"The Cure" is a song by Olivia Rodrigo from her third studio album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, released as the second single on May 22, 2026, by Geffen Records, and written with producer Dan Nigro. Blending alternative rock, indie rock, and pop, the track explores themes of doubt and emotional isolation, earning critical acclaim and commercial success by topping charts in Australia, Ireland, and Singapore while reaching the top ten in the US and UK. The album's inspiration came from Rodrigo's time in London and the relationship of Sex and the City characters Miranda and Steve, which she cited as a direct influence on her songwriting. Rodrigo announced the single on May 19, 2026, calling it her "favorite song" and the "thesis statement" of the record; its release coincided with World Goth Day, though she confirmed the title is not a reference to the band The Cure. The four-minute-and-57-second track builds from rapid acoustic guitar strumming into a climactic, string-accompanied coda, with critics comparing its somber, restrained atmosphere to 1990s alternative rock acts like The Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters.