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“Just Like Heaven” is a song by the British alternative rock band The Cure. The group largely wrote the song during recording sessions in Southern France in 1987. The lyrics were written by the band’s frontman Robert Smith, who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife. Before Smith had completed the lyrics an instrumental version of the song was used as the theme for the French television show Les Enfants du Rock.
“Just Like Heaven” was the third single released from the band’s 1987 album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, while Smith’s memories of the trip formed the basis for the song’s accompanying music video. The song became The Cure’s first American hit and in 1988 reached number 40 on the Billboard charts. It has been highly praised by critics and covered by artists such as Dinosaur Jr and Katie Melua. Smith has said he considers “Just Like Heaven” to be one of the band’s strongest songs.
Background and recording
In order to develop material for Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Robert Smith forced himself to write music for 15 days of each month. During this regimen, he developed the chords and melody which form the basis of “Just Like Heaven”. Structurally, Smith found what he had written was similar to The Only Ones’s 1979 hit “Another Girl, Another Planet”. When he brought an instrumental demo of the song to the album recording sessions in Southern France, Cure drummer Boris Williams increased the tempo and added an opening drum fill which inspired Smith to introduce each instrument singularly and in sequence.
“Just Like Heaven” was the third single released from the band’s 1987 album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, while Smith’s memories of the trip formed the basis for the song’s accompanying music video. The song became The Cure’s first American hit and in 1988 reached number 40 on the Billboard charts. It has been highly praised by critics and covered by artists such as Dinosaur Jr and Katie Melua. Smith has said he considers “Just Like Heaven” to be one of the band’s strongest songs.
Background and recording
In order to develop material for Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Robert Smith forced himself to write music for 15 days of each month. During this regimen, he developed the chords and melody which form the basis of “Just Like Heaven”. Structurally, Smith found what he had written was similar to The Only Ones’s 1979 hit “Another Girl, Another Planet”. When he brought an instrumental demo of the song to the album recording sessions in Southern France, Cure drummer Boris Williams increased the tempo and added an opening drum fill which inspired Smith to introduce each instrument singularly and in sequence.
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saarahkat wrote:
i may be dead on the inside... but this gloriously melodic, cheesy little Cure number never fails to remind me why it's so damn cool be alive, both on the inside & the outside.
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Hold-Me-Close wrote:
~Always loved this one. Wouldn't it be nice to just 'run away"....
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maxxnorthwest wrote:
This is an ace track feet just keep tapping
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keithster12 wrote:
Your just like a dream!
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Goveg22 wrote:
I have been obsessed with this song forever. <3
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leidyd wrote:
still in <3
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ABM1708 wrote:
The loveguru speaks the truth
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TheLoveGuru wrote:
One of the best songs!!
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beau_ness wrote:
wow, THE song that got me into The Cure. I wish I was old enough to see them back in the late 80's. What a treat. A dreamy tune with a loveable melody line.
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mariochamorro wrote:
@gotsound - the Dinosaur Jr. cover that I heard many years ago actually turned me on to this tune in the first place . I thought it was The Cure that was covering the Dinosaur tune!
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gotsound wrote:
Dinosaur Jr. played their cover of this song live as their encore last night... totally made my day and remind me of just how awesome this song is!
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Milehigh_7 wrote:
Memories of dating my wife! Still awesome.
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de-funes wrote:
20 years ago I made a tape only with this song on it (still) I'm in love with you
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clintonwebb wrote:
what a great track
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rockerforjesus1 wrote:
Like it! And Friday I'm in love....
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jorlahadita wrote:
just like heaven!!!!:)
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chantalbernard wrote:
I am in love. And I am 17 again.
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Pector69 wrote:
..best song ever...
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LQQKIE wrote:
Great song... part of Retro Fridays member group radio
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slickricky55 wrote:
nice........
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