Give Up
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| Studio album by The Postal Service | ||
| Released | February 18, 2003 | |
| Recorded | Spring 2002 - The Hall Of Justice | |
| Genre | Indietronica, Electropop, Indie Rock | |
| Length | 44:59 | |
| Label | Sub Pop | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Tamborello, Chris Walla | |
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| The Postal Service chronology | ||
| Such Great Heights (2003) |
Give Up (2003) |
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (2005) |
Give Up is The Postal Service's critically acclaimed debut album. The album was released on February 18, 2003 on Sub Pop Records. The album is the second album release under the Sub Pop label to receive a gold record status, the first being Nirvana's Bleach. The most notable single in Give Up is "Such Great Heights" which has been used by various North American television commercials.
The music video for the album's third released single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", was directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite).
The album peaked at #114 on the US Billboard 200 Album chart[1]and has been certified as a Gold record with sales of over 650,000 copies [2]
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Ben Gibbard and The Postal Service.
- "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" – 4:44
- "Such Great Heights" – 4:26
- "Sleeping In" – 4:21
- "Nothing Better" – 3:46
- "Recycled Air" – 4:29
- "Clark Gable" – 4:54
- "We Will Become Silhouettes" – 5:00
- "This Place Is a Prison" – 3:54
- "Brand New Colony" – 4:12
- "Natural Anthem" – 5:07
[edit] Bonus vinyl track listing
The vinyl version of Give Up was released on November 9, 2004. It came with a bonus 12" of B-sides, covers and remixes:
- "There's Never Enough Time"
- "We Will Become Silhouettes" (Performed by The Shins)
- "Such Great Heights" (Performed by Iron & Wine)
- "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" (The Flaming Lips cover)
- "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)"
- "Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)"
[edit] Personnel
- Benjamin Gibbard: vocals/lyrics, guitar, keyboard, electric piano, drums
- Jimmy Tamborello: programming, accordion, keyboard
- Chris Walla: piano
- Jenny Lewis: backing vocals
- Jen Wood: vocals, backing vocals
