A Single was the first limited edition release by The Cure

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. It was released as a gatefold

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 double pack of 7" singles with a total of four tracks. It has also been released as a 10" record which contains all four songs from the double 7" pack, as well as a single 7" featuring only "The Hanging Garden" and "Killing an Arab" (FICS 15).

Whilst the official name is "A Single", this release is often referred to as "The Hanging Garden" as a way of avoiding confusion.

The single made it to number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.

Cover versions

In 1998, the California-based alternative rock

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 band, AFI

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, covered "The Hanging Garden", which was released on their A Fire Inside EP

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Track listing

Part one

1. "The Hanging Garden"
2. "One Hundred Years"

Part two - recorded April 27, 1982 at the Manchester Apollo

1. "A Forest" (Live)
2. "Killing an Arab" (Live)

Personnel

• Simon Gallup
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   - bass
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  , keyboard
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• Robert Smith
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   - guitar
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  , keyboard, vocals
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• Lol Tolhurst - drums
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  , keyboard