A Movie Script Ending
"A Movie Script Ending" is a song by American indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the first single from their third studio album, The Photo Album, released on 8 February 2002.
| "A Movie Script Ending" | ||||
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| Single by Death Cab for Cutie | ||||
| from the album The Photo Album | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 2001 | |||
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| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Fierce Panda | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ben Gibbard | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Walla | |||
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The song's lyrics features numerous references to Bellingham, Washington, which the band considers one of their hometowns, along with Seattle. Examples include "the air on Railroad" and "the shopfronts on Holly," Railroad and Holly being two intersecting streets in downtown Bellingham. The song also refers to The Beaver Inn with the line: "We peered through the windows, new bottoms on barstools but the people remain the same, with prices inflating."
"A Movie Script Ending" is notable for being the first Death Cab for Cutie song to chart, reaching number 123 on the UK Singles Chart, and was the first of three songs by the band to be included on the television show The O.C., appearing in the season one episode "The Escape". In addition, the song was ranked #333 in Pitchfork's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, and was also featured in the movie Wicker Park.[2]
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 123 |
References
- Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201". Pitchfork. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2021.