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"Missed the Boat" Single by Modest Mouse from the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Released March 20, 2007 Format CD Genre Indie rock Length 4:24 Label Epic Records Writer(s) Isaac Brock, Modest Mouse Producer Dennis Herring Modest Mouse singles chronology "King Rat"
(2007)"Missed the Boat"
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(2007)"Missed the Boat" is a song by American indie rock band Modest Mouse and is the sixth track on their 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. The song was released as the second single from that album and peaked at #24 in Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]
James Mercer of The Shins sings backup vocals on "Missed the Boat".[2]
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Music video
In 2007, Apple Inc. and Modest Mouse asked fans to direct and film a video for the song.[3] The contest ended on May 22, 2007. Christopher Mills, who also directed the "Float On" video, directed the green screen sequences used in the contest. The winning video, directed by Walter Robot, that is Christopher Louie and Bill Barminski, shows a robot who directed himself in a video about a robot who runs away from home.[4]
Another video, shown on MTV2 and Fuse TV, features segued segments of other submitted videos, with the winning video only appearing for five seconds.
Chart performance
Chart (2006) Peak
positionsU.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[1] 24 This song also appears in the Scrubs Episode "My Waste of Time" at the end of the show.
References
- ^ a b References for chart positions:
- ^ Maher, Dave (2007-01-03). "Pitchfork: News - January 3, 2007". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/2007/1/3/Stream_Modest_Mouse_Dashboard#40272.
- ^ Make Your Own Modest Mouse “Missed The Boat" Contest Official Rules
- ^ Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat Vote
External links
Modest Mouse Isaac Brock · Jeremiah Green · Eric Judy · Tom Peloso · Joe Plummer
Dann Gallucci · Johnny Marr · Jim Fairchild · Benjamin Weikel · John WickhartStudio albums Extended plays Other albums Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and Chocolate · Uncle Bunny Faces · Building Nothing Out of Something · Sad Sappy Sucker · Baron von Bullshit Rides AgainSingles "Broke" · "A Life of Arctic Sounds" · "Birds vs. Worms" · "Other People's Lives" · "Never Ending Math Equation" · "Whenever You See Fit" · "Heart Cooks Brain" · "Float On" · "Ocean Breathes Salty" · "The World at Large" · "Dashboard" · "King Rat" · "Missed the Boat" · "We've Got Everything" · "Little Motel" · "Satellite Skin" · "Autumn Beds" · "Perpetual Motion Machine"Labels Epic Records · Hit or Miss · K Records · Magic Eye Singles · Rebel Beat Factory · Sub Pop · Suicide Squeeze Records · Up RecordsRelated ArticlesArtists Categories:- Modest Mouse songs
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