Never Enough (The Cure song)

Unlike most other Cure songs of this era, the song was unexpectedly guitar-oriented, featuring no synthesizers. On the album, it is subtitled "Big Mix". Although Perry Bamonte is on the single cover and appears in the music video, he does not have a songwriting credit (as do the other four members). While containing no synthesisers, the song was nonetheless influenced by baggy music.^[2] The song's largely electronic B-side "Harold and Joe" was described by Chris Ott of Pitchfork as a "phenomenally adorable ecstasy tribute."^[3]

Upon release as a single, "Never Enough" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for three weeks, and reached number 13 in the United Kingdom.^[4] The song was re-recorded using acoustic guitars for the 2001 Acoustic Hits album, which contains re-recordings of songs by the band, and was released as a bonus disc to Greatest Hits.

• 7-inch

1. "Never Enough" – 4:28
2. "Harold and Joe" – 5:05

• 12-inch

1. "Never Enough" (Big Mix) – 6:07
2. "Harold and Joe" – 5:05
3. "Let's Go to Bed" (Milk Mix) – 7:16

• CD and cassette

1. "Never Enough" (Big Mix) – 6:07
2. "Harold and Joe" – 5:05
3. "Let's Go to Bed" (Milk Mix) – 7:16
4. "Never Enough" – 4:28

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Boris Williams – drums
• Mark Saunders – mixing, remixing

• Number one modern rock hits of 1990