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"Gun Has No Trigger"
Single by Dirty Projectors
from the album Swing Lo Magellan
ReleasedMarch 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)
Genre
Length3:27
LabelDomino Recording Company
Songwriter(s)David Longstreth
Producer(s)David Longstreth
Dirty Projectors singles chronology
"Stilness Is the Move" "Gun Has No Trigger" "About to Die"

"Gun Has No Trigger" is a song by the American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors from their seventh album, Swing Lo Magellan.[1] It was written and produced by David Longstreth. The song was released digitally on March 30, 2012,[2] and on CD and vinyl on July 10, 2012.

Physical release

A limited-edition bundled version of the track, dubbed the "Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values", was released by Domino and included an 8x8" square vinyl single pressed on tablet thick audiophile-grade vinyl (equivalent to 200 GM @ 12"). The A-side had a 45-rpm version of "Gun Has No Trigger" and the B-side had an Akkadian cuneiform etching of the track's lyrics, translated by Dr. M. Willis Monroe. Only 1,000 copies of the bundle were produced.

References

  1. ^ Neyland, Nick (April 2, 2012). "Dirty Projectors: Gun Has No Trigger". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hear Dirty Projectors' Slick 'Gun Has No Trigger'". Spin. March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.