"The 13th" is the name of a single released by the British

United Kingdom

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 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...

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

The song went to #15 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 and #44 on the US Hot 100. The song was played very few times during the Swing Tour and never again since the tour.

Track listing

Version 1:

1. "The 13th" (Swing radio mix)
2. "It Used to Be Me"
3. "Adonais"
4. "Ocean"

Version 2:

1. "The 13th" (Two Chord Cool mix) - 4:09
2. "Ocean" - 3:29
3. "It Used to Be Me" - 6:57
4. "The 13th" (Killer Bee mix) - 4:16

"It Used to Be Me" can also be found as an extra track on the Japanese version of 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...

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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
• Jason Cooper: drums

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... )	15