The Cure A Forest Mint UK Fiction Original 7" single

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The Cure ?– A Forest Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: New Wave, Post-Punk Year: 1980 Notes: Released on 28 March 1980 as the only single from the album Seventeen Seconds, it was the band's first chart single in the UK, reaching #31; the song was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching #26.

The 7" single edit is 3:54. It omits the initial guitar and keyboard introduction, removes a few bars between verses and fades out part way through the guitar solo ending.

The 12" was the Cure's first 12" single release, featuring the full 5:55 LP version.

Although presented as the "single" version, the 4:53 version included in 1986 on the Standing On A Beach - The Singles (and "Staring At The Sea - The Singles") compilations varies slightly from the 7" single edit in that the ending guitar solo was restored to its full length.

An early version titled "At Night" appears on some late 1979 bootlegs; it was filmed in Paris in December 1979 by the Chorus French TV show.

The live recording from Rock Werchter Festival on July 5, 1981, is informally known as the Robert Palmer version, with Simon Gallup shouting 'Fuck Robert Palmer! Fuck rock'n'roll!' at the end of the song, as they were over their time limit and were being asked to leave the stage. Rumor has them playing a very long version of this, in order to not have to leave. Hence, the varied long versions they've played live since, ranging from around 7 minutes up to almost 17 minutes long.

A "Tree Mix", new recording and remix in June 1990 for the Mixed Up compilation, was released as single in December 1990.
The Cure ?– A Forest Label: Fiction Records ?– FICS 10, Fiction Records ?– 2059 229 Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK Released: Apr 1980 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: New Wave, Post-Punk