"A Letter to Elise" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the third and final single from the album Wish on 5 October 1992.

[1] "A Letter to Elise" was made public for the first time on MTV's Cure-"Unplugged" show in 1991 and had very different lyrics from the later version to be released as a 7".

[citation needed] Letters to Felice by Kafka was a huge influence when Robert Smith wrote the lyrics of the track.

[citation needed] A promo version of the song features yet another longer unreleased mix, with phaser on Robert Smith's voice.

"A Letter to Elise" has been covered by Aaron Sprinkle, for his Really Something EP; Blink-182, for the 2004 MTV Icon show for the Cure; and Sense Field, for their 2003 album Living Outside.