Standing on a Beach (titled Staring at the Sea in CD format in some countries) is a singles compilation released by the British rock band The Cure in May 1986, marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's title is taken from the opening lyrics of The Cure's debut single "Killing an Arab". The "New Voice - New Mix" of "Boys Don't Cry" (released as a single little over a fortnight before Standing on a Beach) is not featured on the album; thus the album's singles span only from 1978 to 1985. The same mix has never again been released onto a compilation album. Standing on a Beach (titled Staring at the Sea in CD format in some countries) is a singles compilation released by the British rock band The Cure in May 1986, marking a decade since the band's founding in 1976. The album's title is taken from the opening lyrics of The Cure's debut single "Killing an Arab". The "New Voice - New Mix" of "Boys Don't Cry" (released as a single little over a fortnight before Standing on a Beach) is not featured on the album; thus the album's singles span only from 1978 to 1985. The same mix has never again been released onto a compilation album. false 2025-11-08 03:40:17 1986 1986-01-01 1986-01-01 62 Alternative Rock New Wave 111622 2118158 e80ab4bb-02fc-4512-a3b9-6ce249fba8bf 69ee3720-a7cb-4402-b48d-a02c366f2bcf 030ab9b7-3e6b-3c51-8718-fda54bc1cfb1 /config/metadata/library/ad/adfe8972a384ca4aaf7249c0a8a0fef7/folder.jpg The Cure The Cure 1 1 02:21 1 2 03:38 1 3 02:35 1 4 02:55 1 5 04:55 1 6 03:39 1 7 03:35 1 8 04:28 1 9 04:14 1 10 04:22 1 11 03:33 1 12 03:29 1 13 03:39 1 14 03:40 1 15 02:56 1 16 03:40 1 17 04:11