Either the highlight of Smith's abilities to turn out a massively catchy pop single or an annoying sell-out, depending on who one talks to, "Friday I'm in Love" is a jaunty, upbeat track featuring the band at its most accessible and attractive.
Smith's vocals retain their slightly wounded air as always, but his delivery is still just what the song needed.
The usual pattern of an extended but little-differing remix from the band continues as well, though the stripped-down guitar intro to the remix is quite lovely on its own.
Of the two new B-sides, "Halo" is a perfect continuation of the sentiments of "Friday I'm in Love." Smith's lovedrunk lyric fits the lovely, loping groove of the song, combining the usual talents and feel of the bandmembers in a fine way.
"Scared as You" has a quicker pace to it, sounding a touch like the rushed apocalypse of "Disintegration" while lyrically reflecting on a similarly troubled, fractured relationship.
It's not as all-out stunning as that earlier song, but still has a reasonable, very Cure feeling.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday I'm in LovePerry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | HaloPerry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Scared as YouPerry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Friday I'm in LovePerry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams | The Cure | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 15 mins | 35 MB | |||||
| 15 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Allen | Producer |
| 2 | Perry Bamonte | Composer |
| 3 | The Cure | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Simon Gallup | Composer |
| 5 | Bryan New | Mixing |
| 6 | Mark Saunders | Mixing |
| 7 | Robert Smith | Composer |
| 8 | Porl Thompson | Composer |
| 9 | Boris Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |