In Between Days

The video was filmed on 18 June 1985 at Fulham Studios, London and created by Tim Pope. The video depicts the band playing, enhanced by 360-degree shots and drawn-in, colourful socks. Robert Smith had a camera, held by cables, which he could push away and hold at will; as did Porl Thompson, fixed on his guitar.{{cite web |url=http://www.impressionofsounds.com/videogr/INBETWEEN.html |title=Cure video - in Between Days |website=www.impressionofsounds.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402234450/http://www.impressionofsounds.com/videogr/INBETWEEN.html |archive-date=2 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}

Tim Pope said of the video "I think Robert is a true English eccentric, you see. He's an absolute nutcase; he's absolutely mad. Therefore, the films are very easy because I just do a close-up of his face and let him go a bit mad." Smith has stated that it was one of his favourite Cure videos, feeling "it captures the song", saying "We wanted to make a video that portrayed us as we are, without looking glamorous or anything, because I got very fed up with seeing people strutting and preening in videos. I think it’s the most tedious thing in the world, seeing the same people with different faces."{{Cite web |last=Andruskevicius |first=Molly |date=2021-04-21 |title=Pictures Of You: The Stories Behind The Cure Videos |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/pictures-of-you-the-cure-in-videos/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}

"In Between Days" is widely regarded as one of the Cure's best songs. In 2019, Billboard ranked the song number three on their list of the 40 greatest Cure songs,{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-cure-best-songs-hits-list-8504417/|title=The Cure’s 40 Best Songs: Critic’s Picks|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|website=Billboard|date=March 29, 2019|accessdate=December 1, 2023}} and in 2023, Mojo ranked the song number two on their list of the 30 greatest Cure songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/the-mojo-list/the-cures-30-greatest-songs/|title=The Cure’s 30 Greatest Songs Ranked|website=Mojo|date=November 14, 2023|accessdate=December 1, 2023}}

John Leland at Spin said, "It has the bittersweet feel of a New Order record, with a hyperstrummed acoustic guitar for depth. The boys even offer a genuine glimmer of hope, and the tune fairly breezes by on its own momentum."{{cite magazine| magazine= Spin | title=Singles|author=John Leland| date=November 1985|issue=6|page=36}}

UK 7" single

1. "In Between Days"
2. "The Exploding Boy"

UK 12" single

1. "In Between Days"
2. "The Exploding Boy"
3. "A Few Hours After This"

U.S. 7" single

1. "In Between Days"
2. "Stop Dead"

U.S./Canadian 12" single

1. "In Between Days"
2. "In Between Days" (Extended version)
3. "Stop Dead"

UK CD

1. "In Between Days" (2:55)
2. "The Exploding Boy" (2:52)
3. "A Few Hours After This" (2:25)
4. "Six Different Ways (Live)" (3:24)
5. "Push (Live)" (4:33)
6. "In Between Days" (2:55) (video)

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, six-string bass
• Porl Thompson – keyboards
• Simon Gallup – bass
• Boris Williams – drums
• Lol Tolhurst – keyboards

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• A live version of the song was released on The Rifles' single "She's Got Standards".
• The song was covered by Face to Face and is featured in the film Not Another Teen Movie.
• The song was covered by Superchunk as part of the first AV Undercover Series by The A.V. Club.
• The song was covered by Paramore during an acoustic set on Sirius XM Radio in 2013.
• The song was covered by Manic Street Preachers, who performed it at various festivals and at their show at Shepherd's Bush Empire to mark Absolute Radio's tenth anniversary.
• The song was covered by LUAMEL, a South Korean boy band, for the Apple TV+ produced television series, Pachinko, at the end of Episode 4.{{Cite web |last=Hugh |first=Soo |date=2022-03-31 |title=Soo Hugh on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/shugh100/status/1509715913716686849 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

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