The People's Key

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All tracks are written by Conor Oberst, except where noted

The People's Key
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Studio album by
Bright Eyes
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011
StudioARC (Omaha)
Genre
Length46:58
Label Saddle Creek
Producer Mike Mogis
Bright Eyes chronology
Cassadaga
(2007)		The People's Key
(2011)		 Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
(2020)
Singles from The People's Key
  1. "Shell Games"
    Released: 2011
No.TitleLength
1."Firewall"7:16
2."Shell Games"3:55
3."Jejune Stars"4:10
4."Approximate Sunlight"4:24
5."Haile Selassie"4:33
6."A Machine Spiritual (in the People's Key)"4:19
7."Triple Spiral"3:50
8."Beginner's Mind"3:55
9."Ladder Song"3:58
10."One for You, One for Me"6:38
Total length:46:58
iTunes pre-order edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Singularity"4:30
Deluxe pre-order edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Singularity"4:30
12."In the Real World"3:36
The People's Key: A Companion
No.TitleLength
1."Jejune Stars" (companion version)4:28
2."Firewall" (companion version)4:54
3."When You Were Mine" ( Prince Rogers Nelson )4:55
4."Approximate Sunlight" (companion version)3:55
5."A Machine Spiritual (The People's Key)" (companion version)4:22
6."A Beginner's Mind" (companion version)3:36 [18]

A limited edition deluxe edition contains MP3 file samples of various Saddle Creek artists.

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The People's Key
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] 55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [20] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 42
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24] 49
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [25] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 50
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 46
US Billboard 200 [28] 13
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [29] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [30] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [31] 3

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