| "Mint Car" | ||||||||||||
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| Single by The Cure | ||||||||||||
| from the album Wild Mood Swings | ||||||||||||
| Released | June 17, 1996 | |||||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||||||||||
| Length | 3:29 | |||||||||||
| Label | Fiction Records | |||||||||||
| Producer | Robert Smith Steve Lyon |
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"Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart and #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Robert Smith has stated in an interview that he thought this song was better and would be more well received than "Friday I'm in Love".
The single included two remixes of the song, as well as three songs not available on the album. All of the b sides, except the remixes, would go on to appear in the 2004 box set Join the Dots.
Contents |
UK CD single 1
UK CD single 2
US CD single
French CD single
European CD single
The song was used in the movie A Lot Like Love (2005) and was included on the soundtrack.
The song is also mentioned in The Format's song "Dead End" from their album Dog Problems (2006).
The song was used in the movie Loser (2000) and was included on the soundtrack.
Bob Thompson drums on "waiting". Produced by Robert Smith and Steve Lyon. All tracks except "A Pink Dream" mixed by Steve Lyon and Robert Smith. "A Pink Dream" mixed by Steve Whitfield and Robert Smith. All tracks written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 100 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] | 20 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] | 31 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 58 |
| US Hot Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 14 |