Until She Comes

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"Until She Comes"
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Single by The Psychedelic Furs
from the album World Outside
ReleasedJune 1991
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:50
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) The Psychedelic Furs
Producer(s) Stephen Street, the Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs singles chronology
"House"
(1990)
"Until She Comes"
(1991)
"Don't Be a Girl"
(1991)

"Until She Comes" is a 1991 song by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, taken from their seventh studio album, World Outside . Written by the Psychedelic Furs and produced by the band with Stephen Street, it was released in June as the album's first single. The 12" version included a remix by Hugh Padgham.

Contents

Composition and reception

The lyrics of "Until She Comes" depict a metaphorical story about drug addiction. [1] The single spent two weeks at No. 1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart in September 1991. [2] Author Dave Thompson described the song as "bittersweet" and reminiscent of the band's 1981 single "Pretty in Pink". [3]

Track listing

7" vinyl
  1. "Until She Comes" - 3:38
  2. "Make It Mine" - 3:55
CD single, 12" vinyl
  1. "Until She Comes" - 3:50
  2. "Make It Mine" - 3:57
  3. "Sometimes" - 4:14
  4. "Until She Comes (Remix)" - 4:00

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks [2] 1

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References

  1. Hayes, John (17 December 1991). "Psychedelic Furs Learn Hard Lessons of Success". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 15.
  2. 1 2 "'Until She Comes' - Chart History". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 561. ISBN   978-0-87930-607-6.