In Between Days

"In Between Days" (sometimes listed as "Inbetween Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English rock band The Cure, released in July 1985 as the first single from the band's sixth album The Head on the Door.

For other uses, see In Between Days (disambiguation).
"In Between Days"
Single by The Cure
from the album The Head on the Door
B-side
  • "The Exploding Boy"
  • "A Few Hours After This..."
Released15 July 1985 (1985-07-15)
Recorded1985
StudioAngel Recording Studios, London
Genre
Length2:57
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)Robert Smith
Producer(s)
The Cure singles chronology
"The Caterpillar"
(1984)		 "In Between Days"
(1985)		 "Close to Me"
(1985)

The song was an international success. In the UK, it was the band's ninth chart single and their fourth consecutive Top 20 hit;[3] while in the US it was their first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 99.[4] It was a Top 20 hit in Australia and New Zealand[5] and also charted in several European countries,[6][7] increasing the popularity of the band.

Content

Music

The song is poppy and upbeat, featuring strummed acoustic guitars under a snappy synthesizer riff, although the song's lyrical themes of aging, loss and fear do not particularly reflect the upbeat tempo of the music. It features a distinctive drum intro by Boris Williams and a bass line reminiscent of "Dreams Never End" by New Order. The extended version, only released on the 12" single in North America, features a longer introduction to the song.

Title

The spacing and punctuation in the title of this song are widely disputed, as it varies between "In Between Days", "Inbetween Days", and "In-Between Days" on many official Cure releases. The single used "In Between Days", whereas the album The Head on the Door uses "In Between Days" on the back of the album cover and the record label, and "Inbetween Days" on the inner sleeve. However, the CD release of the album also uses "In Between Days" on the actual disc.

The 1986 singles compilation Standing on a Beach uses both "In Between Days" and "In-Between Days", whereas the 1990 remix album Mixed Up, the 1993 live album Show, the 2001 Greatest Hits collection and the 2004 B-sides compilation Join the Dots each use "Inbetween Days". The 2006 re-release of The Head on the Door uses "Inbetween Days" on the back of the box and the track listing in the booklet, but it uses "In Between Days" as the title in the lyrical portion of the book.

A similar inconsistency is present with The Cure's "Lovesong", as it is listed as a single compound word in some instances and two separate words ("Love Song") in others. In yet another instance, the 1983 single “The Love Cats”, has a similar situation where it's either listed as “The Love Cats”, or as “The Lovecats”.

Music video

The video was filmed on 18 June 1985 at Fulham Studios, London. The video depicts the band playing, enhanced by 360-degree shots and drawn-in, colourful socks. Robert Smith had a camera, held by cables, which he could push away and hold at will; as did Porl Thompson, fixed on his guitar.[8]

Track listing

UK 7" single

  1. "In Between Days"
  2. "The Exploding Boy"

UK 12" single

  1. "In Between Days"
  2. "The Exploding Boy"
  3. "A Few Hours After This"

U.S. 7" single

  1. "In Between Days"
  2. "Stop Dead"

U.S./Canadian 12" single

  1. "In Between Days"
  2. "In Between Days" (Extended version)
  3. "Stop Dead"

UK CD

  1. "In Between Days" (2:55)
  2. "The Exploding Boy" (2:52)
  3. "A Few Hours After This" (2:25)
  4. "Six Different Ways (Live)" (3:24)
  5. "Push (Live)" (4:33)
  6. "In Between Days" (2:55) (video)

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 16
UK Singles Chart 15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 99
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 39

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Studio versions
YearArtistAlbum
1990John EddieRubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary
2000Luka BloomKeeper of the Flame
2003Ben FoldsSpeed Graphic
2003SunfactorOne Thousand Screaming Children
2005KornUnplugged
2005La PortuariaRio
2006 Sunshiners Sunshiners
2008Mumm-RaOut of the Question EP
2008BlackblackPerfect as Cats
2008FightstarAlternate Endings
2009Get Cape. Wear Cape. FlyCovers
2011Kim WildeSnapshots
2015Tigers JawDevinyl Splits No. 3: Tigers Jaw x Kevin Devine

Other versions

References
  1. Bruce Pollock (26 August 2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 9780415970730.
  2. "Just Like Heaven: The Cure's 10 best songs". 27 March 2019.
  3. "Cure | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. Steffen Hung. "charts.nz - The Cure - In Between Days". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  6. Steffen Hung. "lescharts.com - The Cure - In Between Days". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080402234450/http://www.impressionofsounds.com/videogr/INBETWEEN.html
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. "British single certifications – Cure – In Between Days". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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