Industry Apr 21, 2026

The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" and Early Influences

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

Originally published by MusicRadar
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The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" and Early Influences

The Cure's song, which has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, was created during Robert Smith's youth. He felt peer pressure to conform and was discouraged from showing emotion as an English boy at the time. This personal context shaped the creation of one of the band's definitive songs. Originally reported by MusicRadar.