Half an Octopuss & Quadpus

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"Half an Octopuss" / "Quadpus"
Single by The Cure
Released	December 8, 1985 / in 1986 for Quadpus
Format	10" / 12" EP
Genre	Rock
Length	18:23
Label	Fiction Records
Producer(s)	Robert Smith Dave Allen
Chart positions
Half an Octopuss - Quadpus -
The Cure singles chronology
"Close to Me" (1985)	"Half an Octopuss" (1985)	"Boys Don't Cry (New Voice)" (1986)
American / Canadian chronology
"Close to Me" (1985)	"Quadpus" (1986)	"Boys Don't Cry (New Voice)" (1986)

"Half an Octopuss" is the name of a limited edition E.P. released exclusively within the UK by The Cure in 1985.

"Quadpus" was the American / Canadian alternative, released the following year, with a different tracklisting, highlighting the song "A night like this" for which a video was especially made in 1986.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Half an Octopuss

1. "Close to Me"
2. "A Man Inside My Mouth"
3. "New Day"
4. "Stop Dead"

[edit] Quadpus

1. "A Night Like This"
2. "New Day"
3. "Close to Me"
4. "A Man Inside My Mouth"