Signature
key confidence medium · relative F# minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 75.4 · low end 26% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
Character
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Good for
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Lineage
- CoveredAFIsource
- Written byBoris Williamssource
- CoveredDavid Ari Leonsource
- CoveredDinosaur Jr.source
- CoveredGoldfingersource
- CoveredKatie Meluasource
- CoveredLinkin Parksource
- Written byLol Tolhurstsource
- CoveredPierrick Pédronsource
- Written byPorl Thompsonsource
- CoveredPrayers for Rainsource
- Written byRobert Smithsource
- CoveredRobert Smithsource
- Written bySimon Gallupsource
- CoveredThe End of Juliasource
- CoveredThe Sectionsource
- CoveredThe Watson Twinssource
Why it is here
- The song became the Cure's first American top 40 hit and their breakthrough in the US, later described as "the one Cure song everyone seems to know" in American terms. source
- Its instrumental version was used as the theme for the French television show Les Enfants du Rock even before the song was released with lyrics. source
- Robert Smith called it "the best pop song the Cure have ever done," and it inspired covers by Dinosaur Jr. and Katie Melua as well as a 2005 film of the same name. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.