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Mixes of a Lost World
Remix album by
the Cure
Released13 June 2025 (2025-06-13)
Length122:30
Label
The Cure chronology
Songs of a Lost World
(2024) 		Mixes of a Lost World
(2025)
Singles from Mixes of a Lost World
  1. "Alone (Four Tet Remix)"
    Released: 21 April 2025
  2. "I Can Never Say Goodbye (Paul Oakenfold 'Cinematic' Remix)"
    Released: 21 April 2025
  3. "Warsong (Chino Moreno Remix)"
    Released: 2 May 2025
  4. "Endsong (Orbital Remix)"
    Released: 16 May 2025
  5. "A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders Heartbroken Remix)"
    Released: 21 June 2025

Mixes of a Lost World is the third remix album by English rock band the Cure, released on 13 June 2025 by Fiction, and Polydor.[1][2] The album features 24 remixes of songs from the band's 2024 album Songs of a Lost World.[3]

Background

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The origins of Mixes of a Lost World come from a collection of unsolicited remixes of Songs of a Lost World tracks sent to Robert Smith who fancied them and was curious of how the whole album would sound entirely reinterpreted by others.[4] In December, Smith confirmed the "companion release" was to be released,[5] adding that there was yet a "third one which is completely different. It's really kind of random stuff, it's like late-night studio stuff."[6]

On 21 April 2025, the band announced a remix album, featuring reworks by artists including Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, and Orbital.[1][2] It is the third collection of remixes of the Cure songs, after Mixed Up (1990), and Torn Down (2018).[6]

The band announced that all of its recording royalties of Mixes of a Lost World will benefit the charity War Child UK, that supports children living with the effects of war and conflict,[1] similarly to the case of the live album Songs of a Live World Troxy London MMXXlV, recorded at The Cure's album launch show at the Troxy in East London.[7]

When inviting the Danish electronic musician Trentemøller to the project, Smith wrote him a direct email, asking "if [he]’d be up for remixing a track from the Cure album." He could choose whichever song.[8] Around the time of announcement of the project, the English electronic musician and DJ Four Tet have been closing his recent shows with his own remix of "Alone".[9]

Release

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The two-disc edition feature all eight tracks from the album in remixed form. A three-disc deluxe set includes additional eight remixes and reworks of each tracks from the original album, by artists including Chino Moreno of Deftones, Mogwai, and 65daysofstatic. Therefore, the three-disc version of Mixes of a Lost World features three versions of each original song in a remixed form.[10]

All editions of the remix album feature alternative artwork by the band's longtime collaborator Andy Vella.[7]

On 21 June 2025, an additional remix of "A Fragile Thing" by record producer Mark Saunders, was digitally released post-album, namely "A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders Heartbroken Remix)".[11][12]

Track listing

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Mixes of a Lost World track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Can Never Say Goodbye (Paul Oakenfold 'Cinematic' Remix)"4:15
2."Endsong (Orbital Remix)"6:23
3."Drone:Nodrone (Daniel Avery Remix)"5:20
4."All I Ever Am (meera Remix)"8:02
5."A Fragile Thing (Âme Remix)"5:33
6."And Nothing Is Forever (Danny Briottet & Rico Conning Remix)"5:28
7."Warsong (Daybreakers Remix)"6:17
8."Alone (Four Tet Remix)"6:16
9."I Can Never Say Goodbye (Mental Overdrive Remix)"7:10
10."And Nothing Is Forever (Cosmodelica Electric Eden Remix)"8:41
11."A Fragile Thing (Sally C Remix)"4:43
12."Endsong (Gregor Tresher Remix)"6:05
13."Warsong (Omid 16B Remix)"6:04
14."Drone:Nodrone (Anja Schneider Remix)"5:00
15."Alone (Shanti Celeste 'February Blues' Remix)"5:54
16."All I Ever Am (Mura Masa Remix)"6:39
17."I Can Never Say Goodbye (Craven Faults Rework)"9:03
18."Drone:Nodrone (JoyCut 'Anti-Gravitational' Remix)"6:22
19."And Nothing Is Forever (Trentemøller Rework)"4:58
20."Warsong (Chino Moreno Remix)"4:17
21."Alone (Ex-Easter Island Head Remix)"4:41
22."All I Ever Am (65daysofstatic Remix)"5:16
23."A Fragile Thing (The Twilight Sad Remix)"4:27
24."Endsong (Mogwai Remix)"10:46
Total length:122:30

Charts

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Chart performance for Mixes of a Lost World
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 3
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[16] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 21
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 29
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[19] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 5
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 86
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 9
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[27] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bowman, Ella (21 April 2025). "New Remix Collection – Mixes of a Lost World – Out 13th June". The Cure Official Site. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (21 April 2025). "The Cure Announce Mixes of a Lost World Remix Collection Featuring Chino Moreno, Paul Oakenfold, Four Tet & More". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ Trendell, Andrew (21 April 2025). "The Cure celebrate Robert Smith's birthday by announcing 'Mixes Of A Lost World'". NME. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ^ Strauss, Matthew (21 April 2025). "The Cure Recruit Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, Deftones' Chino Moreno, and More for New Songs of a Lost World Remix Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (9 December 2024). "Robert Smith on The Cure's new "companion piece" album that is "ready to go" and another of "completely random stuff"". NME. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (21 April 2025). "The Cure Announce 'Mixes of a Lost World' Remix Collection Featuring Chino Moreno, Paul Oakenfold, Four Tet & More". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b Lewrypublished, Fraser (21 April 2025). "The Cure launch 24-track Mixes Of A Lost World album, donate royalties to charity". Louder. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ^ Trentemøller (22 April 2025). "Ena Trentemøller (@trentemoller) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Four Tet (21 April 2025). "Four Tet (@fourtetkieran) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Sinclair, Paul (21 April 2025). "The Cure / Mixes of a Lost World". SuperDeluxeEdition. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  11. ^ A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders "Forever Heartbroken" Remix), 21 June 2025, retrieved 24 June 2025
  12. ^ "The Cure - A Fragile Thing (Mark Saunders Heartbroken Remix)". Album of The Year. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Lista prodaje (strano) 24. tjedan 2025. (09.06.2025. - 15.06.2025.)" (in Croatian). Top lista. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Top 200 Albums du semaine 25, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 25, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2025. 25. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 25, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  23. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 13.06.2025–19.06.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Cure – Mixes of a Lost World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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