Studio Album · No. 10
Wild Mood Swings Songwriting Credits by The Cure
Produced by Steve Lyon, Robert Smith · Engineered by Steve Lyon, Paul Corkett, Alan Moulder, Mark Saunders
Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Cure carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Wild Mood Swings lived up to its title by ranging across pop, jazz inflections and Latin rhythms, a deliberate stylistic spread after the more unified Wish. The music was again credited collectively to The Cure while Robert Smith wrote the lyrics, and Smith produced the record with Steve Lyon rather than longtime collaborator David M. Allen. Singles such as The 13th and Mint Car showed Smith pushing the band toward brighter, more eclectic arrangements. The album charted lower than its predecessors and is often viewed as the start of a commercial decline, though Smith initially regarded it as the band's best work.
The Cure's tenth album came out on 6 May 1996 and reached number nine in the UK and number 12 on the Billboard 200. It was their lowest-selling record in 12 years and the point where their album sales began to slide, though it still went gold in the US. Recording ran from late 1994 across two English country houses, St Catherine's Court and Haremere Hall.