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“Fascination Street” was inspired by an alcoholic night in New Orleans.^[4]

In the liner notes for the compilation Galore, Robert Smith describes “Fascination Street” as:

A ‘generic’ song about the (often cynical) delights of exploring a new city nightlife; based loosely on one particular ‘band adventure’ in New Orleans 1985 – Bourbon Street, the cliche perhaps.

Smith has additionally commented, “I was getting ready to go there, and I thought, ‘What the fuck do I think I’m going to find?’ It’s about the incredulity that I could still be fooled into looking for a perfect moment.”^[5]

7-inch and cassette: Elektra / 7 69300; 9 469300

1. “Fascination Street” (remix) (4:17)
2. “Babble” (4:16)

12-inch: Elektra / 96 67040 (CDN)

1. “Fascination Street” (extended remix) (8:48)
2. “Babble” (4:16)
3. “Out of Mind” (3:51)

12-inch: Elektra / 0-66704

1. “Fascination Street” (extended remix) (8:48)
2. “Babble” (4:16)
3. “Out of Mind” (3:51)

CD: Elektra / 66702-2

1. “Fascination Street” (remix) (4:17)
2. “Babble” (4:16)
3. “Out of Mind” (3:51)
4. “Fascination Street” (extended remix) (8:48)

Band

• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Robert Smith – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer
• Porl Thompson – guitar
• Boris Williams – drums
• Roger O’Donnell – keyboards
• Lol Tolhurst – other instruments

Production

• Mark Saunders – remix
• Robert Smith – remix, producer, engineer
• Chris Parry – remix
• David M. Allen – producer, engineer