Plans (album)
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| Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie | |||||
| Released | August 30, 2005 | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Indie rock | ||||
| Length | 44:28 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Chris Walla | ||||
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Plans is the fifth studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 30, 2005. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200[1] and was certified as a Gold Album on January 9, 2006[2]. As of September, 2007, Plans has sold 902,000 copies in the U.S.[3]. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006.
The vinyl release of this album features the bonus track "Talking Like Turnstiles". The Japanese release includes the bonus track "Jealousy Rides With Me".
"Stable Song", the final track on the album, is a re-recording of "Stability" from The Stability E.P..
In 2006, a DVD titled "Directions" was released. The DVD was an anthology of 11 short films all inspired by tracks of Plans.
Contents |
- "Marching Bands of Manhattan" (Gibbard) – 4:12
- "Soul Meets Body" (Gibbard) – 3:50
- "Summer Skin" (Gibbard/McGerr/Walla) – 3:14
- "Different Names for the Same Thing" (Gibbard) – 5:08
- "I Will Follow You into the Dark" (Gibbard) – 3:09
- "Your Heart Is an Empty Room" (Gibbard) – 3:39
- "Someday You Will Be Loved" (Gibbard/Walla) – 3:11
- "Crooked Teeth" (Gibbard/Walla) – 3:23
- "What Sarah Said" (Gibbard/Harmer) – 6:20
- "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" (Gibbard/Walla) – 4:31
- "Stable Song" (Gibbard) – 3:42
- "Talking Like Turnstiles" – 2:28 – vinyl-only bonus track; later released on the Crooked Teeth EP.
- "Jealousy Rides with Me" – 2:25 – Japanese bonus track, b-side to "Soul Meets Body" vinyl single.
- "Broken Yolk in Western Sky" – written during the Plans session, played live by Ben Gibbard at tsunami benefit concert.
- "Walking the Ghost" – written during the Plans session; played live by Ben Gibbard in pre-2004 election shows.
- "Start Again" – 2:38 – iTunes Exclusive Track with purchase of Plans.
- "Bad Reputation" – 4:16 – iTunes Exclusive Track with purchase of Plans.
- Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitars
- Chris Walla – guitars, keyboards
- Nick Harmer – bass
- Jason McGerr – drums