The Cure

The Cure lives in the middle ground — 47 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 8 quiet anchors and 10 songs where they let go completely.

The character of The Cure

Across the 65 The Cure songs we've measured, intensity averages 45/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from All Cats Are Grey (the calmest here, 11) to Shake Dog Shake (the most charged, 70), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1979–2024.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to One Hundred Years.

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The songs that hit hardest

The controlled burn

A Night Like This moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
And Nothing Is Forever moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
Taking Off moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
Boys Don't Cry moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Jumping Someone Else's Train moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Killing an Arab moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Three Imaginary Boys moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
A Forest moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1980
At Night moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1980
Play for Today moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1980
Seventeen Seconds moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1980
The Funeral Party moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1981
Let's Go to Bed moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1982
Catch moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Charlotte Sometimes moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
The Love Cats moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
The Walk moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Close to Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
In Between Days moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Kyoto Song moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Push moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Other Voices moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1986
How Beautiful You Are moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1987
Icing Sugar moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1987
Just Like Heaven moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1987
Like Cockatoos moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1987
Closedown moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1989
Disintegration moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1989
Fascination Street moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1989
Homesick moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1989
Lullaby moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1989
Pictures of You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1989
The Same Deep Water as You moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1989
A Letter to Elise moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
High moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1992
Open moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
Club America moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1996
The 13th moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1996
Cut Here moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2001
The End of the World moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
A Fragile Thing moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2024
Alone moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2024
Drone:Nodrone moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024
Endsong moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2024
Gone moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024
I Can Never Say Goodbye moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2024
Warsong moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2024

The quiet ones

Frequently asked about The Cure

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense The Cure song?

Of the 65 The Cure songs we've measured, “Shake Dog Shake” scores highest at 70/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest The Cure song?

“All Cats Are Grey” measures gentlest at 11/100. It runs 70 BPM. The songs here span 11–70 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is The Cure overall?

The Cure averages 45/100 intensity across 65 measured songs — right at our 46/100 catalog average.

What is the average tempo of The Cure?

The The Cure songs we've measured average about 115 BPM — upbeat.

Which The Cure songs are calm enough for background listening?

These measure in our gentlest band (steady level, no sudden shifts): “All Cats Are Grey”, “Sinking”, “10:15 Saturday Night”, “Primary”.

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