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{{Short description|1986 greatest hits album by the Cure}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Standing on a Beach/Staring at the Sea
| name = Standing on a Beach<br />Staring at the Sea
| type = greatest
| type = greatest
| artist = [[the Cure]]
| artist = [[the Cure]]
| cover = Standing cov.jpg
| cover = Standing cov.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 15 May 1986
| released = 15 May 1986 (US)<ref>{{cite magazine|date=9 May 1986|title=New Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1986/FMQB-1986-05-09.pdf|magazine=[[FMQB|FMQB Album Report]]|page=34|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
| recorded = 1978–1985
| recorded = 1978–1985
| studio =
| studio =
| genre =
| genre = <!-- Do NOT add unsourced genres -->
| length = 45:44 (Vinyl edition)<br />60:40 (CD edition)<br />85:37 (Cassette edition)
| length = 45:44 (vinyl edition)<br />60:40 (CD edition)<br />85:37 (cassette edition)
| label =
| label = [[Fiction Records|Fiction]]
| producer = The Cure
* [[Fiction Records|Fiction]] (UK)
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] (US)
| producer = [[The Cure]]
| prev_title = [[The Head on the Door]]
| prev_title = [[The Head on the Door]]
| prev_year = 1985
| prev_year = 1985
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| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-cure/albumguide|title=The Cure: Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-cure/albumguide|title=The Cure: Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
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'''''Standing on a Beach''''' (titled '''''Staring at the Sea''''' in CD format in some countries) is a singles compilation album released by English rock band [[the Cure]] in May 1986,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=17 May 1986|title=Tours / Records|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/49752787563/in/album-72157713818717537/|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|page=37|access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref> marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are both taken from the opening lyrics of the Cure's debut single, "[[Killing an Arab]]".
'''''Standing on a Beach''''' (titled '''''Staring at the Sea''''' in CD format in some countries) is a [[greatest hits album]] by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Cure]], released in the United States on 15 May 1986 by [[Elektra Records]] and in the United Kingdom on 19 May 1986 by [[Fiction Records]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=[[FMQB|The Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report]]|date=9 May 1986|page=34|oclc=857904873}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Albums (Mon 19–Fri 23 May)|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=17 May 1986|page=19|issn=0265-1548}}</ref> marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are both taken from the opening lyrics of the Cure's debut single, "[[Killing an Arab]]".


The "New Voice – New Mix" of "[[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)|Boys Don't Cry]]" (released as a single little over a fortnight before ''Standing on a Beach'') was not included on the album; thus the album's singles span only from 1978 to 1985.
The "New Voice – New Mix" of "[[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)|Boys Don't Cry]]" (released as a single little over a fortnight before ''Standing on a Beach'') was not included on the album; thus the album's singles span only from 1978 to 1985.
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==Release formats==
==Release formats==
The album was released in six formats: [[Phonograph record|vinyl record]], [[compact disc]], [[Compact Cassette|audio cassette]], [[laser disc]] (US and Japan only), [[Compact Disc Video|CD Video]] (China only) and [[Video High Density|VHD]] (Japan only).
The album was released on [[Phonograph record|vinyl record]], [[compact disc]], [[Compact Cassette|audio cassette]].


The vinyl edition is a collection of all 13 of the Cure's commercially released singles up to that point in chronological order. "[[10:15 Saturday Night]]" was dropped though, possibly because it was only released in France.
The vinyl edition is a collection of all 13 of the Cure's commercially released singles up to that point in chronological order. "[[10:15 Saturday Night]]" was dropped though, possibly because it was only released in France.
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The cassette edition features the same tracks as the vinyl edition, but also contains all of the band's [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s that had not, to that point, received a long-play release. This excludes "10:15 Saturday Night" from the "[[Killing an Arab]]" single, which was released on the ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' album, "Plastic Passion" from the "Boys Don't Cry" single, which was released on the ''[[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure album)|Boys Don't Cry]]'' album, and the five B-sides from the "[[Let's Go to Bed (The Cure song)|Let's Go to Bed]]", "[[The Walk (The Cure song)|The Walk]]" and "[[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]" singles, which were released on the ''[[Japanese Whispers]]'' compilation album. However, the B-side "Mr. Pink Eyes" from the 12-inch version of "The Lovecats" was omitted from ''Japanese Whispers'', and so was included on this release.
The cassette edition features the same tracks as the vinyl edition, but also contains all of the band's [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s that had not, to that point, received a long-play release. This excludes "10:15 Saturday Night" from the "[[Killing an Arab]]" single, which was released on the ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' album, "Plastic Passion" from the "Boys Don't Cry" single, which was released on the ''[[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure album)|Boys Don't Cry]]'' album, and the five B-sides from the "[[Let's Go to Bed (The Cure song)|Let's Go to Bed]]", "[[The Walk (The Cure song)|The Walk]]" and "[[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]" singles, which were released on the ''[[Japanese Whispers]]'' compilation album. However, the B-side "Mr. Pink Eyes" from the 12-inch version of "The Lovecats" was omitted from ''Japanese Whispers'', and so was included on this release.


These releases were accompanied by a [[VHS]] and [[laserdisc]] release, a music video collection titled ''Staring at the Sea: The Images'' with the same setlist as the CD version of the album.
These releases were accompanied by a video release, a music video collection titled ''Staring at the Sea: The Images'' with the same setlist as the CD version of the album. This was released on [[Betamax]] and [[VHS]] videocassettes, [[laser disc]] (US and Japan only), [[Video CD]] (China only) and [[Video High Density|VHD]] (Japan only).


All the B-sides on the cassette edition were also later released on the first disc of the ''[[Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)|Join the Dots]]'' compilation in 2004.
All the B-sides on the cassette edition were also later released on the first disc of the ''[[Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)|Join the Dots]]'' compilation in 2004.


The album has been certified 2× platinum in the US.
The album has been certified 2× platinum in the US.

Also missing is the special "Lament" ''[[Flexipop]]'' single from 1982, as this was not a proper single, and "[[I'm a Cult Hero]]" from 1979, probably because it was released under a different band name (Cult Hero).


==Album art==
==Album art==
The man featured on the album cover was not a member of the Cure; he was chosen because his appearance fit the desired aesthetic of the album. His name is John Button, and was at the time a retired fisherman. He also appeared in the music video for "Killing an Arab". According to the band's 2005 biography by Jeff Apter, when asked why he agreed to lend his face to the band's media, Button's answer was, "If I can help these youngsters break through, after all, why not?"<ref>{{cite book |title=Never Enough: The Story of the Cure |url=https://archive.org/details/neverenoughstory00apte |url-access=registration | last=Apter | first=Jeff |year=2005–2009 |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=Omnibus Press 14/15 Berners Street London W1T 3LJ |isbn=978-0-85712-024-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/neverenoughstory00apte/page/217 217] }}</ref> He also reportedly said that he would buy a record player and listen to one of the band's songs "out of curiosity, just to see".<ref>{{cite journal |date=July–August 1986 | title= Rock & Folk (France) | url=http://www.picturesofyou.us/86/86-jb-rockandfolk.htm |access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
The man featured on the album cover was not a member of the Cure; he was chosen because his appearance fit the desired aesthetic of the album. His name is John Button, and was at the time a retired fisherman. He also appeared in the music video for "Killing an Arab". According to the band's 2005 biography by Jeff Apter, when asked why he agreed to lend his face to the band's media, Button's answer was, "If I can help these youngsters break through, after all, why not?"<ref>{{cite book |title=Never Enough: The Story of the Cure |url=https://archive.org/details/neverenoughstory00apte |url-access=registration | last=Apter | first=Jeff |year=2005 |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |location=London |isbn=978-0-85712-024-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/neverenoughstory00apte/page/217 217]}}</ref> He also reportedly said that he would buy a record player and listen to one of the band's songs "out of curiosity, just to see".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blanchet |first=Philippe |date=July–August 1986 |title=Cote Cure |magazine=[[Rock & Folk]] |issue=232 |url=http://www.picturesofyou.us/86/86-jb-rockandfolk.htm |language=fr |page=80}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Cassette edition===
===Cassette edition===


====Side 1: ''Standing on the Beach – The Singles''====
====Side 1: ''Standing on a Beach – The Singles''====
#"Killing an Arab" <small>(Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:22</small>
#"Killing an Arab" <small>(Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:22</small>
#"Boys Don't Cry" <small>(Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:35</small>
#"Boys Don't Cry" <small>(Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:35</small>
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#"Close to Me" <small>(Smith) – 3:39</small>
#"Close to Me" <small>(Smith) – 3:39</small>


====Side 2: ''Staring at the Sea – The B-Sides''====
====Side 2: ''Standing on a Beach – The B-Sides''====
#"I'm Cold" <small> (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:47</small> (from "[[Jumping Someone Else's Train]]")
#"I'm Cold" <small> (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:47</small> (from "[[Jumping Someone Else's Train]]")
#"Another Journey by Train" <small>(Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst, Hartley) – 3:04</small> (from "[[A Forest]]")
#"Another Journey by Train" <small>(Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst, Hartley) – 3:04</small> (from "[[A Forest]]")
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Standing on a Beach''
|+ 1986 weekly chart performance for ''Standing on a Beach''
! scope="col" | Chart (1986–2016)
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="AUS">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|pages=79–80}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]]){{sfn|Kent|1993|pp=79–80}}
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| 13
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|Canada|48|chartid=0709|rowheader=true|access-date=8 January 2024}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=The Cure|album=Standing on a Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
! scope="row" | [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=July 12, 1986|volume=3|issue=27|page=19|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-07-12.pdf|oclc= 29800226|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308064119/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-07-12.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2021|access-date=5 February 2022|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Top 100 Albums|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=3|issue=27|date=12 July 1986|page=19|oclc=29800226}}</ref>
| 6
| 6
|-
|-
{{album chart|France|154|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|Germany4|11|artist=The Cure|album=Standing on a Beach - The Singles|id=411|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|11|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|id=411|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=The Cure|album=Standing on a Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=The Cure|album=Standing on a Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=The Cure|album=Standing on a Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|4|date=19860525|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|UK2|4|date=19860525|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ 2016 weekly chart performance for ''Standing on a Beach''
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|France|154|artist=The Cure|album=Standing On A Beach - The Singles|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2022}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Standing on a Beach''
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Standing on a Beach''
! scope="col" | Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986|publisher=[[Dutch Charts]]|language=nl|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report){{sfn|Kent|1993|p=438}}
| 64
|-
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986|publisher=[[Dutch Charts]]|language=nl|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
| 41
| 41
|-
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3875|title=Top Selling Albums of 1986 The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]]|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=European Hot 100 Albums Hot 100 of the Year 1986|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=51/52|date=27 December 1986|page=35|oclc=29800226}}</ref>
| 28
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1986|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
| 44
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3875|title=Top Selling Albums of 1986|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
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| 26
|-
|-
! scope="row" | UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-24-IDX-27.pdf|title=Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=24 January 1987|page=25|issn=0265-1548|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125122953/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-24-IDX-27.pdf|archive-date=25 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2022|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=24 January 1987|page=25|issn=0265-1548}}</ref>
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| 54
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
{{refend}}


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Latest revision as of 00:07, 28 April 2024

Standing on a Beach
Staring at the Sea
Greatest hits album by
Released15 May 1986
Recorded1978–1985
Length45:44 (vinyl edition)
60:40 (CD edition)
85:37 (cassette edition)
LabelFiction
ProducerThe Cure
the Cure chronology
The Head on the Door
(1985)
Standing on a Beach
Staring at the Sea

(1986)
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Standing on a Beach (titled Staring at the Sea in CD format in some countries) is a greatest hits album by English rock band the Cure, released in the United States on 15 May 1986 by Elektra Records and in the United Kingdom on 19 May 1986 by Fiction Records,[5][6] marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's titles are both taken from the opening lyrics of the Cure's debut single, "Killing an Arab".

The "New Voice – New Mix" of "Boys Don't Cry" (released as a single little over a fortnight before Standing on a Beach) was not included on the album; thus the album's singles span only from 1978 to 1985.

"A Forest" on this compilation is the album version (which was also on the 12-inch single) but with the first 59 seconds removed. It is not the 7-inch single edit (which removes a few bars between verses and fades out part way through the guitar solo ending).

The album was critically acclaimed. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "one of the finest albums of the '80s".[7]

Release formats

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The album was released on vinyl record, compact disc, audio cassette.

The vinyl edition is a collection of all 13 of the Cure's commercially released singles up to that point in chronological order. "10:15 Saturday Night" was dropped though, possibly because it was only released in France.

The CD edition features the same tracks as the vinyl edition, but also includes an extra track from four of the band's albums. The four songs, although not released as singles, all had music videos made for them.

The cassette edition features the same tracks as the vinyl edition, but also contains all of the band's B-sides that had not, to that point, received a long-play release. This excludes "10:15 Saturday Night" from the "Killing an Arab" single, which was released on the Three Imaginary Boys album, "Plastic Passion" from the "Boys Don't Cry" single, which was released on the Boys Don't Cry album, and the five B-sides from the "Let's Go to Bed", "The Walk" and "The Love Cats" singles, which were released on the Japanese Whispers compilation album. However, the B-side "Mr. Pink Eyes" from the 12-inch version of "The Lovecats" was omitted from Japanese Whispers, and so was included on this release.

These releases were accompanied by a video release, a music video collection titled Staring at the Sea: The Images with the same setlist as the CD version of the album. This was released on Betamax and VHS videocassettes, laser disc (US and Japan only), Video CD (China only) and VHD (Japan only).

All the B-sides on the cassette edition were also later released on the first disc of the Join the Dots compilation in 2004.

The album has been certified 2× platinum in the US.

Album art

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The man featured on the album cover was not a member of the Cure; he was chosen because his appearance fit the desired aesthetic of the album. His name is John Button, and was at the time a retired fisherman. He also appeared in the music video for "Killing an Arab". According to the band's 2005 biography by Jeff Apter, when asked why he agreed to lend his face to the band's media, Button's answer was, "If I can help these youngsters break through, after all, why not?"[8] He also reportedly said that he would buy a record player and listen to one of the band's songs "out of curiosity, just to see".[9]

Track listing

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Vinyl edition

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Side A
No.TitelWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Killing an Arab"Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst, Michael DempseyNon-album single (1978)2:22
2."Boys Don't Cry"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyNon-album single (1979)2:35
3."Jumping Someone Else's Train"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyNon-album single (1979)2:54
4."A Forest"Smith, Tolhurst, Simon Gallup, Matthieu HartleySeventeen Seconds (1980)4:53
5."Primary"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupFaith (1981)3:33
6."Charlotte Sometimes"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupNon-album single (1981)4:13
7."The Hanging Garden"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupPornography (1982)4:21
Side B
No.TitelWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Let's Go to Bed"Smith, TolhurstNon-album single (1982)3:33
2."The Walk"Smith, TolhurstNon-album single (1983)3:28
3."The Love Cats"SmithNon-album single (1983)3:38
4."The Caterpillar"Smith, TolhurstThe Top (1984)3:38
5."In Between Days"SmithThe Head on the Door (1985)2:56
6."Close to Me"SmithThe Head on the Door (1985)3:39

CD/video editions

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CD and video edition track listing
No.TitelWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Killing an Arab"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyNon-album single (1978)2:22
2."10:15 Saturday Night"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyThree Imaginary Boys (1979)3:37
3."Boys Don't Cry"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyNon-album single (1979)2:35
4."Jumping Someone Else's Train"Smith, Tolhurst, DempseyNon-album single (1979)2:54
5."A Forest"Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup, HartleySeventeen Seconds (1980)4:53
6."Play for Today"Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup, HartleySeventeen Seconds (1980)3:41
7."Primary"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupFaith (1981)3:33
8."Other Voices"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupFaith (1981)4:27
9."Charlotte Sometimes"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupNon-album single (1981)4:13
10."The Hanging Garden"Smith, Tolhurst, GallupPornography (1982)4:21
11."Let's Go to Bed"Smith, TolhurstNon-album single (1982)3:33
12."The Walk"Smith, TolhurstNon-album single (1983)3:28
13."The Love Cats"SmithNon-album single (1983)3:38
14."The Caterpillar"Smith, TolhurstThe Top (1984)3:38
15."In Between Days"SmithThe Head on the Door (1985)2:56
16."Close to Me"SmithThe Head on the Door (1985)3:39
17."A Night Like This"SmithThe Head on the Door (1985)4:11
Total length:1:01:39

Cassette edition

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Side 1: Standing on a Beach – The Singles

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  1. "Killing an Arab" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:22
  2. "Boys Don't Cry" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:35
  3. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:54
  4. "A Forest" (Smith) – 4:53
  5. "Primary" (Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup) – 3:33
  6. "Charlotte Sometimes" (Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup) – 4:13
  7. "The Hanging Garden" (Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup) – 4:21
  8. "Let's Go to Bed" (Smith, Tolhurst) – 3:33
  9. "The Walk" (Smith, Tolhurst) – 3:28
  10. "The Lovecats" (Smith) – 3:38
  11. "The Caterpillar" (Smith, Tolhurst) – 3:38
  12. "In Between Days" (Smith) – 2:56
  13. "Close to Me" (Smith) – 3:39

Side 2: Standing on a Beach – The B-Sides

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  1. "I'm Cold" (Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey) – 2:47 (from "Jumping Someone Else's Train")
  2. "Another Journey by Train" (Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst, Hartley) – 3:04 (from "A Forest")
  3. "Descent" (Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst) – 3:07 (from "Primary")
  4. "Splintered in Her Head" (Smith, Gallup, Tolhurst) – 5:16 (from "Charlotte Sometimes")
  5. "Mr Pink Eyes" (Smith, Tolhurst) – 2:42 (from "The Love Cats")
  6. "Happy the Man" (Smith) – 2:45 (from "The Caterpillar")
  7. "Throw Your Foot" (Smith) – 3:33 (from "The Caterpillar")
  8. "The Exploding Boy" (Smith) – 2:52 (from "In Between Days")
  9. "A Few Hours After This" (Smith) – 2:26 (from "In Between Days")
  10. "A Man Inside My Mouth" (Smith) – 3:05 (from "Close to Me"/Half an Octopuss)
  11. "Stop Dead" (Smith) – 4:02 (from "In Between Days"/"Close to Me"/Half an Octopuss)
  12. "New Day" (Smith, Tolhurst) – 4:08 (from Half an Octopuss)

Comparison

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Presented here is a comparison showing in what format each of the 29 songs on the album can be found, with the position number of that song on that particular format.

Comparison of songs on each edition
Song Vinyl LP CD and VHS Cassette
"10:15 Saturday Night" 2
"A Few Hours After This" 22
"A Forest" 4 5 4
"A Man Inside My Mouth" 23
"A Night Like This" 17
"Another Journey By Train" 15
"Boys Don't Cry" 2 3 2
"The Caterpillar" 11 14 11
"Charlotte Sometimes" 6 9 6
"Close to Me" 13 16 13
"Descent" 16
"The Exploding Boy" 21
"The Hanging Garden" 7 10 7
"Happy the Man" 19
"I'm Cold" 14
"In Between Days" 12 15 12
"Jumping Someone Else's Train" 3 4 3
"Killing an Arab" 1 1 1
"Let's Go to Bed" 8 11 8
"The Love Cats" 10 13 10
"Mr Pink Eyes" 18
"New Day" 25
"Other Voices" 8
"Play for Today" 6
"Primary" 5 7 5
"Splintered in Her Head" 17
"Stop Dead" 24
"Throw Your Foot" 20
"The Walk" 9 12 9

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Standing on a Beach
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] 3× Platinum 210,000^
France (SNEP)[28] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 4,000,000[35]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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