Never Enough (The Cure song)

Content

Unlike most other Cure songs of this era, the song was unexpectedly guitar-oriented, featuring no synthesizers. On the album, it is subtitled "Big Mix".

While containing no synthesisers, the song was nonetheless influenced by baggy music. The song's largely electronic B-side "Harold and Joe" was described by Chris Ott of Pitchfork as a "phenomenally adorable ecstasy tribute."

Although Perry Bamonte is on the single cover and appears in the music video, he does not have a songwriting credit (as do the other four members).

Release

Upon release as a single, "Never Enough" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for three weeks, and reached number 13 in the UK.

The song was re-recorded using acoustic guitars for 2001's Acoustic Hits album (contains re-recordings of songs by the band, and released as a bonus disc to Greatest Hits). The version featured is probably more notable than any other re-recording on the album because it is the only recording from the album released elsewhere, on 2010's various artists album Brit Awards 2010.

Track listing

7"

1. "Never Enough" – 4:28
2. "Harold and Joe" – 5:05

12"

1. "Never Enough (Big Mix)"
2. "Harold & Joe"
3. "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)"

CD and cassette

1. "Never Enough (Big Mix)"
2. "Harold & Joe"
3. "Let's Go to Bed (Milk Mix)"
4. "Never Enough"

Personnel