This song is partly a narrative on fashion; the colors Robert Smith sings about - lime green and tangerine, red and gold - are combinations popular in '60s clothing that have long since gone out of style. Smith says that his sister wore clothes of these colors and thought she looked great. Another inspiration for the song, which provided the title, was a phone call Smith received - a wrong number.
The only two members of the cure to actually play on this track were Robert Smith and Jason Cooper. Reeves Gabrels added guitars, but none of the other Cure members actually played on the track.
The album is a collection of singles that were released by The Cure. This is the only new song on it.
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