The Ocean of the Sky

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The Ocean of The Sky
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ReleasedJuly 9, 2013
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Length40:29
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Vulnerable
(2012)
The Ocean of The Sky
(2013)
Imaginary Enemy
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The Ocean of the Sky is an EP by American rock band the Used, released on July 9, 2013. [2] It is available as a digital download and in compact disc format. A vinyl format was released in September 2013. It peaked at No. 20 on the alternative chart [3] and No. 108 on the Billboard 200 chart. [4]

Contents

Release

In July, the group played two weeks on the Warped Tour. [5] Around this, the band surprise released The Ocean of the Sky EP on July digitally with physical copies available on the Warped Tour. [6] The following day, a music video was released for "Iddy Biddy". [7] On August 15, the band released a documentary on the making of the EP. [8] On September 19, music videos were released for "Quixotica", "Thought Criminal" and "The Ocean of the Sky". [9] Following this, the group went on a west coast US tour with support from William Control in October. [10] The band then performed as part of Warped Tour Australia in November and December. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Iddy Biddy"3:21
2."Quixotica"3:37
3."Thought Criminal"4:46
4."The Ocean of the Sky"8:15
5."Tethys"20:28
Total length:40:29

Live debut of the songs

SongVenueDateTourSource
"Iddy Biddy"The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, CanadaJuly 5, 2013Vans Warped Tour 2013 [12]
"The Ocean of the Sky"Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, Oregon, U.S.January 26, 2020North America Tour 2020 [13]

Personnel

Band

Additional performers

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