Mint Car
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| Single by The Cure from the album Wild Mood Swings |
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| Released | June 17, 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | 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 United Kingdom charts and #14 at the U.S.A. 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".[citation needed]
The single included two remixes of the song, as well as three 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"
European CD single
- "Mint Car" - radio mix
- "Home"
- "Waiting"
- "A Pink Dream"
[edit] 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).
[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.
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