| The Curse of Curves | |
| Cover: | The Curse of Curves.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cute Is What We Aim For |
| Album: | The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch |
| Released: | April 9, 2007 |
| Label: | Fueled by Ramen |
| Producer: | Matt Squire |
| Prev Title: | Newport Living |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Practice Makes Perfect |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"The Curse Of Curves" is a song by American pop punk band Cute Is What We Aim For. It was released on April 9, 2007, as the third and final single from their debut studio album, The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch. The song peaked at number 191 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Curse of Curves" was made available for streaming via the group's PureVolume page on March 22, 2006.[1]
"The Curse of Curves" was written by Shaant Hacikyan and was produced by Matt Squire. The song is described as an upbeat track, despite its notso "uplifting" lyrics. The lyrics speak about hookup culture without approving its lifestyle.
"The Curse of Curves" was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Tom Woods of musicOMH described it as "a track to forget." He stated "The supreme arrogance of lines such as 'I'm too hip to keep tight lipped' are enough to turn attention away from the vocals, but the musicianship here is the kind of twinkling-yet-bruising pop-punk that can has been done to death." However, he praised the lyrics originality.[2] Billy Hamilton of The Skinny remarked how the track "draws inspiration from that repulsive Hollywood blockbuster Jerry Maguire. Essentially, this is faux-guitar music for a generation yet to move on from the tweeny-rock of Busted. And much like the word cute, it's something you'll never want to be associated with."[3] A positive review came from Alex Darus of Alternative Press who noted, "This Cute Is What We Aim For hit puts a mirror up to hookup culture without condemning it. And the vibe alone is enough to make you want to jump up and start dancing."
The music video for "The Curse of Curves" premiered on February 26, 2007.[4] It was filmed in January 2007 and directed by Lex Halab.[5] The video begins with a group of people sitting at a large table in an empty mansion. The lead singer, Shaant Hacikyan is sat at the front as "the head of the table", proposing a toast throughout the entire video, joined by the rest of the band and their female partners. As the video continues, Hacikyan is seen eyeing all the women at the table for quite some time. At the end of the video, he is poisoned by presumably his significant other.[6]
Credits for "The Curse of Curves" per The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch booklet.[7]
Cute Is What We Aim For
Production
| Peak position | ||
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 191 |
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| Date | Format(s) | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | April 9, 2007 | Digital download | Fueled by Ramen | [9] |
| United States | April 30, 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | [10] |