Don't Swallow the Cap

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"Don't Swallow the Cap"
Single by The National
from the album Trouble Will Find Me
ReleasedApril 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Recorded2012–13
Genre Indie rock
Length4:46
Label 4AD
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Bryce Dessner
The National singles chronology
"Demons"
(2013)
"Don't Swallow the Cap"
(2013)
"Graceless"
(2013)

"Don't Swallow the Cap" is a song by American indie rock band The National. Written by band members Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner, it appears as the third track on the band's sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me . "Don't Swallow the Cap" was released to United States modern rock radio as the album's second overall single on April 22, 2013.

Contents

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [1] 7
US Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 48

Personnel

Credits adapted from Trouble Will Find Me liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [4] [5] April 22, 2013 Adult album alternative radio
April 23, 2013 Modern rock radio
Europe [1] [ failed verification ]May 13, 2013 Contemporary hit radio

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