mix of "Close to Me" back in 1985, the distinctly Latin percussion and brass on the song here was something else entirely! The cut appears in two different forms on the single -- an amiable 'two chord cool' mix courtesy of the band and a 'killer bee' mix from Flood, who doesn't do much with it outside of a tweak here and there. In the meantime, two wholly new tracks also appeared on the single. "Ocean" is a string-touched song with a soft, echoing number and a lovely, swoony feeling -- it's another underrated Cure B-side in the tradition of "Babble." "It Used to Be Me," meanwhile, is a slow-building number that gives the band a chance to shine as a unit, with Smith's queasy guitar line and bitter, confused lyric given excellent, edgy backing (and at the end, a few more strings to boot). ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Robert Smith Group Member