- "Lullaby" is a song by the English band The Cure, from their album Disintegration.
- It was released as the first single from the album in April 1989.
- The song was an international success, and reached the top positions in the singles charts for the band in several European countries, such as the United Kingdom, where it reached the 5th place.
- In the United States and Canada, the song "Fascination Street" was preferred as the first single from the album Disintegration. "Lullaby" was later released in both countries, entering the Billboard Hot 100 in early December 1989.
- The meaning of "Lullaby" has been speculated by fans, particularly as a metonymy for addiction, depression, or sexual abuse, and Smith has offered multiple explanations for its theme or content, such as nightmares or childhood abuse.
- According to one explanation from Smith, the lyrics are about the disturbing songs his father used to sing to him as a child, and the horrible ending they would always have.
- Tim Pope, a longtime collaborator with The Cure on several of their music videos, interprets "Lullaby" as an allegory for singer Robert Smith's drug-addicted past.
- The song appears on the single in a remixed version, which is extended (Extended remix) on the 45 and the maxi CD single.
- Two unreleased songs, "Babble" and "Out of Mind", are on the B-sides of the singles.
- In the United States, it is the song "Fascination Street", chosen as first single, which inherits these two songs as B-sides. So, when "Lullaby" is released a few months later in this country, they are replaced by two tracks recorded live, "Homesick" and "Untitled", which will be found later on the live album Entreat.
- A video CD is released in the UK with three audio tracks ("Babble", "Out of Mind" and "Lullaby" in the extended version) and a video track including the clip of "Lullaby".
