Mint Car

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1996 single by The Cure

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::summary 1996 single by The Cure ::

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nameMint Car
coverTheCureMintCarUKDisc1.jpg
captionCD1 single cover
typesingle
artistthe Cure
albumWild Mood Swings
released
genreJangle pop
length3:29
lyricistRobert Smith
prev_titleThe 13th
prev_year1996
next_titleStrange Attraction
next_year1996
misc{{Extra album cover
headerAlternative covers
typesingle
coverTheCureMintCarUKDisc2.jpg
captionCD2 single cover
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| name = Mint Car | cover = TheCureMintCarUKDisc1.jpg | alt = | caption = CD1 single cover | type = single | artist = the Cure | album = Wild Mood Swings | B-side =

"Mint Car" is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the second single from their tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings in June 1996. It reached the top 20 in Finland and Iceland and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

Robert Smith has stated in an interview that he thought this song was better than the British top-10 hit "Friday I'm in Love". Smith said, "it was the single, and I thought it was a better song than 'Friday'. But it did absolutely nothing because we weren't the band at that time. The zeitgeist wasn't right. It taught me that sometimes there's a tipping point, and if you're the band, you're the band, even if you don't want to be, and there's nothing you can do about it."

Release

Released on 17 June 1996, the song reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single includes two remixes of the song, as well as three songs not available on the album. The "Busker's Mix" includes the acoustic guitar parts but omits electric guitar tracks. The "Electric Mix" contains the electric guitar parts, but leaves out the acoustic guitar. All of the B-sides, except the remixes, would go on to appear in the 2004 box set Join the Dots.

Critical reception

Chris Gerard of Metro Weekly was unenthusiastic of the song saying it was "utterly inconsequential" and "a pale imitation of far better guitar-based pop songs like "In Between Days" and “Friday I'm in Love.”Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone dismissed it as "shiny, happy, self-consciously clichéd"

Track listings

All tracks were written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, and Roger O'Donnell.

UK CD1

  1. "Mint Car"
  2. "Home"
  3. "Mint Car" (Buskers mix)

UK CD2

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

European CD1 and Australian CD single

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

European CD2 and US CD1

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

US CD2 and Canadian CD single

  1. "Mint Car" (Electric mix)
  2. "Waiting"
  3. "A Pink Dream"
  4. "Mint Car" (Buskers Mix)

Personnel

  • Robert Smith – writing, vocals, guitar, production, mixing
  • Simon Gallup – writing, bass
  • Perry Bamonte – writing, guitar
  • Jason Cooper – writing
  • Roger O'Donnell – writing, keyboards
  • Mark Price – drums
  • Bob Thompson – drums on "Waiting"
  • Steve Lyon – production, mixing on all tracks except "A Pink Dream"
  • Steve Whitfield – mixing on "A Pink Dream"

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1996) | Peak position | Australia (ARIA) | Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) | |---|---|---|---| | 100 | | | | | 3 | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1996)PositionIceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
13
75
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Release history

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RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.United StatesUnited KingdomUnited States
27 May 1996Alternative radio
17 June 1996Fiction
18 June 1996Contemporary hit radio
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References

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Cure – Galore: The Singles 1987–1997".
  2. (28 November 2006). "Pete Wentz Meets Robert Smith".
  3. (15 June 1996). "New Releases: Singles".
  4. Gerard, Chris. (16 October 2013). "The Cure's "Wild Mood Swings" revisited".
  5. DeCurtis, Anthony. (2 February 1998). "Wild Mood Swings".
  6. (1996). "Mint Car". [[Fiction Records]].
  7. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records.
  8. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records.
  9. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records.
  10. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records.
  11. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records, [[Elektra Records]].
  12. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records, Elektra Records.
  13. (1996). "Mint Car". Fiction Records, Elektra Records.
  14. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 04 Aug 1996". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
  15. (24 August 1996). "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.8. – 30.8. '96)". [[DV (newspaper).
  16. (2 January 1997). "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir.
  17. (27 December 1996). "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks".
  18. (17 May 1996). "Be on the Lookout".
  19. (14 June 1996). "Selected New Releases".

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