Cancer for the Cure

For the El-P album, see Cancer 4 Cure.

"Cancer for the Cure" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released on 30 November 1998, as a single from their 1998 album Electro-Shock Blues. It peaked at number 60 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

"Cancer for the Cure"
Single by Eels
from the album Electro-Shock Blues
B-side	"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" "Exodus Part III"
Released	November 30, 1998 (1998-11-30)
Recorded	1998
Length	4:45
Label	DreamWorks
Songwriter(s)	E Mickey P.
Producer(s)	E Mickey P.
Eels singles chronology
"Last Stop: This Town" (1998) "Cancer for the Cure" (1998) "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (2000)

Release

The song featured in the soundtrack to the 1999 film American Beauty. Tom Baker of DIY Magazine found its use to be memorable and that it highlighted "the whole “seedy suburbia” angle."^[2]

Reception

Tom Baker of DIY Magazine saw the song as another "counter-cultural theme songs, a la ‘Novocaine…’, creeping, creepy howling voices, grinding industrial noises, and singing about “kids diggin’ up a brand new hole / Where to put deadbeat mom,” followed by sinister laughter." describing the song as, "Blacker than black, even when the Monster Mash organs come in for the chorus."^[2]

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cancer for the Cure"	E Mickey P.	4:45
2.	"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"		2:50
3.	"Exodus Part III" (omitted on vinyl single)		2:32