Studio Album · No. 13
4:13 Dream Songwriting Credits by The Cure
Produced by Robert Smith, Keith Uddin · Engineered by Keith Uddin, Matt Hendry, Simon Wakeling, Brian Gardner
Holds writing credit on 13 of 13 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 13 / 13 documented
Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Cure carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
On 4:13 Dream the music is credited to the whole band, with lyrics by Robert Smith, who co-produced the record with Keith Uddin. The album was originally planned as part of a double release, with a darker companion record that never materialized, leaving 4:13 Dream as the brighter, more pop-leaning half. Smith sequenced the album to move from upbeat songs toward heavier, gloomier closers, mirroring the band's emotional range. It marked the band's final studio album for sixteen years until Songs of a Lost World.
4:13 Dream arrived in late October 2008 and debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 on about 24,000 first-week copies. Four singles preceded it, one on the 13th of each month from May through August. Reviews were mixed, scoring 69 on Metacritic, with critics split between calling it a quintessential Cure record and finding the writing too comfortable.