A Japanese Dream

~ Recording by The Cure

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2A Japanese Dream3:27The CureWhy Can’t I Be You?The CureSingle
  • GB1987-04-14
FictionFICS 25
3.1A Japanese Dream?:??The CureKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (special edition with six B‐side tracks on orange vinyl)The CureAlbum
FictionFIXH 13, FIXHA 13
1.2A Japanese Dream3:27The CureWhy Can’t I Be You?The CureSingle
FictionFICSG 25
1.2A Japanese Dream3:26The CureWhy Can’t I Be You?The CureSingle
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)7-69474
2.1A Japanese Dream3:30The CureJoin the Dots: B-Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-01-26
Fiction981 463-0
2.1A Japanese Dream3:30The CureJoin the Dots: B-Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-01-27
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78043
1.23A Japanese Dream3:30The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides and Rarities, 1978–2001The CureAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-01-27
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)
2.1A Japanese Dream3:30The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides and RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-10-29
Fiction, Polydor (British label, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)5302796
2.1Japanese Dream3:29The CureJoin the Dots: B‐Sides & RaritiesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
Bootleg
1.1A Japanese Dream3:27The CureKiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me B-SidesThe CureAlbum + Compilation
1.1A Japanese Dream3:28The CureThe Complete B‐Side Collection 1987–1992 (CD with close‐up picture)The CureAlbum + Compilation
1.1A Japanese Dream3:28The CureThe Complete B‐Side Collection 1987–1992 (CD with standing picture)The CureAlbum + Compilation
1.1A Japanese Dream3:28The CureThe Complete B‐Side Collection 1987–1992The CureAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)CU 8792

Relationships

producer:David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer, mainly new‐wave/synth‐pop/goth)
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
recording of:A Japanese Dream

Related works

A Japanese Dream

lyricist:Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:Simon Gallup
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
Porl Thompson
Lol Tolhurst
Boris Williams