Close To Me (track)
by The Cure
Year: 1985
From the album The Head On The Door (track #7)
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Close To Me appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- The Head On The Door (track #7) (this album) (1985)
- Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 (track #10) (compilation) (1997)
- Paris (track #12) (1993)
- Greatest Hits (track #7) (compilation) (2001)
- Standing On A Beach - The Singles (track #13) (compilation) (1986)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #51) (compilation) (2019)
- Anniversary: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London (track #23) (2019)
- Acoustic Hits (track #7) (2016)
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| ! | 06/25/2026 14:24 | zexen47 | 5,020 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 18:23 | BurndenAce | 5,884 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 00:17 | Fritz | 4,394 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 02:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 149,211 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2026 21:12 |  ForegroundNoise | 29,793 | 64/100 |
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I love this song. Great drum beat intro with nice sparse bass. Join the keyboards. Then a melody on what sounds like a xylophone (electric). But best of all - Robert Smith's cagey delivery - superb.
One of the best pop songs of all time.
poppmusic 08/02/2016 05:54 | #172113
The sparse beat here anticipates the xx.
One of their pop-iest songs, one of their catchiest songs... so what? Great song.
Grzywa 01/20/2016 23:00 | #157182
Silly as some of their other pop efforts. Would probably fit on Japanese Whispers more.
travelful 08/26/2015 18:46 | #148613
Honestly found this song a low point on the album. Still a solid song, though.
One of their most catchiest songs and one of their best tracks
Great song along with In Between Days, though I personally prefer this one.
Romanelli 09/21/2012 21:12 | #50897
Those keyboards are so cheesy. but the song itself is so good it makes up for it.
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