Album
The Cure
The Cure's self-titled twelfth studio album arrived on 25 June 2004 and was the band's first for Geffen Records. It followed Bloodflowers (2000) and came before 4:13 Dream (2008). Robert Smith co-produced it with Ross Robinson, an American producer, which makes it an interesting pairing to seek out in the band's catalogue.
The record spawned one single, "The End of the World". It also marks the last studio album to feature guitarist Perry Bamonte, who died in 2025. For anyone tracing the band's story from the post-punk and gothic rock of their early years through to their later work, it is a notable chapter, a new label and a new production partnership at a point when the band had been making records for over two decades.
The Cure: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 55:00Tracklist
- 1LostBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:08
- 2LabyrinthBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith5:14
- 3Before ThreeBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:40
- 4The End of the WorldBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith3:44
- 5AnniversaryBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:23
- 6Us or ThemBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:09
- 7alt.endBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:31
- 8(I Don’t Know What’s Going) OnBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith2:58
- 9Taking OffBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith3:20
- 10NeverBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith4:05
- 11The PromiseBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith10:21
- 12Going NowhereBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith3:28
- Produced by
- Ross Robinson, Robert Smith
- Recorded at
- Olympic Studios (London)
- Recorded
- 2003–2004
- Mixed by
- Steve Evetts, Ross Robinson, Robert Smith
- Mixed at
- Olympic Studios
- Engineered by
- Steve Evetts
- Labels
- Geffen, I Am
- Length
- 55:00
Line-up
- Perry Bamonte · guitar
- Jason Cooper · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Simon Gallup · bass guitar
- Roger O’Donnell · keyboard
- Robert Smith · guitar, vocals
Singles
- “The End of the World” · 19 July 2004
- “Taking Off” · 18 October 2004
- “alt.end” · 2004 (U.S. only)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2004 | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2004 | 8 |
| European Albums (Billboard) · 2004 | 1 |
| Italian Albums · 2004 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2004 | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2004 | 4 |
| French Albums · 2004 | 4 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2004 | 5 |
| Swiss Albums · 2004 | 5 |
| Danish Albums · 2004 | 6 |
All 24 charts
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2004 | 7 |
| Polish Albums · 2004 | 9 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2004 | 10 |
| Swedish Albums · 2004 | 10 |
| Scottish Albums · 2004 | 11 |
| Austrian Albums · 2004 | 12 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI) · 2004 | 12 |
| Finnish Albums · 2004 | 18 |
| Ireland 2 · 2004 | 18 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2004 | 18 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) · 2004 | 21 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2004 | 28 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2004 | 32 |
| Dutch Albums · 2004 | 37 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2004 | Silver |
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70.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
2.8k
ListenBrainz listeners
74k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
2.7k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2004-06-29 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 June 2004 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 June 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 29 June 2004 | |
| US release | 29 June 2004 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 June 2004 | earliest UK or European date |
15 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CO | Geffen | 0602498628850 | other |
| 2004 | NZ | Geffen | 602498629055 | other |
| 2004 | AU | Geffen | 0602498628850 | other |
| 2004 | AR | Geffen | 602498628850 | other |
| 25 June 2004 | JP | Geffen | 4988005367266 | original |
| 25 June 2004 | XE | Geffen | 0602498628461 | original |
| 28 June 2004 | GB | Geffen | 602498628867 | other |
| 28 June 2004 | XE | Geffen | 602498629055 | other |
| 28 June 2004 | GB | Geffen | 602498628904 | other |
| 28 June 2004 | DE | Geffen | 602498628850 | other |
| 29 June 2004 | ZA | Geffen | 6009143098237 | other |
| 29 June 2004 | US | Geffen | 602498628317 | other |
| 29 June 2004 | — | Geffen | 00602577027109 | other |
| 29 June 2004 | US | Geffen | 602498628683 | deluxe |
| 29 June 2004 | XW | Geffen | 602577027093 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |