Mint Car

"Mint Car"
CD1 single cover
Single by the Cure
from the album Wild Mood Swings
B-side	"Home" "Waiting" "A Pink Dream"
Released	17 June 1996 (1996-06-17)
Genre	Jangle pop [1]
Length	3:29
Label	Fiction Elektra
Songwriters	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Perry Bamonte Jason Cooper Roger O'Donnell
Producers	Robert Smith Steve Lyon
The Cure singles chronology
"The 13th" (1996) "Mint Car" (1996) "Strange Attraction" (1996)
Alternative covers
CD2 single cover

UK CD1 [6] "Mint Car" "Home" "Mint Car" (Buskers mix) UK CD2 [7] "Mint Car" (Electric mix) "Waiting" "A Pink Dream" European CD1 and Australian CD single [8] [9] "Mint Car" (radio mix) "Home" "Waiting" "A Pink Dream"

European CD2 and US CD1 [10] [11] "Mint Car" (radio mix) "Home" US CD2 and Canadian CD single [12] [13] "Mint Car" (Electric mix) "Waiting" "A Pink Dream" "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 Chart (1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [14] 100 Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [15] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] 20 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [17] 3 Scotland Singles (OCC) [18] 47 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 31 US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 58 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [21] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [22] 13 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [23] 75

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	27 May 1996	Alternative radio	Fiction Elektra	[24]
United Kingdom	17 June 1996	CD cassette	Fiction	[3]
United States	18 June 1996	Contemporary hit radio	Fiction Elektra	[25]

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Cure – Galore: The Singles 1987–1997". Allmusic . Retrieved 27 December 2015.
2. "Pete Wentz Meets Robert Smith". Stereogum. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 15 June 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. Gerard, Chris (16 October 2013). "The Cure's "Wild Mood Swings" revisited". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
5. DeCurtis, Anthony (2 February 1998). "Wild Mood Swings". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. Mint Car (UK CD1 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records. 1996. FICCD 52, 576 967–2.
7. Mint Car (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records. 1996. FISCD 52, 576 969–2.
8. Mint Car (European CD1 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records. 1996. 576 971-2.
9. Mint Car (Australian CD single liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records. 1996. 0630151022.
10. Mint Car (European CD2 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records. 1996. 576 966-2.
11. Mint Car (US CD1 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records, Elektra Records. 1996. 64275-2.
12. Mint Car (US CD2 liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records, Elektra Records. 1996. 66012-2.
13. Mint Car (Canadian CD single liner notes). The Cure. Fiction Records, Elektra Records. 1996. CD 66012.
14. "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.
15. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3046." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
16. "The Cure: Mint Car" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
17. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.8. – 30.8. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 August 1996. p. 42. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
20. "The Cure Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
21. "The Cure Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
22. "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
23. "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 4, no. 53. 27 December 1996. p. 24.
24. "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report . No. 2105. 17 May 1996. p. 22.
25. "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1150. 14 June 1996. p. 37. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

External links

• Mint Car at Discogs (list of releases)