Okay, Lovesong is a brilliant song, but the reason to buy this single is for "2 late", possibly the best pop song The Cure has ever written...even up there with "Just Like Heaven". This song might have been a hit had it not been forced into obscurity by the explanation that it didn't fit within the flow of the Disintegration album, which is a true statement. It really should have been a stand-alone single though.

"Fear of Ghosts" is also a great song.. Slower and darker, giving an almost manic depressive theme to this single. It's definitely b-side material (unless you're talking about the early 80s Cure albums where this would fit in perfectly).

So, this single is a must-buy! It contains a moody b-side, a hit single, and a should-have-been-hit-single!

2 Late and Love Song should have been switched. Throughout the two minutes 38 seconds which is 2 Late, you get lost in the undercurrent of the constant four chord progession and the two (three?) guitars... and Mr. Smith's dreamy voice one octave lower than usual. 2 Late is my second favorite next to Disintegration (the song).

2 late...

2 happy for disintegration?

maybe...but rich and overwhelming in its soursweet layers of pleasantpop...

fear of ghosts...a strangeworld echo of individual, unpainful loss...

I was flicking through the Cure racks at Best Buy of all places, and I came across ALL of the available rare 5 track albums at once! This one, Fascination Street, Pictures Of You and Sideshow. This one's my favorite because of those unbelievable B sides...I loved the longer remix of "Lovesong" as well. They could make that song three hours long and I'd be thrilled. Anyway, though, the real treats on this are those fabulous, fabulous B-sides, "2 late" and "fear of ghosts". "2 late" is a great, great pop song, but I really fell in love with "fear of ghosts". It's dark and haunting and beauuuuuutiful. I played that song over and over...buy this, and buy the others. Fascination Street is especially great.

Apologies, but ill guess ill have to be boring by echoing exactly what the other reviewers have written- and that is that 2late is undeniable great! Robert Smith gets my vote for the best songwriter who can turn dreams into heavenly tunes. I haven't heard every cure song..so i cant consider myself an obsessive fan, but that song for the moment remains my favourite.