We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is the second studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released March 21, 2000, on Barsuk Records. It is a concept album about a ruined relationship. It was ranked the 14th Greatest Indie Rock album of all time by Amazon.com.[4]
In 2011, Walla reflected upon the album stating: "That second record, especially, for years and years has been my favorite. I think that Codes and Keys might actually take its place. I haven’t said that as every record has come out, certainly. As I try to figure out what it is about that record that I react to so strongly – we started recording it like twelve years ago – dissecting all those elements and trying to reverse-engineer what happened, I’ve learned so much about what I value about songwriting and about performances."[5]
[edit] Cut songs
The Forbidden Love E.P. contains an acoustic version of "405" and an alternate version of "Company Calls Epilogue".
You Can Play These Songs with Chords + 10 contains a version of "Song for Kelly Huckaby" that Christopher Walla notes was for Facts. Another version of "Song for Kelly Huckaby" appears on The Forbidden Love E.P.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ben Gibbard except where noted.
| 1. |
"Title Track" |
3:29 |
| 2. |
"The Employment Pages" |
4:04 |
| 3. |
"For What Reason" |
2:52 |
| 4. |
"Lowell, MA" (Gibbard/Walla) |
3:28 |
| 5. |
"405" |
3:37 |
| 6. |
"Little Fury Bugs" |
3:48 |
| 7. |
"Company Calls" (Gibbard/Harmer/Walla) |
3:19 |
| 8. |
"Company Calls Epilogue" |
5:16 |
| 9. |
"No Joy In Mudville" (Gibbard/Harmer/Walla) |
6:03 |
| 10. |
"Scientist Studies" |
5:56 |
The song "405" is often incorrectly associated with California's I-405, but is referring to I-405 in Seattle, Washington. The band is from Bellingham and the lyrics describing the songwriter's drive south to Seattle to visit a girlfriend.[6]
[edit] Personnel
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Ben Gibbard – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, percussion, Casiotone, organ
- Nathan Good – drums on "The Employment Pages" and "Company Calls Epilogue"
- Nick Harmer – bass guitar
- Chris Walla – guitar, electric piano, backing vocals, percussion, glockenspiel, samples, production, mixing
- Additional personnel
[edit] References
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