It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7.[4] It also reached number 6 on the Australian chart in early 1984.[5] The single later appeared on the compilation albumJapanese Whispers, released in December 1983.
At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author Patrick White.[6] According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write "The Love Cats" after reading White's novel The Vivisector (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify.[7][8] In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolise the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.[9]
The recording session took place in Paris at Studio Des Dames after the band had played a one-off concert in the west of France, in Brittany, in the commune of Saint-Jacut-les-Pins in August 1983. The band recorded other songs there also in jazz rock style, "Speak My Language" and "Mr. Pink Eyes": both ended up on the b-side of the 12-inch vinyl. A fourth track ("A Hand Inside My Mouth (Des Dames Studio Demo 8/83)") also recorded in the same session, surfaced in 2006 on The Top deluxe CD reissue.
Music video
The music video features a number of cats and a large lampshade falling on the head of bassist Phil Thornalley. There are many shots of a mansion which the band told a vendor they were interested in buying. They returned the keys in the morning.[10] Real cats were supposed to be used but after proving to be troublesome, taxidermied ones were used instead.[11] Smith said of the video: "'The Love Cats' is far from being my favourite song: composed drunk, video filmed drunk, promotion made drunk. It was a joke."[12] The video features an early rough mix of the song done in Paris which is different from the one released on vinyl (the latter was done in London).
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The Love Cats sometimes rendered as The Lovecats is a song by English rock band the Cure released as a stand alone single in October 1983 The Lovecats Single by the CureB side Speak My Language Mr Pink Eyes Released21 October 1983 1 RecordedAugust 1983GenreNew wave 2 pop 2 jazz 3 Length3 33LabelFictionSongwriter s Robert SmithProducer s Phil Thornalley Chris Parry The CureThe Cure singles chronology The Walk 1983 The Lovecats 1983 The Caterpillar 1984 Music video The Love Cats on YouTubeIt was the band s first Top 10 hit in the UK peaking at number 7 4 It also reached number 6 on the Australian chart in early 1984 5 The single later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers released in December 1983 Contents 1 Inspiration and recording 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External linksInspiration and recording EditAt the time the song was written Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author Patrick White 6 According to a number of his fans Smith was inspired to write The Love Cats after reading White s novel The Vivisector 1970 although this claim is difficult to verify 7 8 In the novel the protagonist Hurtle is appalled when his lover s husband drowns a sack of stray cats White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded and the treatment of certain characters in the book by extension the cats symbolise the most innocent and vulnerable members of society and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate 9 The recording session took place in Paris at Studio Des Dames after the band had played a one off concert in the west of France in Brittany in the commune of Saint Jacut les Pins in August 1983 The band recorded other songs there also in jazz rock style Speak My Language and Mr Pink Eyes both ended up on the b side of the 12 inch vinyl A fourth track A Hand Inside My Mouth Des Dames Studio Demo 8 83 also recorded in the same session surfaced in 2006 on The Top deluxe CD reissue Music video EditThe music video features a number of cats and a large lampshade falling on the head of bassist Phil Thornalley There are many shots of a mansion which the band told a vendor they were interested in buying They returned the keys in the morning 10 Real cats were supposed to be used but after proving to be troublesome taxidermied ones were used instead 11 Smith said of the video The Love Cats is far from being my favourite song composed drunk video filmed drunk promotion made drunk It was a joke 12 The video features an early rough mix of the song done in Paris which is different from the one released on vinyl the latter was done in London Track listing Edit7 The Love Cats 3 33 Speak My Language 2 39 UK amp US 12 The Love Cats Extended Version 4 37 Speak My Language 2 39 Mr Pink Eyes 2 45 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1983 1984 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 5 6Ireland IRMA 13 15New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 14 23United Kingdom CIN 4 7US Dance Club Songs Billboard 15 52Chart 2009 PeakpositionDenmark Tracklisten 16 27 Year end charts Edit Chart 1984 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 17 73Personnel EditRobert Smith vocals guitar keyboards harmonica on Mr Pink Eyes Lol Tolhurst vibraphone Phil Thornalley double bass Andy Anderson drumsReferences Edit Cure for cats PDF Record Mirror 15 October 1983 p 7 Retrieved 24 July 2022 a b Mason Stewart Why Can t I Be You by The Cure Track Info AllMusic Retrieved 22 January 2013 Ramirez A J 13 December 2011 Why the Cure Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame PopMatters Retrieved 15 June 2016 a b Official Charts gt Cure Official Charts Company Retrieved 12 January 2022 a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 79 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 The Stud Brothers Pictures of Youth Pt 1 Melody Maker 7 March 1992 25 26 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ file for The Cure fortunecity com Retrieved 9 June 2010 The Cure Inspiraciones victoriavirtual iespana es Retrieved 9 June 2010 White Patrick The Vivisector New York Viking Press 1970 Robert Smith s Critical Guide to Robert Smith imaginaryboys altervista org Archived from the original on 7 October 2007 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Cure video the Lovecats www impressionofsounds com Archived from the original on 2 April 2008 Retrieved 12 January 2022 The Love Cats by the Cure Songfacts The Irish Charts Search Results The Love Cats Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 12 January 2022 The Cure The Lovecats Top 40 Singles Retrieved 12 January 2022 The Cure Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved 12 January 2022 The Cure The Lovecats Tracklisten Retrieved 12 January 2022 Kent Music Report No 548 31 December 1984 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1984 Kent Music Report Retrieved 12 January 2022 via Imgur com External links Edit The Love Cats at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Love Cats 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