The Caterpillar
The only single from The Top, a UK No. 14 in 1984.
"The Caterpillar" is the only single from the Cure's fifth album, The Top, released on 30 March 1984. Written by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst, it spent seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at No. 14.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- The Cure
- Album
- The Top
- B-side
- "Happy the Man"; "Throw Your Foot"
- Released
- 26 March 1984
- Genre
- Psychedelic rock; pop
- Length
- 3:40
- Label
- Fiction
- Writer
- Robert Smith; Lol Tolhurst
Lore & Background
Smith played vocals, guitar, bass and violin on the track, with Andy Anderson on percussion and Tolhurst on keyboards. AllMusic's Ned Raggett called it "the Cure in freely pop mode, uncaring of what it's supposed to really sound like".
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