Down to Earth (Curiosity Killed the Cat song)

"Down to Earth"
Single by Curiosity Killed the Cat
from the album Keep Your Distance
B-side"Down to Earth" (Instrumental)
Released7 November 1986 (1986-11-07)[1]
GenreSophisti-pop
Length3:48 (7")
6:00 (12")
4:19 (album version)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Curiosity Killed the Cat
  • Toby Andersen
Producer(s)Stewart Levine
Curiosity Killed the Cat singles chronology
"Misfit"
(1986) 		"Down to Earth"
(1986) 		"Ordinary Day"
(1987)

"Down to Earth" is a song by English band Curiosity Killed the Cat, released in November 1986 by Mercury Records as the second single from their debut album Keep Your Distance. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

After the lack of success with "Misfit" when it was first released 4 months earlier, the record company wanted to release another single. However, the record company wanted to release it after the Christmas period as they believed the song wouldn't survive the Christmas rush. Curiosity insisted on releasing "Down to Earth" before and so it was released in November and it slowly moved up the charts until it spent three weeks at number 3 in February 1987.[3]

Track listings

7": Mercury / CAT 2 (UK)

  1. "Down to Earth" – 3:48
  2. "Down to Earth" (Instrumental) – 3:48

12": Mercury / CATX 2 (UK)

  1. "Down to Earth" (Extended Mix) – 6:00
  2. "Shallow Memory" – 4:28
  3. "Down to Earth" (Instrumental) – 3:48

Double 12": Mercury / CATXD 2 (UK)

  1. "Down to Earth" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Shallow Memory"
  3. "Down to Earth" (Instrumental)
  4. "Misfit" (John Morales Extended Mix)

CDV: Mercury / 080 100-2 (UK; released in 1987)

  1. "Down to Earth" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Mile High"
  3. "Know What You Know"
  4. "Down to Earth" (Video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 88
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 24
Germany (GfK)[6] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
European Top 100 Singles (Music & Media)[11] 100
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 21

References

  1. ^ "News Digest" (PDF). Record Mirror. 8 November 1986. p. 50. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot talks Curiosity Killed The Cat, hits and Andy Warhol | superdeluxeedition". Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 80. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Down to Earth". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Curiosity Killed the Cat" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1987-12-26. p. 34. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  12. ^ "Top 100 1987 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2020-06-10.