Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Killing An Arab |
| A2 | Boys Don't Cry |
| A3 | Jumping Someone Else's Train |
| A4 | A ForestKeyboards [Kbds], Written-By – Hartley*Written By – Smith/Tolhurst/Gallup/Hartley |
| A5 | Primary |
| A6 | Charlotte Sometimes |
| A7 | The Hanging GardenProducer – Thornalley*, The Cure |
| B1 | Let's Go To BedDrums – Goulding* |
| B2 | The WalkProducer – Nye*Sequenced By [Drum Machine] – Tolhurst* |
| B3 | The LovecatsBass – Thornalley*Drums – Anderson*Producer – Thornalley* |
| B4 | The CaterpillarBass, Violin – Smith*Drums – Anderson* |
| B5 | In Between DaysDrums – Williams*Keyboards [Kbds] – Thompson* |
| B6 | Close To MeDrums – Williams*Keyboards [Kbds] – Thompson* |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor
- Copyright (c) – Fiction Records
- Published By – APB Music Co. Ltd.
- Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Master Room
Credits
- Artwork, Design – Parched Art
- Bass – Dempsey* (tracks: A1 to A3), Gallup* (tracks: A4 to A7, B5, B6)
- Drums – Tolhurst* (tracks: A1 to A7)
- Guitar [Gtr] – Smith* (tracks: A1 to B5)
- Keyboards [Kbds] – Tolhurst* (tracks: B1 to B4), Smith* (tracks: A6 to B3, B5, B6)
- Mastered By – Arun*
- Performer [All Tracks] – The Cure
- Producer – Parry* (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3, B4), Allen* (tracks: B4 to B6), Hedges* (tracks: A4 to A6), Smith* (tracks: A4 to A6, B3 to B6)
- Voice – Smith*
- Written By – Smith/Tolhurst (tracks: B1, B2, B4), Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey (tracks: A1 to A3), Smith/Tolhurst/Gallup (tracks: A5 to A7)
- Written-By – Tolhurst* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4), Dempsey* (tracks: A1 to A3), Smith*, Gallup* (tracks: A4 to A7)
Notes
Irish pressing on Polydor Records, Comes in a gatefold sleeve with plain inner sleeve.©Fiction Records 1986. ℗Fiction Records 1986. Original sound recording made by Fiction Records.
All tracks published by APB Music Co., Ltd.
Track A1 originally released as FICS 1, Feb 79.
Track A2 originally released as FICS 2, June 79.
Track A3 originally released as FICS 5, October 79.
Track A4 originally released as FICS 10, March 80.
Track A5 originally released as FICS 12, March 81.
Track A6 originally released as FICS 14, October 81.
Track A7 originally released as FICS 15, July 82.
Track B1 originally released as FICS 17, November 82.
Track B2 originally released as FICS 18, June 83.
Track B3 originally released as FICS 19, October 83.
Track B4 originally released as FICS 20, March 84.
Track B5 originally released as FICS 22, July 85.
Track B6 originally released as FICS 23, September 85.
Staring At The Sea • The Images • The Cure Videos • Available
The tea cup logo on inner sleeve means Parched Art as designer.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 42282 92391 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runouts): FIXH12 A/1▽420 R ALL OF THIS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runouts): FIXH12 B//1▽420 R AND BACK AGAIN - ARUN
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runouts (Variant #1)): FIXH12 A//1▽420 R 11 1 ALL OF THIS
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIXH 12 | The Cure | Standing On A Beach • The Singles (LP, Comp) | Fiction Records | FIXH 12 | UK | 1986 |
| 60477-4, 9 60477-4 | The Cure | Standing On A Beach • The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Cass, Comp, RE, AR,) | Elektra, Elektra | 60477-4, 9 60477-4 | US | 1986 |
| 829 239-2, 829239/2 | The Cure | Staring At The Sea · The Singles (CD, Comp, RP) | Fiction Records, Fiction Records | 829 239-2, 829239/2 | UK & Europe | Unknown |
| 40101-3-B | The Cure | Staring At The Sea • The Images (VHS, Comp, NTSC) | Elektra | 40101-3-B | US | 1986 |
| 829 239-4 | The Cure | Standing On A Beach • The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) (Cass, Comp) | Fiction Records, Polydor | 829 239-4 | France | 1986 |












