One of the more poppy, mainstream songs by The Cure, “Friday I’m in Love” has been featured in so many pieces of media that it’s unlikely that anyone has never heard of the song. From Boys Don’t Cry to He’s Just Not That Into You, it’s on several movie soundtracks (some obviously much better than others). It’s been covered by other artists, parodied, and I’m not sure if it’s been used in commercials or not, but odds are that it has.

The thing about this song that I love so much, aside from its tempo and uplifting power, is that if taken literally, it could be “my” song. I’ve always been in love with Fridays, even though I usually work on Fridays and Saturdays. I think it’s just a carryover from my love of them in school, when I couldn’t wait for the weekend to begin, and that clean weekend slate—no matter how much homework or work in a restaurant it involved—beckoned me closer. “It’s Friday!” It whispered, and yes, I was in love with it.

Enjoy Robert Smith’s song here. And did you know that Smith was paranoid that he’d somehow stolen the beat of the song from someone else? Luckily, it turned out that he hadn’t, and the song made it to the studio.