Survival Car

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"Survival Car"
Single by Fountains of Wayne
from the album Fountains of Wayne
B-side "Comedienne"
Released 1997
Format CD, vinyl
Recorded 1996
Genre Power pop
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger
Producer(s) Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne singles chronology

"Sink to the Bottom"
(1997)
"Survival Car"
(1997)
"Barbara H."
(1997)

"Survival Car" was the third single by Fountains of Wayne, from their debut album also titled Fountains of Wayne. It was released in 1997[1] and charted in the UK at No. 53 on July 26, 1997.[2]

Backing vocals on "Survival Car" were performed by Dominique Durand of Ivy, a band which also featured the song's co-writer Adam Schlesinger.[3]

The two other tracks on the single – "Comedienne" and the demo version of "I Want You Around" – were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of Out-of-State Plates in 2005.

Track listing (CD single)

  1. "Survival Car" – 2:06
  2. "Comedienne" – 3:41
  3. "I Want You Around" [4 track demo] – 2:39

Credits

  • Engineered by Gary Maurer
  • Mixed by Chris Shaw, Eric Tew
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi
  • Recorded in January and April 1996 at The Place, New York City
  • Mixed at Greene Street Recording, New York City
  • Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City

References

  1. ""Survival Car" at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  2. ""Survival Car" at Chart Stats". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  3. "Fountains of Wayne at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 

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