Mint Car

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". 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 June 17, 1996, the song reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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.

Impact

The song appeared in the films Loser (2000) and A Lot Like Love (2005) and was included on the respective soundtracks.

The song is mentioned in The Format's song "Dead End" from their album Dog Problems (2006).

Track listing

All tracks 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