| "Off the Record" | ||||
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| Single by My Morning Jacket | ||||
| from the album Z | ||||
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| Released | October 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005, Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York, United States | |||
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| Length | 5:33 (album version) 3:24 (single edit) | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
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"Off the Record" is a single from Louisville, Kentucky indie rock band My Morning Jacket released in October, 2005 by ATO Records.
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Their breakout single, "Off the Record," managed to...evoke the chill-out music of Jamaica and France at the same time.
