Album
4:13 Dream
4:13 Dream is the thirteenth studio album by the Cure, released on 27 October 2008. Robert Smith produced it with Keith Uddin, and it came out through Suretone and Geffen Records. It follows the band's self-titled 2004 record and sits in a long run of albums that stretches from Three Imaginary Boys in 1979 to Songs of a Lost World in 2024. It was the last collection of new material the band put out until that 2024 release.
The run-up was unusually tidy. Four singles appeared on the 13th of consecutive months, starting with "The Only One" in May and finishing with "The Perfect Boy" in August. A remix EP, Hypnagogic States, followed on 13 September, with reworkings by Fall Out Boy and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Critics were mixed, and many felt it sounded too much like earlier Cure records. For devoted fans, it remains the final chapter before the long gap.
4:13 Dream: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 52:54Tracklist
- 1Underneath the StarsCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson6:18
- 2The Only OneCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson3:57
- 3The Reasons WhyCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:35
- 4FreakshowCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson2:30
- 5SirensongCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson2:23
- 6The Real Snow WhiteCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:43
- 7The Hungry GhostCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:30
- 8SwitchCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson3:44
- 9The Perfect BoyCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson3:21
- 10This. Here and Now. With YouCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:07
- 11Sleep When I’m DeadCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson3:52
- 12The ScreamCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:37
- 13It’s OverCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:17
- Produced by
- Robert Smith, Keith Uddin
- Recorded
- 2006–2008
- Labels
- Universal Music Ltda., Suretone, Geffen
- Length
- 52:54
Singles
- “The Only One” · 13 May 2008
- “Freakshow” · 13 June 2008
- “Sleep When I'm Dead” · 13 July 2008
- “The Perfect Boy” · 13 August 2008
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2008 | 16 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2008 | 33 |
| US Tastemaker · 2008 | 2 |
| US Alternative · 2008 | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2008 | 6 |
| French Albums · 2008 | 8 |
| Italian Albums · 2008 | 8 |
| Polish Albums · 2008 | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2008 | 10 |
| Spanish Albums · 2008 | 13 |
All 22 charts
| Swiss Albums · 2008 | 15 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2008 | 17 |
| Danish Albums · 2008 | 19 |
| German Albums · 2008 | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2008 | 23 |
| Austrian Albums · 2008 | 28 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2008 | 30 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2008 | 32 |
| Swedish Albums · 2008 | 36 |
| Dutch Albums · 2008 | 38 |
| Ireland 2 · 2008 | 46 |
| Scottish Albums · 2008 | 52 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Poland · 2008 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2008-10-24 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 October 2008 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 October 2008 | |
| Wikidata | 27 October 2008 | |
| US release | 27 October 2008 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 October 2008 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BR | Universal Music Ltda. | 602517642256 | other |
| 24 October 2008 | XE | Geffen | 602517642256 | original |
| 27 October 2008 | US | Geffen | 602517642256 | other |
| 28 October 2008 | US | Suretone Records | 602517867086 | other |
| 28 October 2008 | US | Geffen | 602517642256 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |