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"Just Like Heaven" was the third single released from their 1987 album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. The song became the Cure's first American hit and reached number 40 on the Billboard charts in 1988. It has been praised by critics and covered by artists such as Dinosaur Jr. and Katie Melua .
The version released as a single was remixed by Bob Clearmountain. He has worked with The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen, among others. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, the band's seventh album, broke The Cure in America, where it reached the Top 40 on the albums chart and sold a million copies.
Dec 18, 2023 · The Cure’s seventh album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, released in 1987, introduced goth dream-pop to a mainstream American audience, and “Just Like Heaven” was their first U.S. hit single...
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“Just Like Heaven” was The Cure’s first top 40 hit in the US. ... Release Date. October 5, 1987. Songs That Sample Just Like Heaven. WITHIN ARMS REACH by LIL BOODANG & 1987 by The Hood Internet.
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It was October 5, 1987, when the Cure released the third single from the band's seventh studio album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me: "Just like Heaven." One of the most popular song in Cure's catalog among both hardcore and casual fans, this instantly classic single is the very definition of timeless.
This would hold to be the most successful song until they released "Lovesong" in 1989 and is peaked at #2. The song has been covered by multiple artists including Dinosaur Jr., Kaie Melua, and has been released in multiple languages including Spanish, German & French.
