Mint Car

"Mint Car"
Single by The Cure
from the album Wild Mood Swings
Released June 17, 1996
Format CD
Recorded 1995
Genre Alternative rock, new wave
Length 3:29
Label Fiction Records
Producer(s) Robert Smith
Steve Lyon
The Cure singles chronology
"The 13th"
(1996)		 "Mint Car"
(1996)		 "Strange Attraction"
(1996)
Alternative covers
UK CD single cover (Disc 2)
French CD single cover

"Mint Car" is a single released by the British group The Cure in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number 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.

Track listing

UK CD single 1

  1. "Mint Car" (radio mix)
  2. "Home"
  3. "Mint Car" (buskers mix)

UK CD single 2

  1. "Mint Car" (electric mix)
  2. "Waiting"
  3. "A Pink Dream"

US CD single

  1. "Mint Car" (electric mix)
  2. "Waiting"
  3. "A Pink Dream"
  4. "Mint Car" (buskers mix)

French CD single

  1. "Mint Car" (radio mix)
  2. "Home"

European CD single

  1. "Mint Car" (radio mix)
  2. "Home"
  3. "Waiting"
  4. "A Pink Dream"

Use in other media

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.

Personnel

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 performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 100
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 58
US Hot Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 14

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Cure – Mint Car". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "The Cure: Mint Car" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  3. ↑ "The Cure: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart.
  4. ↑ "The Cure Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for The Cure.
  5. ↑ "The Cure Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for The Cure. Nielsen Business Media.

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