THE CURE – “Wrong Number” – was released 27 years ago today. Do you know these 5 facts?

Exactly 27 years ago to the day, The Cure‘s single “Wrong Number” was released on November 17, 1997. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ “Wrong Number” was the first song to feature guitarist Reeves Gabrels (who was not yet a full band member at the time).

★ Directed by Tim Pope, a rather wacky music video was shot in which worms appear again and again. In between, the band performs and Robert Smith gets married.

★ In the US “Hot Modern Rock Tracks”, “Wrong Number” came in at number 8.

★ “Wrong Number” comes from the compilation album “Galore”, which contains the singles from 1987 to 1997.

★ “Galore” reached number 32 on the US Billboard 200 and achieved gold status there and in Australia, and silver in the UK.