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Race for the Prize
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Wikipedia article
"'Race for the Prize'" (subtitled '"Sacrifice of the New Scientists"'), is a song by The Flaming Lips, released as the first single taken from their 1999 album 'The Soft Bulletin', and reaching #39 in the UK Singles Chart as the highest-charting single from the album. In 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 30 on their 'Top 200 Tracks of the 90s'.[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7852-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-50-21/3/ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s] The song is also played live frequently, and is usually featured as a set opener for many of their concerts.
Single release
The single, released in 1999, was the album's highest charting single, reaching the top 40 at #39.
The b-side of the UK release featured material previously featured in Flaming Lips U.S. releases.
The single's b-sides both featured in the Japanese and UK single releases, "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" and "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" later appeared in CD5 of the U.S. release of the album's subsequent single "Waitin' for a Superman."[http://www.flaminglips.com/content/discography/s/11_main.php?sid= "Race for the Prize" at The Flaming Lips' official website]
Track listing
;UK CD 1
# "Race for the Prize"
# "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From 'Zaireeka' CD No.1)
# "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From 'Zaireeka' CD No.1)
;UK CD2
# "Race for the Prize"
# "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From 'Zaireeka' CD No.2)
# "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From 'Zaireeka' CD No.2)
;Japan CD
# "Race for the Prize"
# "Race For the Prize" (Remix)
# "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (Stereo remix)
# "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (Stereo remix)
# "The Big Ol' Bug Is the New Baby Now" (Stereo remix)
Chart positions
Oklahoma City Thunder fight song
In 2012, the band rewrote some of the lyrics to the song to make a fight song for their hometown NBA team: the Oklahoma City Thunder. The new song is called "Thunder Up: Race for the Prize." The Thunder played in the NBA Finals that year.[http://pitchfork.com/news/46661-the-flaming-lips-rewrite-race-for-the-prize-for-the-oklahoma-city-thunder/ The Flaming Lips Rewrite "Race For the Prize" for the Oklahoma City Thunder]
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:The Flaming Lips songs
Category:Oklahoma City Thunder
Category:1999 songs
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs written by Michael Ivins
Category:Songs written by Steven Drozd
Category:Songs written by Wayne Coyne
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