Friday I'm in Love

"Friday I'm in Love"
Song

"Friday I'm in Love" is the second single taken from the album Wish (1992) from The Cure. It is among the band's most well-known songs.

The single was a #6 hit in the UK and reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is the band's last American Top 40 hit to date. It also hit #1 on the US Modern Rock chart.

History

"Friday I'm in Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award and won the best Music Video from MTV. The song was written to be a slower number than its upbeat final rendition. Interestingly, while the track was recorded in D major, the tape speed in the mastering process was slightly askew, resulting in the commercially released version sounding halfway between D major and E-flat major, half a semitone higher.

The bass drum in the Music Video wrongly states them as "The Cures".

Track listing

12" Single

1. "Friday I'm in Love"
2. "Halo"
3. "Scared As You"
4. "Friday I'm in Love" (Strangelove Remix)

Covers and apperances in media

• The song appears in the PS2 Game SingStar Rocks!, and was played in the TV ad promoting the game.
• This song is also used as opening song for Swedish soap opera Andra Avenyn.
• The song was covered by the British band Lostprophets

Personnel

• Robert Smith - Voice, Guitar, Keyboard
• Simon Gallup - Bass
• Porl Thompson - Guitar
• Boris Williams - Drums
• Perry Bamonte - Keyboard, guitar