{"id":29721,"date":"2026-03-16T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-cure-high-was-released-33-years-ago-today-more-information-here\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:33:08","slug":"the-cure-high-was-released-33-years-ago-today-more-information-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-cure-high-was-released-33-years-ago-today-more-information-here\/","title":{"rendered":"34 years ago: THE CURE &#8211; &#8220;High&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"The Cure - High\" class=\"wp-image-29229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03-16-THE-CURE-High-Single-Kopie.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Cure<\/strong> released the lead single &#8220;High&#8221; from the album &#8220;Wish&#8221; on March 16, 1992. It topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks at No. 1, IR 6 and GB 8. In Australia and New Zealand, &#8220;High&#8221; is <strong>The Cure<\/strong>&#8216;s best-selling single. Commercially, the quiet love song was effusively praised. In the video clip, the band is on a kind of cloud castle and Robert Smith floats through the air on the colorful kite.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which item from The Cure will you add to your collection?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:8px\">*Die mit Sternchen markierten Linkempfehlungen sind Affilate-Links\/Partnerprogramm-Links, auf welche Du frei klicken kannst. 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Auf diese Weise kannst Du dazu beitragen, dass ein Teil der Kosten f\u00fcr diese Internetseite eingespielt werden kann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video for &#8220;High&#8221; here:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w9xXCK28wDU?si=e-iB30SNqH8UCHPe\" title=\"The Cure - High\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w9xXCK28wDU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cure released the lead single &#8220;High&#8221; from the album &#8220;Wish&#8221; on March 16, 1992. 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