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Missed the Boat
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Missed the Boat
| cover = modest_mouse_missed_the_boat.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Modest Mouse
| album = We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
| released = May 1, 2007
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 4:24
| label = Epic Records
| writer = Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Joe Plummer, Johnny Marr, Tom Peloso
| producer = Dennis Herring
| prev_title = King Rat
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = We've Got Everything
| next_year = 2007
| misc =
}}
"'Missed the Boat'" is a song by American indie rock band Modest Mouse and is the sixth track on their 2007 album, 'We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'. The song was released as the second single from that album and peaked at #24 in 'Billboard's' Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.References for chart positions:
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James Mercer of The Shins sings backup vocals on "Missed the Boat".
Music video
In 2007, Apple Inc. and Modest Mouse asked fans to direct and film a video for the song.[http://www.modestmousemusic.com/video/ Make Your Own Modest Mouse Missed The Boat" Contest Official Rules] The contest ended on May 22, 2007. Christopher Mills, who also directed the "Float On" video, directed the green screen sequences used in the contest. The winning video, directed by Walter Robot, that is Christopher Louie and Bill Barminski, shows a robot who directed himself in a video about a robot who runs away from home.[http://modestmousemusic.com/quicktime/ Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat Vote]
Another video, shown on MTV2 and Fuse TV, features segued segments of other submitted videos, with the winning video only appearing for five seconds.
Chart performance
Popular culture
This song appears in the 'Scrubs' episode "My Waste of Time" at the end of the show.
References
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