"Coming Up Roses" | ||||
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Single by Curve | ||||
from the album Come Clean | ||||
B-side | "Midnight & Royal", "Habit" | |||
Released | 4 May 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, trip hop | |||
Length | 3:51 (only the title song) 20:57 (the whole CD 1) | |||
Label | Estupendo/Universal Music International | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Osborne, Curve | |||
Curve singles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Melody Maker | (negative) [1] |
NME | (negative) [2] |
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