Mint Car

"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.

"Mint Car"
CD1 single cover
Single by the Cure
from the album Wild Mood Swings
B-side
  • "Home"
  • "Waiting"
  • "A Pink Dream"
Released17 June 1996
Recorded1995
GenreJangle pop[1]
Length3:29
LabelFiction
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Cure singles chronology
"The 13th"
(1996)		 "Mint Car"
(1996)		 "Strange Attraction"
(1996)
Alternative covers
CD2 single cover
Audio
"Mint Car" on YouTube

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".[2] 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."[2]

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.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Smith/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell.

CD 1

  1. "Mint Car" (Radio Mix)
  2. "Home"
  3. "Mint Car" (Buskers Mix)

CD 2

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

US CD

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

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 100
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[4] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 3
Scotland (OCC)[7] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 58
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 13

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Cure - Galore: The Singles 1987-1997". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Pete Wentz Meets Robert Smith". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 04 Aug 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 16 April 2020 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column indicates the single's highest position.
  4. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3046." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "The Cure: Mint Car" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.8. – 30.8. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 August 1996. p. 42. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  11. "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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