Sink to the Bottom

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"Sink to the Bottom"
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Single by Fountains of Wayne
from the album Fountains of Wayne
B-side "Can't Get It Out of My Head" (live)
Released1997
Recorded1996–97
Genre Power pop
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger (A-side)
Producer(s) Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne singles chronology
"Radiation Vibe"
(1996)
"Sink to the Bottom"
(1997)
"Survival Car"
(1997)

"Sink to the Bottom" is the second single by Fountains of Wayne, from their eponymous debut album. It was released in 1997 [1] and charted in the UK at No. 42 on May 10, 1997. [2] It also reached No. 7 in Norway in 1998. [3]

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The two other tracks on the single – "Kid Gloves" and the live version of "Can't Get It Out of My Head" – were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of Out-of-State Plates in 2005.

The song was used as the outro for the movie Bongwater , on How I Met Your Mother , in the episode "Atlantic City" and outro song for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , Se.3 Ep.7 "Marvelous Radio".

Track listing (CD single)

  1. "Sink to the Bottom" – 3:12
  2. "Can't Get It Out of My Head" (live) (Jeff Lynne) – 3:52
  3. "Kid Gloves" – 3:31

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References

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