Is Disintegration good?

Riffiter listeners rate Disintegration 4.3/5 from 149 ratings.

What is the highest-rated track on Disintegration?

The Same Deep Water as You, rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.

When was Disintegration released?

Disintegration was released in 1989 on UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

How many tracks are on Disintegration?

Disintegration has 44 tracks, with a runtime of 217 minutes.

What genre is Disintegration?

Disintegration is catalogued under Gothic Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Punk.

What BPM is Disintegration?

Disintegration runs at a median tempo of 97 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to Disintegration?

Listeners of Disintegration also rate Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths, Juju by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Doolittle by Pixies.

Who produced Disintegration?

Disintegration was produced by David M. Allen, Robert Smith, Dave Allen and Chris Parry, among 6 credited in total. David M. Allen produced 10 of them.

Who wrote the songs on Disintegration?

Disintegration was written by Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst, Pearl Thompson and Robert Smith, among 6 credited in total. Boris Williams wrote 3 of them.

Album · 1989

Disintegration

by The Cure

Disintegration is a 1989 gothic rock album by The Cure. It runs 44 tracks across 217 minutes on UMC (Universal Music Catalogue). Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 149 ratings.

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Tracks: 217 min
Runtime: 97 bpm
Tempo: F minor
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Disintegration (2010 Remaster)Remaster · 2010 · 12 tracks
1. 1Plainsong (2010 Remaster)
2. 2Pictures of You (2010 Remaster)
3. 3Closedown (2010 Remaster)
4. 4Lovesong (2010 Remaster)
5. 5Last Dance (2010 Remaster)
6. 6Lullaby (2010 Remaster)
7. 7Fascination Street (2010 Remaster)
8. 8Prayers for Rain (2010 Remaster)
9. 9The Same Deep Water As You (2010 Remaster)
10. 10Disintegration (2010 Remaster)
11. 11Homesick (2010 Remaster)
12. 12Untitled (2010 Remaster)

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Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on 1 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith had felt an increased pressure to follow up on the group's pop successes with a more enduring work. This, coupled with a distaste for the group's new-found popularity, caused Smith to lapse back into the use of hallucinogenic drugs, the effects of which had a strong influence on the production of the album. The Cure recorded Disintegration at Hookend Recording Studios in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, with co-producer David M. Allen from late 1988 to early 1989. During production, founding member Lol Tolhurst was fired from the band.

In spite of Fiction's fears that the album would be "commercial suicide", Disintegration became the band's commercial peak. It charted at number three in the United Kingdom and at number twelve in the United States, and produced several hit singles including "Lovesong", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Disintegration remains The Cure's highest selling record to date, with more than three million copies sold worldwide. Disintegration was also a critical success, eventually being placed at number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it the "culmination of all the musical directions The Cure were pursuing over the course of the '80s." Rolling Stone readers have selected the album their number 9 pick of The 10 Best Albums of the Eighties in which Rolling Stone writes "In an early episode of South Park Kyle Brofloski expressed a rare musical opinion: 'Disintegration is the best album ever!' He may have been giddy over Robert Smith's recent defeat of the evil Mecha-Streisand, but the sentiment has been shared by goths and non-goths for over 20 years."

In brief

Is Disintegration good?: Riffiter listeners rate Disintegration 4.3/5 from 149 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Disintegration?: The Same Deep Water as You, rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Disintegration released?: Disintegration was released in 1989 on UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
How many tracks are on Disintegration?: Disintegration has 44 tracks, with a runtime of 217 minutes.
What genre is Disintegration?: Disintegration is catalogued under Gothic Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Punk.
What BPM is Disintegration?: Disintegration runs at a median tempo of 97 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Disintegration?: Listeners of Disintegration also rate Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths, Juju by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Doolittle by Pixies.
Who produced Disintegration?: Disintegration was produced by David M. Allen, Robert Smith, Dave Allen and Chris Parry, among 6 credited in total. David M. Allen produced 10 of them.
Who wrote the songs on Disintegration?: Disintegration was written by Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst, Pearl Thompson and Robert Smith, among 6 credited in total. Boris Williams wrote 3 of them.

Disintegration at a glance

Label: Fiction Records
Recorded at: Hookend Recording Studios

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Credits

Produced by: David M. Allen Robert Smith Chris Parry Mark Saunders The Cure
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Dave Allen
Written by: Boris WilliamsLol TolhurstPearl ThompsonRobert SmithRoger O’Donnell
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Simon Gallup
Mixed by: Chris Parry Mark Saunders Robert Smith
Engineered by: David M. Allen Robert SmithRichard SullivanRoy SpongSmudger
Played by: Robert SmithBoris WilliamsPorl ThompsonRoger O’DonnellSimon Gallup
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Lol Tolhurst
Vocals by: Robert Smith