"Mint Car" is the name of a single released by the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 group The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

 in 1996. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings

Wild Mood Swings

Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by British band The Cure, released in 1996 .-History:After Wish, it seemed The Cure was on the brink of being disbanded due to the departure of Porl Thompson and Boris Williams. Simon Gallup was also forced to take a vacation due to health problems, which...

, and reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 and #14 on the Billboard 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

Friday I'm in Love

"Friday I'm in Love" is a song by British rock band The Cure. It is the second single taken from the album Wish , and is among the band's most well-known songs...

".

The single included two remixes of the song, as well as three songs not available on the album. All of the b sides, except the remixes, would go on to appear in the 2004 box set Join the Dots.

Track listing

UK CD single 1

1. "Mint Car" - radio mix
2. "Home"
3. "Mint Car" - buskers mix

UK CD single 2

1. "Mint Car" - electric mix
2. "Waiting"
3. "A Pink Dream"

US CD single

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

French CD single

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

European CD single

1. "Mint Car" - radio mix
2. "Home"
3. "Waiting"
4. "A Pink Dream"

Use in Other Media

The song was used in the movie A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole. The screenplay by Colin Patrick Lynch focuses on two individuals whose relationship slowly evolves from lust to friendship to romance over the course of seven years...

(2005) and was included on the soundtrack.

The song is also mentioned in The Format

The Format

The Format was an American indie rock band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means. The band announced a hiatus on February 4, 2008. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music...

's song "Dead End" from their album Dog Problems

Dog Problems

Dog Problems is the second album and fourth release by American rock band, The Format. It was released on July 11, 2006, on The Vanity Label, The Format's own record label through their management company, Nettwerk. An MP3 version of Dog Problems leaked to the internet almost two months before its...

(2006).

The song was used in the movie Loser

Loser

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(2000) and was included on the soundtrack.

Personnel

• Robert Smith
  Robert Smith (musician)
  Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
  
  : vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup
  Simon Gallup
  Simon Jonathon Gallup is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure.-Early years:...
  
  : bass
• Perry Bamonte
  Perry Bamonte
  Perry Archangelo Bamonte is an Anglo-Italian musician best known for his work with The Cure.-Life and work:...
  
  : guitar
• Roger O'Donnell
  Roger O'Donnell
  Roger O'Donnell is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in the Psychedelic Furs, the Thompson Twins and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career.- Background :...
  
  : keyboards
• Mark Price: drums

Bob Thompson drums on "waiting".
Produced by Robert Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

 and Steve Lyon

Steve Lyon

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. All tracks except "A Pink Dream" mixed by Steve Lyon

Steve Lyon

Steve Lyon is a professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins.- References :...

 and Robert Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

. "A Pink Dream" mixed by Steve Whitfield and Robert Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

. All tracks written by Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

/Gallup/Bamonte/Cooper/O'Donnell.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Hot Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	14