| We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes | ||||
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| Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie | ||||
| Released | March 21, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at The Hall of Justice | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Barsuk | |||
| Producer | Chris Walla | |||
| Death Cab for Cutie chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [3] |
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]
Contents |
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.
All songs written by Ben Gibbard except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
N.B.: Although live recordings dating from before the album's publication suggest that the opening song was originally titled "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes", it is listed as "Title Track", and so is not a title track.
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]
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