Mint Car
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| "Mint Car" | ||
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| Single by The Cure | ||
| from the album Wild Mood Swings | ||
| Released | May 18, 1996 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:24 | |
| Label | Fiction Records | |
| Producer(s) | Robert Smith Steve Lyon |
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| Chart positions | ||
| The Cure singles chronology | ||
| "The 13th" (1996) |
"Mint Car" (1996) |
"Gone!" (1996) |
"Mint Car" is the name of a single and EP released by the British group The Cure in 1996 on Elektra Records. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the United Kingdom charts and #13 at the U.S.A. charts. Robert Smith has stated that he thought this song was better and would be more well received than "Friday I'm In Love". He said this in an interview.[citation needed]
The EP included two remixes of the song, as well as two songs not available on the album.
[edit] Track listing
UK CD single 1
- "Mint Car" - radio mix
- "Home"
- "Mint Car" - buskers mix
UK CD single 2
- "Mint Car" - electric mix
- "Waiting"
- "A Pink Dream"
US CD single
- "Mint Car" (Electric Mix)
- "Waiting"
- "A Pink Dream"
- "Mint Car" (Buskers Mix)
French CD single
- "Mint Car" (Radio Mix)
- "Home"
[edit] Use in Film
The song was used in the movie A Lot Like Love (2005) and was included on the soundtrack.
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Smith: vocals, guitar
- Simon Gallup: bass
- Perry Bamonte: guitar
- Roger O'Donnell: keyboards
- Mark Price: drums
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.
