Fascination Street

"Fascination Street" is a song by English rock band the Cure from their eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989).

The song became the band's first number-one single on the US Billboard then-newly created Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying on top for seven weeks.

An extended mix, notable for its lengthy 4:00 instrumental introduction, was produced by Robert Smith, Chris Parry and Mark Saunders and released as the lead track on the 12-inch vinyl and maxi-CD singles.

A shorter radio edit of the remix was used for the 7-inch vinyl and cassette single releases.

In the liner notes for the compilation Galore, Robert Smith describes “Fascination Street” as:A ‘generic’ song about the (often cynical) delights of exploring a new city nightlife; based loosely on one particular ‘band adventure’ in New Orleans 1985 – Bourbon Street, the cliche perhaps.7-inch and cassette: Elektra / 7 69300; 9 469300 12-inch: Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN) 12-inch: Elektra / 0-66704 CD: Elektra / 66702-2 Band Production