Author: The Cure
Title: Killing An Arab
Category: Rock
Style: New Wave, Post-Punk
Year: 1978
Notes: First single from The Cure Date of released in December 1978 on Small Wonder Records.
Two months later, it was reissued in UK on Fiction Records, the new label created by Chris Parry, and in Ireland on Polydor.

The lyrics of "Killing An Arab" are inspired by a scene from the book "L'Etranger" (The Stranger) by Albert Camus.
Emblinded by the desert light, Meursault takes a flask for a gun and kills mistakenly a Bedouin.

The Cure always standed against any racist consideration:
In 1979, the book "The Stranger" was sent to medias by Polydor during the promo campaign.
In 1986, a sticker on North-American releases says:
"The song Killing An Arab has absolutely no racist overtones whatsover.
It is a song wich decries the existence of all prejudice and consequent violence.
The Cure condemn its use in furthering anti-Arab feeling."

The song was renamed as "Kissing An Arab" through the summer festivals 2005.
In 2011, it became "Killing Another" on their Bestival live LP.
Rating: 4.6
Format: AUD DMF FLAC AAC ASF MMF TTA FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1755 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1286 mb

Tracklist

Killing An Arab	2:21
10.15 Saturday Night	3:37

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Small Eleven, SMALL 11	The Cure	Killing An Arab ‎(7", Single)	Small Wonder Records, Small Wonder Records	Small Eleven, SMALL 11	UK	1978
2059 098, FICS 001	The Cure	Killing An Arab ‎(7", Single, RE)	Polydor, Fiction Records	2059 098, FICS 001	Ireland	1979
FICS 001, FICS 1, 2059 098	The Cure	Killing An Arab ‎(7", Single, RE, Sil)	Fiction Records, Fiction Records, Fiction Records	FICS 001, FICS 1, 2059 098	UK	1979
FICS 001, FICS 1, 2059 098	The Cure	Killing An Arab ‎(7", Single, RE, Styrene)	Fiction Records, Fiction Records, Fiction Records	FICS 001, FICS 1, 2059 098	UK	1979

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