The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died
2007 single by Queens of the Stone Age
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| Single by Queens of the Stone Age | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2007 | |||
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| Length | 6:55 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Josh Homme | |||
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"The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age, intended for the band's 2005 album, Lullabies to Paralyze. In 2005, a rough studio version of the song was handed out to those who had tickets to the cancelled London shows. In 2007, the song was given away for free with the release of the band's 2007 album Era Vulgaris to those who pre-ordered it.
History
The song was originally intended to be on the band's fourth studio album, Lullabies to Paralyze. The tapes were assumed stolen but were, in fact, misplaced. In an interview with Rolling Stone, singer Josh Homme said "The tapes got lost. Actually, they were just at another studio, but we falsely accused everyone in the world of theft."[1]
A rough studio version of the song was placed on a series of 7" vinyl records, handed out to those who had tickets to the cancelled London shows.
The song was also performed by the band on their first live DVD, Over the Years and Through the Woods.
A new extended studio version of the song was recorded for a CD single released with pre-ordered copies of Era Vulgaris at Insound.com[2] and Newbury Comics,[3] with it also appearing as a bonus track on the German, Brazilian and Japanese editions of the album.
Track listing
2005 7" single
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died" | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Commentary" | 5:48 |
2007 CD single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died" | 6:55 |
Personnel
- Josh Homme – vocals, lead guitar, slide, "Fun Machine", bottles, production
- Joey Castillo – drums, percussion
- Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, slide guitar
- Alain Johannes – bass, mixing, mastering
References
- ^ Lash, Jolie (September 2, 2005). "QOTSA Ready Live DVD". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2005.
- ^ "Insound.com: Queens of the Stone Age: Era Vulgaris: CD". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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