The Cure and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me After 39 Years
Published on 08/08/2026 at 14:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Cure mark a 39-year anniversary on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. The double album arrived on May 5, 1987, and remains one of the band’s most expansive releases.
How the album spread out
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me runs across 18 tracks and showed The Cure working in a broader pop and rock range than on their earlier records. The album reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart, giving the band one of their strongest British chart results of the 1980s.
It also produced one of their best-known songs, Just Like Heaven. That track later helped define the album’s long afterlife, especially in the US alternative-rock canon.
Saturday and the long view
Saturday’s anniversary angle fits The Cure well because their catalog still draws from distinct eras rather than a single signature sound. The band’s shift from stark post-punk to fuller pop textures is part of why this 1987 set still matters.
The album’s 18-song length and double-disc format also separated it from the tighter running times that dominated much of the band’s early catalog. That scale gave The Cure room for contrast, from the reflective to the gleaming.
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What still defines them
The Cure’s catalog keeps returning to the contrast between melancholy and melody. That balance is already present on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, where the band stretched outward without losing its core identity.
Where The Cure stand
The Cure have no announced live date at present.
The Cure at a Glance
- Act: The Cure
- Genre: Alternative rock, post-punk, gothic rock
- Origin: Crawley, England
- Active since: 1978
- Lineup: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Jason Cooper, Reeves Gabrels, Perry Bamonte
- Key works: Seventeen Seconds (1980), Pornography (1982), Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989)
- Current album/single: Mixes of a Lost World
- Charts / certifications: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
- Next live date: no announced live date at present
Frequently Asked Questions about The Cure
When did The Cure release Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me?
It arrived on May 5, 1987.
How many tracks are on Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me?
The album contains 18 tracks and was issued as a double album.
What is The Cure’s strongest chart fact in this article?
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart, one of the band’s strongest 1980s results.
Disclaimer: This article is based on available background facts and uses an editorial anniversary angle for The Cure.
