Give Up

Give Up is the first album of the group The Postal Service, published on independent Label Sub Pop the February 18th 2003.

Certified Disc of gold with more than 650 thousand sold copies, and strong of a 114ème position to the prize list Billboard, Give Up became the album more sold history of the label Sub Pop after the first disc of Nirvana, Bleach .

List pieces

" 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 Has Prison" - 3:54
" Brand New Colony" - 4:12
" Natural Anthem" - 5:07

Personnel

The Postal Service is composed of Jimmy Tamborello and Benjamin Gibbard. Appear on Give Up :

Benjamin Gibbard - words, voice, guitar, keyboard, electric piano, percussions.
Jimmy Tamborello - programming, keyboard, accordion.

Guest (E) S:

Jenny Lewis - voice.
Jen Wood - voice.
Chris Walla - production, piano.

Extracts

There were three extracts of the album: " Such Great Heights ", " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight " and " We Will Become Silhouettes ". videos clip were produced for each one of these songs, the clip for " We Will Become Silhouettes" being in addition realized by the actor Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite interprets).

Edition vinyl

Appeared the November 9th 2004, the version vinyl of Give Up was accompanied by b-sides, recoveries and remixes :

" There' S Never Enough Time"
" We Will Become Silhouettes" (interpreted by The Shins)
" Such Great Heights" (interpreted by Iron & Wine)
" Suddenly Everything Has Changed" (resumption of a part of The Flaming Lips)
" The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (DJ Downfall Persist Happy Mix)
" Such Great Heights" (John Tejada Remix)

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