Sample in a Jar

1994 single by Phish
"Sample in a Jar"
Single by Phish
from the album Hoist
Released1994 (1994)
RecordedOctober–November 1993, American Recording Co., Woodland Hills, California
GenreRock
Length4:38
LabelElektra PRCD 8989-2
Songwriter(s)Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
Producer(s)Paul Fox
Phish singles chronology
"Down with Disease"
(1994) 		"Sample in a Jar"
(1994) 		"Julius"
(1994)

"Sample in a Jar" is a song by the American band Phish. It was released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Hoist. The song peaked at No. 49 on the Radio & Records Rock chart.[1]

On the surface, the lyrics seem to deal with a relationship argument while intoxicated. In The Phish Book, Trey mentioned that the song is “basically about sitting in a car with the seatbelt on, drunk.”[2]

Covers

The song was covered by the band Little Feat on the album Chinese Work Songs.[3]

Personnel

Musicians

Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

Also appears on

Notes

  1. ^ "Rock Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Sample in a Jar History Online. Accessed: May 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Chinese Work Songs Online. Accessed: May 31, 2018
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