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"No Phone" | ||||
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Single by Cake | ||||
from the album Pressure Chief | ||||
Released | July 16, 2004 | |||
Recorded | June 20, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, electronic, trip hop, indie pop | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Columbia Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | John McCrea, Xan McCurdy | |||
Cake singles chronology | ||||
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"No Phone" is the name of the lead-off single from the alternative rock band Cake's fifth studio album, Pressure Chief . "No Phone" reached number 13 on the US Alternative chart. [1]
According to AllMusic, the song "decries the encroachment of technology." [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "No Phone" | 3:51 |
2. | "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" | |
3. | "Conroy" |
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Alternative (Billboard) | 13 |
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