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Although the later singles "Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in Love" reached higher chart positions, "Just Like Heaven" was the band's American breakthrough, and has been described as "in American terms, at least, the one Cure song everyone seems to know." [7] The song inspired the name of, and was used in the 2005 film Just Like Heaven.
"Just Like Heaven" is a song by the British alternative rock band The Cure.The group wrote most of the song during recording sessions in southern France in 1987. The lyrics were written by the band's frontman Robert Smith (pictured), who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife.
The title of this film is also that of a popular 1987 song, "Just like Heaven" by The Cure. Singer Katie Melua recorded a cover version of the song for the soundtrack of the film. Melua's version is played over the opening titles and has lines such as "she said" changed to "he said" to maintain a heterosexual narrative.
Just like Heaven may refer to: Just like Heaven, a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo; Just like Heaven, a drama starring Anita Louise and David Newell "Just like Heaven" (The Cure song), 1987 "Just like Heaven" (Brandon Lake song), 2020; Just like Heaven, a 2011 romance novel by Julia Quinn
“It’s been a good first four decades,” declared frontman Robert Smith. “Here’s to the next one.”
The single is a double A-side consisting of "I Cried for You", which is one of Melua's own compositions, and a cover of the Cure's song "Just Like Heaven", the latter of which was the theme song of the film Just like Heaven.
The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie have toured extensively as co-headliners in recent years, and both Ben Gibbard-led groups are now confirmed to anchor the lineup for the Just Like Heaven ...
The Cure frontman Robert Smith says performing songs from the band's newly-released album, Songs Of A Lost World, helped him deal with the grief of losing close family members in recent years.