"Mint Car" is a song by English rock band

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, released as the second single from their tenth studio album ''

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'' in June 1996. It reached the top 20 in Finland and Iceland and peaked at number 31 on the

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Background

Robert Smith has stated in an interview that he thought this song was better than the British top-10 hit "

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". 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

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 were written by Robert Smith,

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, and

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. UK CD1 # "Mint Car" # "Home" # "Mint Car" (Buskers mix) UK CD2 # "Mint Car" (Electric mix) # "Waiting" # "A Pink Dream" European CD1 and Australian CD single # "Mint Car" (radio mix) # "Home" # "Waiting" # "A Pink Dream" European CD2 and US CD1 # "Mint Car" (radio mix) # "Home" US CD2 and Canadian CD single # "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

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 songs 1996 singles The Cure songs Elektra Records singles Fiction Records singles Songs written by Jason Cooper Songs written by Perry Bamonte Songs written by Robert Smith (musician) Songs written by Roger O'Donnell Songs written by Simon Gallup Jangle pop songs