Plans (album)

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Plans
Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie
Released	August 30, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:28
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Chris Walla
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Okayplayer link Pitchfork (6.5/10) 8/30/05 PopMatters (7/10) 9/8/05 Tiny Mix Tapes link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone 8/22/05 Static and Feedback link
Death Cab for Cutie chronology
The John Byrd EP (2005) Plans (2005) Narrow Stairs (2008)

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 Platinum album on February 28, 2008[2]. 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 reworking of the song "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 1 Track listing 2 Extra tracks 3 Personnel 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Marching Bands of Manhattan" (Gibbard) – 4:12
2. "Soul Meets Body" (Gibbard) – 3:50
3. "Summer Skin" (Gibbard/McGerr/Walla) – 3:14
4. "Different Names for the Same Thing" (Gibbard) – 5:08
5. "I Will Follow You into the Dark" (Gibbard) – 3:09
6. "Your Heart Is an Empty Room" (Gibbard) – 3:39
7. "Someday You Will Be Loved" (Gibbard/Walla) – 3:11
8. "Crooked Teeth" (Gibbard/Walla) – 3:23
9. "What Sarah Said" (Gibbard/Harmer) – 6:20
10. "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" (Gibbard/Walla) – 4:31
11. "Stable Song" (Gibbard) – 3:42

[edit] Extra tracks

1. "Talking Like Turnstiles" – 2:28 – vinyl-only bonus track; later released on the Crooked Teeth EP.
2. "Jealousy Rides with Me" – 2:25 – Japanese bonus track, b-side to "Soul Meets Body" vinyl single, also appeared on the Heroes Soundtrack.
3. "Start Again" – 2:38 – iTunes Exclusive Track with purchase of Plans.
4. "Bad Reputation" – 4:16 – iTunes Exclusive Track with purchase of Plans.

[edit] Personnel

• Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitars
• Chris Walla – guitars, keyboards
• Nick Harmer – bass
• Jason McGerr – drums

[edit] External links

• Directions

v • d • e Death Cab for Cutie Ben Gibbard · Nick Harmer · Jason McGerr · Chris Walla Nathan Good · Michael Schorr Albums You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997) · Something About Airplanes (1998) · We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000) · The Photo Album (2001) · Transatlanticism (2003) · Plans (2005) · Narrow Stairs (2008) EPs The Forbidden Love E.P. (2000) · The Stability E.P. (2002) · Studio X Sessions E.P. (2004) · The John Byrd E.P. (2005) Singles "A Movie Script Ending" · "Stability" · "I Was a Kaleidoscope" · "We Laugh Indoors" · "The New Year" · "The Sound of Settling" · "Title and Registration" · "Soul Meets Body" · "Crooked Teeth" · "I Will Follow You into the Dark" · "I Will Possess Your Heart" · "Cath..." Other releases iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie Filmography Drive Well, Sleep Carefully · Directions Related articles Discography · ¡All-Time Quarterback! · The Postal Service · Barsuk Records · Atlantic Records · Fierce Panda Records