Never Enough
A guitar-driven single that topped the US Modern Rock chart and reached number 13 in the UK.
"Never Enough" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as a single in September 1990 by Fiction Records from their 1990 remix album, Mixed Up. The song topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, reached number three in Finland, and peaked within the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Unlike most other Cure songs of this era, the song was unexpectedly guitar-oriented, featuring no synthesizers. On the album, it is subtitled "Big Mix".
Quick Facts
- Artist
- the Cure
- Album
- Mixed Up
- B-side
- Harold and Joe
- Released
- 17 September 1990
- Genre
- Alternative rock
- Length
- 4:28
- Label
- Fiction
- Writer
- Simon Gallup
- Robert Smith
- Porl Thompson
- Boris Williams
Lore & Background
The song was unexpectedly guitar-oriented, featuring no synthesizers, which set it apart from most other Cure songs of this era. Although Perry Bamonte is on the single cover and appears in the music video, he does not have a songwriting credit (as do the other four members). While containing no synthesizers, the song was nonetheless influenced by baggy music. The song's largely electronic B-side "Harold and Joe" was described by Chris Ott of Pitchfork as a "phenomenally adorable ecstasy tribute."
Reader's Guide
Personnel on the recording include Robert Smith on vocals and guitar, Simon Gallup on bass guitar, Porl Thompson on guitar, Boris Williams on drums, and Mark Saunders on mixing and remixing. The song's chart performance includes topping the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching number three in Finland, and peaking within the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The single was released in September 1990 by Fiction Records.
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