The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band\\\'s increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of Pornography (1982), the band\\\'s future was uncertain and Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired. With the 1982 single \\\"Let\\\'s Go to Bed\\\" Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band\\\'s music. The Cure\\\'s popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in the United States where the songs \\\"Just Like Heaven\\\", \\\"Lovesong\\\" and \\\"Friday I\\\'m in Love\\\" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world. The band is estimated to have sold 27 million albums as of 2004. The Cure have released thirteen studio albums and over thirty singles during the course of their career. Background information Origin Crawley, England, United Kingdom Genres Alternative rock, gothic rock, New Wave, post-punk Years active 1976–present Labels Fiction, Suretone, Geffen, Polydor, Elektra, Asylum, Sire Associated acts Malice, Easy Cure, The Glove, Siouxsie & The Banshees Members Robert Smith Porl Thompson Simon Gallup Jason Cooper Former members Lol Tolhurst Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Phil Thornalley Andy Anderson Boris Williams Roger O\\\'Donnell Perry Bamonte \"The Walk\" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their album Japanese Whispers. Known to be the only Cure song that Robert Smith\'s mother liked up to that point, \"The Walk\" was something of a commercial breakthrough for the group with regard to their singles output, peaking at #12 to give them their first entry into the UK top 20. It was also the first of their 17 consecutive Irish top 20 hits between 1983 and 1992. One of the three B-sides is \"Lament\", which is a re-recording of a promo-single released in late 1982 for the Flexipop magazine. Unlike the earlier version, which was garbled and experimental, the lyrics are understandable and the music has better flow. Remixes of the song also appear on The Cure\'s remix album Mixed Up and the remixed compilation album Future Retro. Single by The Cure Released June 27, 1983 Format 7\" Genre New Wave, Synth-pop Length 3:33 Label Fiction Records Producer Steve Nye