{{lead too short|date=August 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox album | name = 4:13 Dream | type = studio | artist = [[the Cure]] | cover = 4.13 Dream Cover.jpg | alt = A crude drawing of two faces on a colorful background | released = 27 October 2008 | recorded = 2006–2008 | studio = | genre = *[[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boland |first=Casey |date=2008-11-05 |title=Review: The Cure, '4:13 Dream' |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-cure-413-dream/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212183831/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-cure-413-dream/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[indie rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2024 |title=Review The Cure 4:13 Dream |url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/the-cure/413-dream/ |website=scenepointblank}}</ref> *[[funk rock]]<ref name="The Cure - 4:13 Dream">{{Cite web |title=The Cure - 4:13 Dream |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/review/CID/120/N/413-Dream.utr |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=UnderTheRadarNZ |language=en}}</ref> *[[gothic rock]]<ref name="The Cure - 4:13 Dream">{{Cite web |title=The Cure - 4:13 Dream |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/review/CID/120/N/413-Dream.utr |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=UnderTheRadarNZ |language=en}}</ref> *[[psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cure |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/cure/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Trouser Press |language=en-US |archive-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725210544/https://trouserpress.com/reviews/cure/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[garage rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daltonpublished |first=Stephen |date=2024-12-03 |title=All hail the goth Led Zeppelin: Every album by The Cure ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-cure-albums-ranked |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Louder |language=en-GB}}</ref> | length = 52:28 | label = * Suretone * [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] | producer = * [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] * Keith Uddin | prev_title = [[The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure]] | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = [[Bestival Live 2011]] | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = 4:13 Dream | type = studio | single1 = [[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]] | single1date = 13 May 2008 | single2 = [[Freakshow (The Cure song)|Freakshow]] | single2date = 13 June 2008 | single3 = [[Sleep When I'm Dead]] | single3date = 13 July 2008 | single4 = [[The Perfect Boy]] | single4date = 13 August 2008 }} }}
'''''4:13 Dream''''' is the thirteenth studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Cure]], released on 27 October 2008 by Suretone and [[Geffen Records]]. It was produced by [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] and Keith Uddin.
The album was preceded by four singles, all of which were released on 13th of each month, starting in May with "[[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Chris |title=BBC - Music - Review of The Cure - 4:13 Dream |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6jcz/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> and ending in August with "[[The Perfect Boy]]". The band also released a remix EP in September, also on the 13th, titled ''[[Hypnagogic States]]'' (2008), which featured remixes from [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uncut |date=2008-11-12 |title=The Cure - 4:13 Dream |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/the-cure-413-dream-6983/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Uncut |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was the band's last album of original material until ''[[Songs of a Lost World]]'' (2024).
It received mixed reception from critics, with many feeling it was too similar to the band's previous output.
== Production == Some songs featured on the album were recycled demos from earlier album sessions. One track was from the 1990s and two were from the 1980s, including "[[Sleep When I'm Dead]]", which was originally written for the 1985 album ''[[The Head on the Door]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 2008 |title=Fall Music Preview |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=34 |issn=0035-791X}}</ref><ref name="Crandall">{{Cite magazine|last=Crandall|first=Bill|date=18 June 2004|title=The Cure's Discography: Robert Smith Looks Back|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cures-discography-robert-smith-looks-back-246129/|access-date=15 June 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623021125/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cures-discography-robert-smith-looks-back-246129/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Smith co-produced the album with the assistance of Keith Uddin. Apart from the four band members and Uddin, no one was allowed in the recording sessions, in order to limit distractions. Smith said the band no longer screamed at each other over disagreements and that "The feeling in the studio [was] electric".<ref name="Crandall"/> Guitarist [[Porl Thompson]] rejoined The Cure after quitting for several years to focus on his visual art career.
=== Outtakes === ''4:13 Dream'' was originally intended to be a [[double album]]; however, frontman [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] confirmed in interviews that this idea was scrapped, despite the fact that 33 songs had been recorded.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2008 |title=The Cure Announce Return |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-cure/41675-the-cure-announce-return |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728122149/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-cure/41675-the-cure-announce-return |archive-date=28 July 2012 |access-date=18 April 2013 |publisher=[[MTV UK]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=9 July 2007 |title=The Cure Seeing Double on 13th Studio Album |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051024/the-cure-seeing-double-on-13th-studio-album |access-date=18 April 2013 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Therefore, at least 20 additional songs were recorded for the album that did not make the final cut, with four being used for B-sides. Robert Smith has said, "Compiling a single CD album required a different approach (for one thing there was no longer the time to 'spread out' and connect the different moods as I had originally intended) and as a consequence a number of (my favourite!) slower songs and instrumental pieces were left unfinished and unreleased."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=1 April 2014 |title=Robert Smith Explains the Cure's '4:14 Scream' Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-smith-explains-the-cures-forthcoming-414-scream-album-242354/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906133134/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-smith-explains-the-cures-forthcoming-414-scream-album-242354/ |archive-date=6 September 2019 |access-date=23 December 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> He also believed a double album version would be a limited release, mixed by himself, while the single album release would be compiled by the record company. He mentioned songs making the album included "Lusting in Your Mind", which he called "[[Hard rock|heavy rock]]", "Christmas Without You", which would go on to become "It Can Never Be The Same" and see release on ''[[Curaetion 25|40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary)]]'' (2018), "The Hungry Ghost", and "The Perfect Boy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2008-09-12 |title=The Cure Seeing Double On 13th Studio Album |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608886 |access-date=2025-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912004432/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608886 |archive-date=12 September 2008 }}</ref> Only the last two tracks would see release on the album, with the first track remaining unreleased. Smith attested that the album would mostly comprise the upbeat songs the band recorded, while the darker songs may be released on another album.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} {| class="wikitable" |+B-Sides / Outtakes !Title !Release |- |"NY Trip" |[[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]] |- |"All Kinds of Stuff" |[[Freakshow (The Cure song)|Freakshow]] |- |"Down Under" |[[Sleep When I'm Dead]] |- |"Without You" |[[The Perfect Boy]] |- |"Lusting in Your Mind" |Unreleased |- |"Please Come Home" |Unreleased |- |"Christmas Without You" (It Can Never Be the Same) |''[[Curaetion 25|40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary)]]'' |} Shortly after the release of ''Songs of a Lost World'', Smith said that there are 14 or 15 songs from the ''4:13 Dream'' sessions that remain unreleased, which he has considered releasing in some form.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cure's Robert Smith teases "companion piece" to Songs Of A Lost World with the "saddest" song of all |url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-cure/robert-smith-talks-next-album-with-saddest-song/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Radio X |language=en}}</ref>
== Promotion == On 6 October 2007, the Cure played the first song from the upcoming album, "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project") at the Download Festival in Mountain View, California as part of their [[4Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45137-the-cure-postpone-fall-tour-until-spring |title=Pitchfork: The Cure Postpone Fall Tour Until Spring |last=Thompson |first=Paul |date=24 August 2007 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=18 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221214804/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45137-the-cure-postpone-fall-tour-until-spring |archive-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following this, the band slowly introduced other songs from the album.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} In order to finish recording ''4:13 Dream'' by early 2008, they delayed their North American tour by eight months. Later in the tour, the band performed the songs "Underneath the Stars", "The Perfect Boy", "Sleep When I'm Dead", "Freakshow" (then titled "Don't Say Anything"), "The Only One" (then titled "Please Project") and "It's Over" (then titled "Baby Rag Dog Book") at various shows. Although rumoured to appear on the album from early reports,{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} another song, "A Boy I Never Knew", was omitted from the final track listing.
On 1 May 2008, the Cure posted a bulletin on their [[MySpace]] page saying that the thirteenth day of each month leading up to the release of the album (May, June, July and August) would see the release of a [[Single (music)|single]], including a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] from the album recording session that would not make the final cut.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The four outtakes used were: "NY Trip", "All Kinds of Stuff", "Down Under" and "Without You".
The first single, "[[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]]", was released on 13 May, followed by "[[Freakshow (The Cure song)|Freakshow]]" on 13 June, "[[Sleep When I'm Dead]]" on 13 July and "[[The Perfect Boy]]" on 13 August.
On 21 August the title of the album was announced online as ''4.13 Dream'',{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} corrected three days later to ''4:13 Dream''.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The official track listing was first revealed on the band's official website on 15 September.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
Smith also mentioned the "dark album" companion piece, and jokingly stated that he would like to have it released by his next birthday (21 April 2009).{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
On 11 October, the Cure performed ''4:13 Dream'' in its entirety at a free performance in the [[Archbasilica of St. John Lateran|Piazza San Giovanni]] in [[Rome]] that was recorded for the [[MTV Live (TV series)|MTV Live]] concert series. The album's release date was delayed yet again, and was ultimately released on 27 October.
== Release == On 1 May 2008, the Cure posted a bulletin on their [[MySpace]] page in which they confirmed that the album would be released on 13 September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-28 |title=The Cure Announce Return {{!}} The Cure {{!}} News {{!}} MTV UK |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-cure/41675-the-cure-announce-return |access-date=2025-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728122149/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-cure/41675-the-cure-announce-return |archive-date=28 July 2012 }}</ref>
On 16 July, Robert Smith announced that the album's release date would be pushed back to 13 October,{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} and in September's place, an [[Extended play|EP]] was released, entitled ''[[Hypnagogic States]]'', containing [[remix]]es of the four singles from ''4:13 Dream''.
''4:13 Dream'' was released on 28 October 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=17541&cmnt=1 |title=The Cure's New Album "''4:13 Dream''" Available Now! |date=28 October 2008 |website=TheCure.com |access-date=18 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630100732/http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=17541&cmnt=1 |archive-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It debuted at No. 16 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling about 24,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043587/acdc-fends-off-high-debuts-to-remain-no-1 |title=AC/DC Fends Off High Debuts to Remain No. 1 |last=Hasty |first=Katie |date=5 November 2008 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 April 2013 |archive-date=10 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910093844/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043587/acdc-fends-off-high-debuts-to-remain-no-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Critical reception === {{Music ratings | ADM = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/17/The-Cure-413-Dream.aspx |title=''4:13 Dream'' by The Cure reviews |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203033327/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/17/The-Cure-413-Dream.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC = 69/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/413-dream/the-cure/critic-reviews |title=Reviews for ''4:13 Dream'' by The Cure |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=18 April 2013 |archive-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313002009/http://www.metacritic.com/music/413-dream/the-cure/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic-review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/413-dream-mw0000495477 |title=''4:13 Dream'' – The Cure |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=4 July 2016 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |archive-date=10 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710130557/http://www.allmusic.com/album/413-dream-mw0000495477 |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev2Score = B<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-cure-413-dream,6767/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524051006/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-cure-413-dream,6767/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2011 |title=The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=O'Neal |first=Sean}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' | rev7Score = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/64940/the-cure-413-dream/ |title=''4:13 Dream'' |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |date=28 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Schiller |first=Mike |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411155131/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/the-cure-413-dream/ |archive-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/24/popandrock4 |title=Rock & pop review: The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev5Score = 8/10<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-cure/9962 |title=The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |work=[[NME]] |date=24 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Robinson |first=Martin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026031059/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-cure/9962 |archive-date=26 October 2008}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6Score = 6.7/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12380-413-dream/ |title=The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=31 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501041406/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12380-413-dream/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=270 |date=January 2009 |last=Segal |first=Victoria |page=113 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-13-dream-20081030 |title=''4:13 Dream'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=30 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |archive-date=6 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306182609/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-13-dream-20081030 |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev10Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7-GZm2de98C&pg=PA108 |title=Mr. Smith Regrets |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=24 |issue=12 |date=December 2008 |last=Walters |first=Barry |page=108 |issn=0886-3032 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> | rev11 = ''[[The Times]]'' | rev11Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4986374.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110616085902/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4986374.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2011 |title=The Cure: ''4:13 Dream'' |work=[[The Times]] |date=25 October 2008 |access-date=18 April 2013 |last=Jelbert |first=Steve |url-access=subscription }}</ref> }}
''4:13 Dream'' earned a score of 69 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on "generally favourable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> ''[[NME]]'' – which editor Mark Beaumont had just announced they will award the band 'godlike genius' title – praised it as a quintessential Cure record,<ref name="NME"/> Other journalists criticised the album's [[Record producer|production]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2008/10/album-review-413-dream/ |title=The Cure – ''4:13 Dream'' [review] |last=Young |first=Alex |date=30 October 2008 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=3 October 2017 |archive-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731161333/https://consequence.net/2008/10/album-review-413-dream/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/00617-the-cure |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715083240/http://thequietus.com/articles/00617-the-cure |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |title=Reviews ''4:13 Dream'' The Cure |last=Doran |first=John |date=27 October 2008 |work=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> and its overly comfortable<ref name="Pitchfork"/> and lightweight<ref name="allmusic-review"/> songwriting.
''[[Evening Standard]]'' gave the album an 8.0 score and stated: "This is a big guitar record: the six-string blizzard of It’s Over and the wah-wah squalls of Switch are particularly notable."<ref name="anydecentmusic.com">{{Cite web |title=4:13 Dream by The Cure reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/17/The-Cure-413-Dream.aspx |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=www.anydecentmusic.com |archive-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203033327/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/17/The-Cure-413-Dream.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
Barry Walters of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' praised the album declaring it the "densest and most detailed effort ever. At times, it sounds as though a dozen or more simultaneous guitars are tangling with Smith’s iconic teased-hair tendrils, each one snarling and strumming and buzzing away at him as equally psychedelic vocal effects twist his familiar squeal into uncommon swirls." Walters added, "''4:13 Dream'' is the rare Cure effort that takes a middle path neither dominated by dirges nor flooded in syrup," and said "no single cut announces itself as a Cure classic." but found "Underneath the Stars" as a highlight, comparing it to ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]]''. He felt the album was an improvement from the "overly heavy, underachieving [[The Cure (The Cure album)|self-titled]] punt," and concluded "Smith finally rewards long-time fans with a proper Cure album."<ref name="anydecentmusic.com"/>
"''4:13 Dream'' is one of the best Cure albums in years..." declared ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''. "What's really impressive about The Cure in 2008 is how alive they sound. ''4:13'' is a schizophrenic beast, unconcerned with current trends or former glories, and hellbent on making mischief of expectations."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Catherine|last=Yates|title=The Hard Stuff: Albums|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|date=January 2009|issue=127|page=90}}</ref> Sean O'Neal of ''The A.V Club'' noted "while it's too familiar to be revelatory, it's invigorating all the same." and noted the funk sound brought by guitarist [[Pearl Thompson|Porl Thompson]], saying, "Smith sounds like he's clawing his way out of a self-pitying funk" and "it's good to know he still has some fight left."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-24 |title=The Cure: 4:13 Dream {{!}} Music {{!}} Music Review {{!}} The A.V. Club |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-cure-413-dream,6767/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524051006/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-cure-413-dream,6767/ |archive-date=24 May 2011 }}</ref>
==Post release== In April 2014, Robert Smith announced that the band would release an album called ''4:14 Scream'' later that year, which would contain 14 of the outtakes from the 2007 recording sessions. Additionally, a limited-edition double album titled ''4:26 Dream'' was also mooted, which would contain 26 non-album songs and/or remixes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Caitlin|url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/5170/20140401/robert-smith-clarifies-statements-about-the-cures-4-13-dream-4-14-scream-releases-says-three-new-albums-are-in-the-works.htm|title=Robert Smith clarifies statements about the Cure's '4:13 Dream', '4:14 Scream' releases, says three new albums are in the works|website=Music Times|date=1 April 2014|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129143101/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/5170/20140401/robert-smith-clarifies-statements-about-the-cures-4-13-dream-4-14-scream-releases-says-three-new-albums-are-in-the-works.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2014-04-01 |title=Robert Smith Explains the Cure's '4:14 Scream' Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-smith-explains-the-cures-forthcoming-414-scream-album-242354/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> To date, these albums of outtakes remain unreleased.
An official remix of "It's Over" by Smith, the "Whisper Mix", appears on the 2018 release of ''[[Torn Down]]''.
In a 2024 interview on the [[BBC]] podcast ''Sidetracked with Annie and Nick'', Smith has since shown regret and distaste towards the form in which the album was released saying, “It was nowhere near what I wanted it to be”. His plans of making it an "expansive" double album, which would've featured instrumental tracks, were disrupted by the record company insisting it should be condensed into a single album release. He described the original idea for the album as “like a [[fever dream]]" He feels as a single album its running time was too long and the compromises made to the album caused his perception of the music industry to become more negative, which he claims made him more reluctant to release new material.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Robert Smith reveals he's never liked The Cure's '4:13 Dream' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/robert-smith-regret-the-cure-413-dream/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_lyrics = [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] | all_music = Smith, [[Simon Gallup]], [[Jason Cooper]], [[Porl Thompson]] | title1 = Underneath the Stars | length1 = 6:17 | title2 = [[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]] | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = The Reasons Why | length3 = 4:35 | title4 = [[Freakshow (The Cure song)|Freakshow]] | length4 = 2:30 | title5 = Sirensong | length5 = 2:22 | title6 = The Real Snow White | length6 = 4:43 | title7 = The Hungry Ghost | length7 = 4:29 | title8 = Switch | length8 = 3:44 | title9 = [[The Perfect Boy]] | length9 = 3:21 | title10 = This. Here and Now. With You | length10 = 4:06 | title11 = [[Sleep When I'm Dead]] | length11 = 3:51 | title12 = The Scream | length12 = 4:37 | title13 = It's Over | length13 = 4:16 | total_length = 52:28 | title_width = 740px }}
== Personnel == '''The Cure''' * [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] – vocals, guitar, six-string bass, keyboards, producer, [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Audio engineering|engineering]] * [[Porl Thompson]] – guitar * [[Simon Gallup]] – bass * [[Jason Cooper (musician)|Jason Cooper]] – drums, percussion, loops
'''Additional musicians''' * Smud – extra percussion, programming * Catsfield Sub Rhythm Trio – handclaps
'''Production''' * Keith Uddin – producer, mixing, engineering * Matt Hendry – assistant engineer * Simon Wakeling – assistant engineer * Daren Butler – studio assistant * [[Brian Gardner]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''4:13 Dream'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak <br /> position |- {{album chart|Australia|30|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Austria|28|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|23|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|10|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|19|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|38|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|8|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Germany|21|id=99863|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|46|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=19 December 2021}} |- {{album chart|Italy|8|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|32|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Norway|17|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Poland|9|id=483|rowheader=true|access-date=1 April 2022}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|52|date=20081102|rowheader=true|access-date=1 April 2022}} |- {{album chart|Spain|13|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|36|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=The Cure|album=4:13 Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|33|date=20081102|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|16|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|4|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=1 April 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=1 April 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|2|artist=The Cure|rowheader=true|access-date=30 December 2023}} |}
==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''4:13 Dream''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=The Cure|title=4:13 Dream|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|date=19 November 2008|access-date=22 March 2018}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|nocert=true|salesamount=97,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5893880/the-cure-announces-14th-studio-album-plans-new-trilogy-shows |title=The Cure Announces 14th Studio Album, Plans New 'Trilogy' Shows |magazine=Billboard |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5893880/the-cure-announces-14th-studio-album-plans-new-trilogy-shows |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Discogs master|32255}}
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