{"id":7230,"date":"2026-11-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:06:38","slug":"robert-smith-considers-this-cure-hit-the-bands-best-pop-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/robert-smith-considers-this-cure-hit-the-bands-best-pop-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Smith Considers This Cure Hit The Band\u2019s Best Pop Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With frontman Robert Smith\u2019s wild black hair and bold red lipstick combined with albums like Faith and Disintegration, The Cure had a reputation for being a dark, moody band, one which still stands to this day. But their discography is packed with upbeat, catchy songs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-cure\/just-like-heaven\">&#8220;Just Like Heaven,&#8221;<\/a> which was their first major hit in the US. Smith himself called it \u201cthe best pop song The Cure has ever done.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cure - Just Like Heaven\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n3nPiBai66M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Just Like Heaven&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1987, Smith had forced himself into a writing regime of 15 days a month, and one of those writing days spawned what would become &#8220;Just Like Heaven.&#8221; The lyrics were inspired by a trip he&#8217;d taken to the seashore with the woman who would later become his wife, Mary Poole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band continued working on the song while in France in 1987 working on their seventh album, <em>Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me<\/em>. Originally, it was a slower song, but drummer Boris Williams sped up the tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musically, &#8220;Just Like Heaven&#8221; has a similar structure to &#8220;Another Girl Another Planet&#8221; by The Only Ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe main difference is that as the song progressed, I introduced some different chord changes, which give it that slightly melancholic feeling,&#8221; Smith explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/tracks-singles\/the-meaning-behind-the-cures-classic-hit-just-like-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a 2003 interview with <em>Blender<\/em><\/a>, Smith hailed &#8220;Just Like Heaven&#8221; as The Cure&#8217;s best pop song and looked back on the recording process, saying, &#8220;All the sounds meshed, it was one take, and it was perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poole had some input on the final version of the song, as did the other band members&#8217; girlfriends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The girls would sit on the sofa in the back of the control room and give the songs marks out often,&#8221; Smith told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. &#8220;So there was a really big female input.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith also elaborated on the romantic subject matter of &#8220;Just Like Heaven,&#8221; as well as Poole&#8217;s role in the music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The song is about hyperventilating \u2013 kissing and fainting to the floor,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grunge.com\/235358\/the-hidden-meaning-of-the-cures-just-like-heaven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he said<\/a>. &#8220;Mary dances with me in the video because she was the girl, so it had to be her. 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