We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004’s Good News for People Who Love Bad News. It is the band’s only full-length with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member. It is also their last with founding member and bassist Eric Judy. It has a strong nautical theme and was originally envisioned as a concept album about a boat crew that dies in every song. This album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 11, 2009. As of February 2015, it has sold 649,000 copies in the US.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 Unum | |
| A1 | March Into The Sea |
| A2 | Dashboard |
| A3 | Fire It Up |
| A4 | Florida |
| 2 Duo | |
| B1 | Parting Of The Sensory |
| B2 | Missed The Boat |
| B3 | We’ve Got Everything |
| 3 Tria | |
| C1 | Fly Trapped In A Jar |
| C2 | Education |
| C3 | Little Motel |
| C4 | Steam Engenius |
| 4 Quattor | |
| D1 | Spitting Venom |
| D2 | People As Places As People |
| D3 | Invisible |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Dead_Before_the_Ship_Even_Sank |
| Format | 2× Vinyl (Gatefold) LP, Album |
| Label | Epic |
| Catalog Number | 82876 86139 1 |
| Notes | 180 Gram Vinyl Labels: © ℗ 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment Made in the EU Sleeve: © ℗ 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment Different from US version for inner paper sleeves in lighter paper, labels are all white and the sides are numbered with these words: 1 UNUM 2 DUO 3 TRIA 4 QUATTOR |
| Discogs URL | Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank |