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The Cure began writing and recording material for their thirteenth album in 2006.

Smith initially stated it would be a double album.

The Cure announced a last-minute postponement of their autumn 2007 North American 4Tour in August in order to continue working on the album, rescheduling the dates for spring 2008.

Titled 4: 13 Dream, the album was released in October 2008.

The group released four singles and an EP —" The Only One ", " Freakshow ", " Sleep When I'm Dead ", " The Perfect Boy " and Hypnagogic States respectively — on or near to the 13th of each month, in the months leading up to the album's release.

In February 2009, The Cure received the 2009 Shockwaves NME Award for Godlike Genius.