An electropop, disco, Europop, and dance-pop song with elements of EDM music, it interpolates "Aquarela do Brasil", written by Brazilian composer Ary Barroso.

"Cure for Me" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song's empowering message and deemed the production as carnivalesque.

A live performance with Mexican musician Silvana Estrada, recorded in November 2021 in Mexico City, was released for streaming on 21 June 2023.

[1][4] The song's music video, which was dedicated to her LGBT fans, includes a scene where Aurora kisses one of her female dancers to convey that "every type of love is accepted and embraced" in her "queendom".

[5] The song "Cure for Me" was written in Australia, during Aurora's 2019 tour, before she thought of making music intended for her fourth studio album.

[7] The first song she finished writing from The Gods We Can Touch, it was written before the singer figured out the concept for the album with the completion of the lead single "Exist for Love".

"[22] The song opens with the singer's "soft yet soaring" vocals as it develops to a scale-spanning refrain backed by pulsing synthesizers, where she repeatedly sings "No, I don't need a cure for me".

[23][24] Multiple critics noted that the song's club-influenced production marked a significant departure from her previous musical style.

"[25] Andrew Trendell of NME also compared the song to Madonna's music, which he viewed as a stark contrast to the folk-pop sound critics used to classify her third studio album A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).

[28] Described by critics as "introspective" and "inquisitive",[29] the song is heavily inspired by the pseudoscientific practice of conversion therapy, used against LGBT individuals and the misconception that they need to "be cured".

[17] Although the singer admitted that she lacked a sense of belonging when growing up, she added that the support of her fans helped her feel closer to other people.

[28] As The Gods We Can Touch is heavily inspired by Greek mythology, Aurora said that she thought of Panacea, the goddess of remedy, when writing the song.

"[39] She also shared the cover art, which depicts her sitting "in a trippy, black-and-white-tiled room" while holding a court jester mask close to her face.

"[30] Hayden Godfrey for Under the Radar defined the song as a "dancy anthem that rails against conversion therapy, [...] almost overshadowed by its catchy and agile melodies.

[17] The video has 121 million views on YouTube as of March 2024 Aurora performed "Cure for Me" for the first time at the Splendour in the Grass festival on 24 July 2021.

[70][71][72] On 24 February 2022, Aurora sang the song during a Tiktok live stream in collaboration with Groovy Gecko to celebrate LGBT History Month in the United Kingdom.

[76] Organized by the Music Tourism Office of the city, led by Renee Mooi, the collaboration was made possible as both artists are signed to Glassnote Records.

[83] An emote based on the dance performed in the music video, including part of the song itself, was added to the game Fortnite on 13 February 2024.