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A Forest

"A Forest" is a song by the English rock band the Cure. Co-produced by Mike Hedges and the band's Robert Smith, it was released as a single from the band's second album Seventeen Seconds on 8 April 1980. It was their debut entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 31. The accompanying music video was first shown on BBC's Top of the Pops programme on 24 April 1980. Recorded and mixed over seven days, along with the rest of the songs from the album, "A Forest" is representative of The Cure's 1980s gothic rock phase. The song has featured on the band's set lists for many years. Several versions have appeared on concert albums, and it was re-recorded, then subsequently remixed and released as a single from Mixed Up in 1990.

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"A Forest" is a song by the English rock band the Cure. Co-produced by Mike Hedges and the band's Robert Smith, it was released as a single from the band's second album Seventeen Seconds on 8 April 1980. It was their debut entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 31. The accompanying music video was first shown on BBC's Top of the Pops programme on 24 April 1980. Recorded and mixed over seven days, along with the rest of the songs from the album, "A Forest" is representative of The Cure's 1980s gothic rock phase. The song has featured on the band's set lists for many years. Several versions have appeared on concert albums, and it was re-recorded, then subsequently remixed and released as a single from Mixed Up in 1990.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1980-04-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1980-04-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1990-12-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1980-04-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1980-04-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1990-12-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372933843

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.