▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁seconds . ▁The ▁music ▁video , ▁during ▁which ▁Smith ▁plays ▁both ▁the ▁can n ib al istic ▁" sp id erman " ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁his ▁intended ▁victim , ▁con cludes ▁with ▁Smith ▁being ▁sw allowed ▁by ▁what ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁giant ▁sp ider . ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video , ▁directed ▁by ▁Tim ▁Pope ▁and ▁edited ▁by ▁Peter ▁God d ard , ▁won ▁British ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Brit ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁" L ull aby " ▁became ▁The ▁C ure ' s ▁highest - chart ing ▁hit ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country ▁when ▁it ▁reached ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁It ▁remains ▁their ▁only ▁single ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁Ireland , ▁" L ull aby " ▁became ▁the ▁band ' s ▁third ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁hit ▁and ▁highest - chart ing ▁single , ▁reaching ▁number ▁three . ▁" L ull aby " ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁radio ▁hit ▁in ▁Poland , ▁to pping ▁the ▁LP 3 ▁Air play ▁Chart ▁for ▁four ▁weeks . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Norway . ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁Dis integration ▁instead ▁(" F asc ination ▁Street " ▁was ▁the ▁first ), ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁match ▁its ▁prede cess or '