Cut Me Down

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"Cut Me Down"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Cut Me Down 1986 single cover.jpg
Single by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
from the album Easy Pieces
B-side "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?"
Released10 January 1986 [1]
Length
  • 4:30 (album version)
  • 4:18 (single version)
  • 6:05 (extended version)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Lloyd Cole
Producer(s)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions singles chronology
"Lost Weekend"
(1985)		"Cut Me Down"
(1986)		"Rich"
(1986)
Music video
"Cut Me Down" on YouTube

"Cut Me Down" is a song by British band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in 1986 as the third single from their second studio album Easy Pieces . The song was written by Lloyd Cole and produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 75 for four weeks.

Contents

Background

In a 2009 interview with Time Out , Cole said, "'Cut Me Down' was a lovely song, just three chords, which was ruined by the arrangement we gave it." [2]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Karen Swayne of Number One felt "Cut Me Down" was a welcome choice as a single after its "too-jaunty" predecessor "Lost Weekend". She commented, "It's a return to what he does best – all moody angst and careworn vocals alongside a dreamy beat." She added, "It may be too low key to win him any new supporters, but the bedsit brigade will be kept entertained." [3] James Belsey of the Bristol Evening Post picked it as the newspaper's "single of the week" and described it as "subtle, elegantly thoughtful music with an infectious lilt". [4]

Track listing

7–inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [5] [6]

  1. "Cut Me Down" (Remix) – 4:18
  2. "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" (Live – September '85) – 2:50

7–inch limited edition double pack single (UK) [7]

  1. "Cut Me Down" (Remix) – 4:18
  2. "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" (Live – September '85) – 2:50
  3. "Perfect Blue" (Instrumental) – 4:16
  4. "Forest Fire" (Live – December '84) – 4:41

12-inch single (UK, Europe and Australasia) [8] [9]

  1. "Cut Me Down" (Extended Remix) – 6:05
  2. "Cut Me Down" (7" Remix) – 4:18
  3. "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" (Live) – 2:50
  4. "Forest Fire" (Live) – 4:41

12-inch single (Canada) [10]

  1. "Cut Me Down" (Extended Remix) – 6:05
  2. "Lost Weekend" (Extended Mix) – 4:20
  3. "Forest Fire" (Live) – 4:23
  4. "Perfect Skin" (Live) – 3:00

Personnel

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Production

Other

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [11] 92
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [13] 49
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 38

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References

  1. ↑ Massey, Paul (4 January 1986). "Get into the New Year Groove" . Evening Express . p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Lloyd Cole at the Basement". Time Out. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Swayne, Karen (11 January 1986). "Singles". Number One . No. 134. p. 36.
  4. ↑ Belsey, James (4 January 1986). "Single of the week" . Bristol Evening Post . p. 9. Retrieved 11 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1986. COLE 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (European and Australasian 7-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1986. 883 703-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (UK 7-inch limited edition double pack single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1986. COLEG 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1986. COLEX 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (European and Australasian 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Polydor Records. 1986. 883 703-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Cut Me Down (Remix) (Canadian 12-inch single sleeve). Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Geffen Records. 1986. 92 04720.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 3, no. 4. 1 February 1986. p. 21. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 11 March 2023– via World Radio History.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cut Me Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Cut Me Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Lloyd Cole: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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