Primary (song)

"Primary"
"Primary"
Single by The Cure
from the album Faith
B-side	"Descent"
Released	27 March 1981
Genre	Post-punk; gothic rock; punk rock;
Length	3:39 (7"); 5:56 (12");
Label	Fiction
Songwriter(s)	Robert Smith; Simon Gallup; Lol Tolhurst;
Producer(s)	Mike Hedges; Robert Smith;
The Cure singles chronology
Music video
	"Primary" on YouTube

"Primary" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the sole single from their third studio album, Faith, on 27 March 1981. It reached number 43 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Background

The song is unusual in that both Simon Gallup and Robert Smith play bass, with the effects pedals on Smith's giving the leads a unique sound. There are no guitars (other than bass) or keyboards played in the song.

Release

"Primary" was the first song by The Cure to be remixed as a separate extended mix for release on 12" single (and not co-released on other formats, in the way the 12" version of "A Forest" was also the album version appearing on Seventeen Seconds, for example). In fact, the original 12" extended mix is, to this day, still only available on the original 12" single, which has never been reproduced on any other album, making it quite a rare item. The main difference between the 7" mix (also the album mix) and the 12" mix is that the extended mix lengthens the instrumental introductions to the song's verses.

Critical reception

Upon the single release David Hepworth of Smash Hits expressed his admiration for Robert Smith and wondered "how long The Cure can continue to prop their songs against the same chord progression, with its clambering bass and deadpan drums."^[3]

Track listing

7"

"Primary"
"Descent"

12"

"Primary (Extended)"
"Descent"

Musicians

Robert Smith – vocals, bass
Simon Gallup – bass
Lol Tolhurst – drums

References

^ {{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1981/Music-Week-1981-03-28.pdf%7Ctitle=Music Week|page=16
^ "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
^ Hepworth, David (2–15 April 1981). "The Cure: "Primary"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 7. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 28. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via World Radio History.

External links

"Primary" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] {{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1981/Music-Week-1981-03-28.pdf%7Ctitle=Music Week|page=16

[2] "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

[3] Hepworth, David (2–15 April 1981). "The Cure: "Primary"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 7. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 28. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via World Radio History.

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Studio albums	Three Imaginary Boys Seventeen Seconds Faith Pornography The Top The Head on the Door Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Disintegration Wish Wild Mood Swings Bloodflowers The Cure 4:13 Dream
Live albums	Concert: The Cure Live Entreat Show Paris Bestival Live 2011
Compilations	Boys Don't Cry Japanese Whispers Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea Galore Greatest Hits Join the Dots
Remix albums	Mixed Up Torn Down
Extended plays	The Peel Sessions Festival 2005 Hypnagogic States EP
Singles	"Killing an Arab" "Boys Don't Cry" "Jumping Someone Else's Train" "A Forest" "Primary" "Charlotte Sometimes" "The Hanging Garden" "Let's Go to Bed" "The Walk" "The Love Cats" "The Caterpillar" "In Between Days" "Close to Me" "Why Can't I Be You?" "Catch" "Just Like Heaven" "Hot Hot Hot!!!" "Lullaby" "Fascination Street" "Lovesong" "Pictures of You" "Never Enough" "High" "Friday I'm in Love" "A Letter to Elise" "The 13th" "Mint Car" "Strange Attraction" "Gone!" "Wrong Number" "Cut Here" "The End of the World" "The Only One" "Freakshow" "Sleep When I'm Dead" "The Perfect Boy"
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