Misery Is a Butterfly

Misery Is a Butterfly
Studio album by Blonde Redhead
Released	March 15, 2004
Recorded	Longview Farm Studios, The Magic Shop, Sterling Sound, March 16, 2003 - May 3, 2003
Genre	Dream Pop, Art rock
Length	45:34
Label	4AD
Producer	Guy Picciotto
Blonde Redhead chronology
Melodie Citronique (2000) Misery Is a Butterfly (2004) 23 (2007)
Singles from Misery Is a Butterfly
"Elephant Woman" Released: March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23) "Equus" Released: July 4, 2004 (2004-07-04) "Melody" Released: Promo Single

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)
PlayLouder
Rolling Stone
Stylus Magazine	(B+)

Misery Is a Butterfly is the sixth studio album by Blonde Redhead, released in 2004.

Track listing

1. "Elephant Woman" – 4:49
2. "Messenger" – 3:21
3. "Melody" – 4:36
4. "Doll Is Mine" – 3:06
5. "Misery Is a Butterfly" – 5:07
6. "Falling Man" – 3:26
7. "Anticipation" – 4:04
8. "Maddening Cloud" – 3:20
9. "Magic Mountain" – 3:02
10. "Pink Love" – 6:13
11. "Equus" – 3:50

Notes

The song "Elephant Woman" was featured over the end credits of the 2005 film Hard Candy. The song "Misery Is a Butterfly " was featured over the end of the 2008 film Tout est parfait. Additionally, the song features a drum sample from Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together". The song "Messenger" was also featured in the Me and You and Everyone We Know trailer, a film by Miranda July. The poster for the German Misery Is A Butterfly tour was designed by Stefan Guzy.

Personnel

• All songs written and played by Blonde Redhead.
• Additional production provided by Ryan Hadlock
• Additional studio engineering by Chris Evans, John Goodmanson, and Juan Garcia.
• Mastered by Greg Calbi.
• Bass guitar played by Skuli Sverrisson.
• Strings by Eyvind Kang and Jane Scarpantoni
• String arrangements by Eyvind Kang and Blonde Redhead
• Violins and viola lent courtesy of Viseltear and Young Violins.

External links

• Misery Is a Butterfly at MusicBrainz
• Misery Is a Butterfly at Metacritic