Standing on a Beach

Summary

Standing on a Beach is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,399 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Standing on a Beach received the SNEP double gold album^[3].
• Standing on a Beach's instance of is recorded as album^[4].
• Standing on a Beach's genre is new wave^[5].
• Standing on a Beach was followed by Mixed Up^[6].
• Standing on a Beach was performed by The Cure^[7].
• Standing on a Beach's record label is recorded as Elektra^[8].
• Standing on a Beach's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• Standing on a Beach is part of The Cure's albums in chronological order^[10].
• Standing on a Beach is part of The Cure compilation albums discography^[11].
• Standing on a Beach's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Standing on a Beach was distributed by music streaming^[13].
• Standing on a Beach was published on May 6, 1986^[14].
• Standing on a Beach's tracklist is recorded as Killing an Arab^[15].
• Standing on a Beach's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[17]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation^[18]

• First release date: 1986-05-01^[19]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, electronic, gothic, gothic rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, rock^[20]

• Community tags: alternative, alternative rock, britannique, electronic, gothic, gothic rock, new wave, new wave acoustic, pop rock, post-punk, rock, synthpop^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 030ab9b7-3e6b-3c51-8718-fda54bc1cfb1^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Standing on a Beach was performed by The Cure^[7].

Publication

Standing on a Beach was released on May 6, 1986^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is new wave^[5]. Part of include The Cure's albums in chronological order^[10] and The Cure compilation albums discography^[11]. It was distributed by music streaming^[13].

Reception

Standing on a Beach received the SNEP double gold album^[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Standing on a Beach was followed by Mixed Up^[6].

Why It Matters

Standing on a Beach ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,399 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

FAQs

What awards did Standing on a Beach receive?

Honors received include SNEP double gold album^[3].