Pictures of You (The Cure song)

{{Short description|1990 single by the Cure}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Pictures of You

| cover = Pictures of You.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Cure

| album = Disintegration

| released = 19 March 1990

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Gothic rock{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 - The Cure {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/galore-the-singles-1987-1997-mw0000596100|access-date=9 February 2021|website=AllMusic}}|synth-rock{{cite web|last=Dalton|first=Stephen|date=9 February 2021|title=The Cure: a guide to their best albums|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-to-buy-the-very-best-of-the-cure|access-date=9 February 2021|website=Classic Rock Magazine}}|synth-pop{{cite book|last=Apter|first=Jeff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6O0Pv8aG44C&pg=PA334|title=Never Enough: The Story of The Cure|date=2009|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-024-3|page=334}}|alternative rock{{Cite web |title=100 Best Albums |url=https://100best.music.apple.com/ru/album/56 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Apple Music |language=en}}}}

| length =

• 7:29 (album version)
• 4:48 (7-inch)
• 7:59 (12-inch)
• 6:40 (U.S. 12-inch)

| label = Fiction

| writer = {{hlist|Boris Williams|Simon Gallup|Roger O'Donnell|Robert Smith|Porl Thompson|Lol Tolhurst}}

| producer = Robert Smith, Dave Allen

| prev_title = Lovesong

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Never Enough

| next_year = 1990

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|UmFFTkjs-O0|"Pictures Of You"}}}}

}}

"Pictures of You" is a song by English rock band the Cure. It was released on 19 March 1990 by Fiction Records as the fourth and final single from the band's eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989). The song has a single version which is a shorter edit of the album version. The single reached No. 24 on the UK Singles Charts.{{Cite web |date=1980-04-12 |title=CURE |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20492/cure/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}

There are also two different remixes on two UK 12-inch singles, and other singles released around the world, one of which later appeared on Mixed Up as the Extended Dub Mix and differs significantly from the album version in arrangement in that incorporates wholly original drum and bass arrangements. The other is an extended remix of the original album version which, at 7:59, runs slightly longer than the album version. There is also an edit which was released on 12-inch in the US, titled "extended remix" as in the European and Australasian releases, but which runs for 6:40 rather than 7:59.

In 2011, the song was voted number 283 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.{{cite magazine |date=7 April 2011 |title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-cure-pictures-of-you-20110526 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=3 November 2015}} In 2019, Billboard ranked the song number nine 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 11 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}}