Wild Mood Swings
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| Wild Mood Swings | ||
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| Missing image The_Cure_-_Wild_Mood_Swings.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by The Cure | ||
| Released | May 21, 1996 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 61 min 34 sec | |
| Label | Fiction | |
| Producers | Steve Lyon, Robert Smith | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 3/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB580DCCC8EE56F890673D378DEAAC613A2E2B7B&uid=CADMR0411222204&sql=10:vt5ibks9jakz~T1) |
| The Cure Chronology | ||
| Wish (1992) | Wild Mood Swings (1996) | Bloodflowers (2000) |
Wild Mood Swings is the thirteenth album by British alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). "Club America" and "Want" mock the music and image of bands like Foo Fighters, Nirvana or The Beatles.
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Track listing
all songs by Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O'Donnell and Smith, except where noted
- "Want" - 5:06
- "Club America" (Bamonte, Cooper, Gallup, Smith) - 5:01
- "This Is a Lie" - 4:29
- "The 13th" - 4:08
- "Strange Attraction" - 4:19
- "Mint Car" - 3:32
- "Jupiter Crash" - 4:15
- "Round & Round & Round" - 2:38
- "Gone!" - 4:31
- "Numb" - 4:49
- "Return" - 3:28
- "Trap" - 3:37
- "Treasure" - 3:45
- "Bare" - 7:56
Personnel
- Robert Smith - bass, guitar, vocals
- Perry Bamonte - bass, guitar
- Jason Cooper - percussion, drums
- Simon Gallup - bass
- Roger O'Donnell - keyboard
Additional personnel
- Jesus Alemany - trumpet
- Ronald Austin - drums
- John Barclay - trumpet
- Mister Chandrashekhar - violin
- Steve Dawson - trumpet
- Sue Dench - viola
- Richard Edwards - trombone
- Sid Gauld - trumpet
- Will Gregory - saxophone
- Louis Pavlou - drums
- Leo Payne - violin
- Mark Price - drums
- Audrey Riley - cello
- Steve Sidwell - trumpet
- Chris Tombling - violin
Production
- Producers: Steve Lyon, Robert Smith
- Engineer: Steve Lyon
- Mixing: Paul Corkett, Spike Drake, Paul Q. Kolderie, Tom Lord-Alge, Steve Lyon, Alan Moulder, Tim Palmer, Mark Saunders, Adrian Maxwell Sherwood, Sean Slade, Robert Smith
- Mastering: Ian Cooper
- Arrangers: Ronald Austin, Sid Gauld, Will Gregory, Audrey Riley, Robert Smith
- Art direction: The Cure, Andy Vella
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 12 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "Mint Car" | Modern Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 1996 | "Mint Car" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 11 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | Modern Rock Tracks | 15 |
| 1996 | "The 13th" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |