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The Bird and the Bee Sides is a double EP by the American band Relient K. In the United States it was released on July 1, 2008.[1]

The double EP is contained on a single disc and contains the The Nashville Tennis EP and The Bird and the Bee Sides. The Nashville Tennis EP includes 13 tracks of new material that allowed the band to explore their sound a bit by allowing other band members, besides Thiessen and Hoopes, to compose/record a few tracks, as well as adding some influences from Country music and Ska. The Bird and the Bee Sides contained tracks which had previously been released on hard-to-come-by records. [2][3]

The EPs debuted at #25 on the Billboard Top 200, with approximately 20,000 albums sold.[4] It peaked at #6 on iTunes Top Albums chart[citation needed], and #2 on iTunes Top Alternative Albums chart[citation needed]. The song "At Least We Made It This Far" reached #16 on iTunes Top Alternative Songs.[citation needed]

Track listing

The Nashville Tennis EP

No.TitleLength
1."Where Do I Go from Here"2:15
2."The Scene and Herd"2:53
3."At Least We Made It This Far"2:53
4."The Last, the Lost, the Least" (written and vocals by bassist, John Warne.)2:25
5."The Lining Is Silver"3:41
6."There Was No Thief" (re-recorded version of, "The Thief", off the EP Apathetic EP.)3:22
7."No Reaction" (written and vocals by drummer, Ethan Luck.)1:03
8."Curl Up and Die"4:08
9."You'll Always Be My Best Friend" (written and vocals by Matt Hoopes and Matt Thiessen)1:39
10."There Was Another Time in My Life"2:51
11."Beaming"1:00
12."I Just Want You to Know"2:57
13."Bee Your Man" (written by Jonathan Schneck, and vocals by Ethan Luck.)1:38
Total length:71:09

The Bird and the Bee Sides

No.TitleLength
14."Up and Up (Acoustic)" (originally released on the Australian-only release, Must Have Done Something Right EP.)4:06
15."Wit's All Been Done Before" (originally released on the EP, Employee of the Month EP.)3:30
16."The Vinyl Countdown" (originally released on the EP, The Vinyl Countdown.)2:49
17."For the Band" (originally released on the EP, Employee of the Month EP.)4:15
18."Nothing Without You" (originally released on the EP, The Vinyl Countdown.)4:14
19."A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned" (originally released on the EP, Employee of the Month EP.)2:19
20."Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying" (originally released on the EP, The Vinyl Countdown.)0:32
21."Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (Wannabe Ska Version)" (originally released on the EP, The Vinyl Countdown.)0:41
22."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)" (originally released on the single release of, Who I Am Hates Who I've Been.)3:18
23."Here I Go (Demo)"2:34
24."The Stenographer (Demo)"2:30
25."Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)" (originally released on the EP, The Creepy EP.)3:58
26."Hope for Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)" (originally released on the Australian-only release, Must Have Done Something Right EP.)3:26

Bonus material

Those who pre-ordered The Bird and the Bee Sides received two "instant song downloads" ("Up and Up" and "The Lining Is Silver"), a Relient K and Gotee Records sticker pack[5], and a collector's-edition postcard[5].

Online scavenger hunt

Relient K held a scavenger hunt for tracks that were meant to be made available on The Bird and the Bee Sides, but due to various issues the band decided to release them in an Online Scavenger Hunt.[6]. The clues lead to Hope For Every Fallen Man, Where Do I Go (Acoustic), and Just Between You and Me.

Samples of the tracks:

Personnel

Band

Other Personnel

References

  1. ^ Relient K - News
  2. ^ ""Dear Everyone That Pays Attention To Our Band"". Matthew Thiessen's Pack Of Wild Blogs. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  3. ^ "Bird and Bee Sides Cover Art". Absolute Punk.net. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Relient K
  5. ^ a b Skyroo.com: Relient K: The Bird and the Bee Sides - Official Pre-Order Store
  6. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=321933
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