The Cure Shares “Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix)” as Song Becomes Legendary Band’s First to Hit a Billion Spotify Streams
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“Boys Don’t Cry” is one of the signature songs released by The Cure over the course of the English band’s legacy — and it now holds a milestone, recently becoming the first song from Robert Smith and his colleagues to reach one billion streams on Spotify.
Thanks to a resurgence on the TikTok charts in the U.S. and the U.K., the song has received a boost in recent months, helping elevate its profile enough to hit that one billion mark.
To celebrate, the Cure has a new 12″ vinyl, 7″ vinyl, CD and digital release lined up — as well as the premiere of “Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix).”
Here’s a bit about the song’s recording history and what makes this revisiting special, per a news release:
The song went on to become one of the band’s signature tracks and achieved international success in 1986, when Robert Smith re-recorded the vocal and remixed the backing track. Although this new version was created to promote the best of collection Staring At The Sea – The Singles, the LP itself featured the original recording, and the 7-inch version of Boys Don’t Cry (New Voice – New Mix), now retitled Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix), is being released digitally for the first time.
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The Cure has several international live dates lined up for 2026:
June 2026
3rd – 7th – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
7th – North Festival, Porto, Portugal
12th – Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf, Austria
14th – Firenze Rocks, Florence, Italy
19th – Isle of Wight Festival, UK
20th – Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
24th – Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, UK
26th – Marley Park, Dublin, Ireland
28th – Belsonic, Belfast, UK
July 2026
1st – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
3rd – Open’er Festival, Gdynia, Poland
5th – Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
8th – Pohoda Festival, Trenčin, Slovakia
10th – Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
11th – Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
12th – Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
15th – Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece
16th – 19th – Electric Castle, Cluj, Romania
17th – Phill Good Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
24th – Festival De Nimes, Nimes, France
25th – Festival De Nimes, Nimes, France
26th – Festival De Nimes, Nimes, France
August 2026
12th – Øyafestivalen, Oslo, Norway
13th – 15th – Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden
21st – Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, UK
23rd – Summer Sessions, Edinburgh, UK
30th – Rock En Seine, Paris, France
See also:
Perry Bamonte, Guitarist/Keyboardist of The Cure, Dies at 65: ‘A Warm Hearted and Vital Part of the Cure Story’
The Cure — ‘The Show of a Lost World: Troxy Live’ Set for Blu-ray/DVD Release Dec. 13
Glastonbury 2025: Watch Robert Smith of The Cure Join Olivia Rodrigo for “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven”
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