The Bird and the Bee Sides

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The Bird and the Bee Sides
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ReleasedJuly 1, 2008
Genre Rock, pop punk, alternative rock
Length71:09
Label Gotee
Producer Mark Lee Townsend
Relient K chronology
Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer
(2007)
The Bird and the Bee Sides
(2008)
Forget and Not Slow Down
(2009)
EP cover
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The Nashville Tennis EP cover
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The Bird and the Bee Sides is a double EP by the American band Relient K. In the United States it was released on July 1, 2008. [7]

Contents

The double EP was released on a single disc, containing both The Nashville Tennis EP and The Bird and the Bee Sides.

The Nashville Tennis EP (whose title is a pun on Nashville, Tennessee) includes 13 tracks of new material that allowed the band to explore their sound by channeling country and ska influences, as well as feature compositions by band members other than Thiessen and Hoopes.

The Bird and the Bee Sides is a collection of rarities or unreleased demos from earlier in the band's career. [8] [9]

The collection debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 20,000 albums sold. [10]

Track listing

The Nashville Tennis EP

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Do I Go from Here" 2:15
2."The Scene and Herd" 2:53
3."At Least We Made It This Far" 2:53
4."The Last, the Lost, the Least" (vocals by bassist, John Warne) John Warne 2:25
5."The Lining Is Silver" 3:41
6."There Was No Thief" (re-recorded version of "The Thief" from the Apathetic EP ) 3:22
7."No Reaction" (vocals by drummer, Ethan Luck) Ethan Luck 1:03
8."Curl Up and Die" 4:08
9."You'll Always Be My Best Friend" (lead vocals by guitarist, Matt Hoopes) Matt Hoopes, Thiessen1:39
10."There Was Another Time in My Life" 2:51
11."Beaming" 1:00
12."I Just Want You to Know" 2:57
13."Bee Your Man" (vocals by guitarist, Jonathan Schneck) Jonathan Schneck 1:38
Total length:32:51

The Bird and the Bee Sides

No.TitleOriginally fromLength
14."Up and Up (Acoustic)" Must Have Done Something Right EP and Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Wal-Mart exclusive)4:06
15."Wit's All Been Done Before" Employee of the Month EP 3:30
16."The Vinyl Countdown" The Vinyl Countdown 2:49
17."For the Band" Employee of the Month EP 4:15
18."Nothing Without You" The Vinyl Countdown 4:14
19."A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned" Employee of the Month EP 2:19
20."Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying" The Vinyl Countdown 0:32
21."Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (Wannabe Ska Version)" The Vinyl Countdown 0:41
22."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)" Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (single) 3:18
23."Here I Go (Demo)"Previously unreleased2:34
24."The Stenographer (Demo)"Previously unreleased2:30
25."Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)" The Creepy EP 3:58
26."Hope for Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)" Must Have Done Something Right EP and Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Best Buy exclusive)3:26
Total length:38:17
Bonus scavenger hunt tracks
No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."Where Do I Go From Here? (Acoustic)"Previously unreleased2:54
2."Fallen Man" Must Have Done Something Right (single) 3:47
3."Between You and Me" Freaked! 3:37

Personnel

Relient K

Additional production

Bonus material

Those who pre-ordered The Bird and the Bee Sides received two "instant song downloads" ("Up and Up" and "The Lining Is Silver"), a Relient K and Gotee Records sticker pack, [11] and a collector's-edition postcard. [11]

Online scavenger hunt

Relient K held an online scavenger hunt for tracks that were cut from The Bird and the Bee Sides. [12] The clues lead to "Hope For Every Fallen Man", "Where Do I Go (Acoustic)", and "Between You and Me". Two more songs are intended to be released some time for the scavenger hunt, and were announced to be the demo of "I'm Lion-O" from the band's 1998 demo album All Work & No Play and the unreleased demo of "Sadie Hawkins Dance".

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