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'''Good News for People Who Love Bad News''' is the fourth full-length album recorded by indie rock band Modest Mouse.
The album was released by Epic Records on April 6, 2004 on both CD and 180g/m² vinyl record. It was rereleased on DualDisc on October 11, 2005. The first two singles from the album were "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty," both of which debuted on American radio stations in the first half of 2004.
The vinyl and DualDisc editions of the album also contain the B-side "I've Got It All (Most)". On the vinyl edition, the track is placed at the end of the album. On the DualDisc edition, it is placed between "Bury Me With It" and "Dance Hall". The song "Bukowski" is dedicated to the late poet Charles Bukowski. The song "The Good Times Are Killing Me" was originally going be released as the normal mix, but instead they added the one mixed by The Flaming Lips. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band appear also on tracks 1("Horn Intro") and 9 ("This Devil's Workday") or 10 on the Dualdisc edition.
This was Planet Sound's #1 Album of 2004. It was also nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for Best Alternative Album. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in August 2004. As of March 19, 2007, it has sold 1,509,675 copies in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

Track information

Credits

Chart positions

Album

Singles

See Also

Track listing

All songs written by Brock, Gallucci and Judy, except where noted.
#"Horn Intro" (Brock) – 0:09
#"The World at Large" – 4:32
#"Float On" – 3:28
#"Ocean Breathes Salty" – 3:49
#"Dig Your Grave" (Brock) – 0:12
#"Bury Me With It" – 3:49
#"Dance Hall" – 2:57
#"Bukowski" (Brock, Gallucci, Judy, Peloso) – 4:14
#"This Devil's Workday" (Brock) – 2:19
#"The View" – 4:13
#"Satin in a Coffin" (Brock, Gallucci, Judy, Peloso) – 2:35
#"Interlude (Milo)" (Brock) – 0:58
#"Blame It on the Tetons" (Brock, Gallucci, Judy, Peloso) – 5:24
#"Black Cadillacs" – 2:43
#"One Chance" – 3:04
#"The Good Times Are Killing Me" – 4:16
The B-side "I've Got It All (Most)" is included between "Bury Me With It" and "Dance Hall" on the dualdisc edition of the album, and as the last track on the vinyl release.

Track information

#"Horn Intro" – 0:09
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★ The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Horns
#"The World at Large" – 4:32
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Rhodes, Whistle, Piano
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★ Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Mellotron, Timpani, Percussion
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"Float On" – 3:28
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass, Mellotron, Backup Vocals
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Drum Loops, Backup Vocals
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"Ocean Breathes Salty" – 3:49
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Keyboards
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"Dig Your Grave" – 0:12
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Ukulele
#"Bury Me With It" – 3:49
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Loops
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
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★ The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band - Additional Drums
#"Dance Hall" – 2:57
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"Bukowski" – 4:14
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
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★ Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
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★ Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
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★ Dennis Herring - Accordion
#"This Devil's Workday" – 2:19
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
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★ The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Horns
#"The View" – 4:13
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar, Hendx 3000
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Keyboards, Mellotron
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"Satin in a Coffin" – 2:35
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Banjo
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★ Eric Judy - Pump Organ
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
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★ Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
#"Interlude (Milo)" – 0:58
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★ Eric Judy - Pump Organ
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar
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★ Milo Chaska Judy - Vocals
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★ Tom Peloso - Standup Bass
#"Blame It on the Tetons" – 5:24
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Piano
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
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★ Tom Peloso - Fiddle
#"Black Cadillacs" – 2:43
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar, Freak Beak
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar, Piano
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"One Chance" – 3:04
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Bass
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★ Dann Gallucci - Guitar
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★ Benjamin Weikel - Drums
#"The Good Times Are Killing Me" – 4:16
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★ Isaac Brock - Vocals, Baritone Guitar
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★ Eric Judy - Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocals, Tin Whistle
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★ Dann Gallucci - Pump Organ, Backup Vocals
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★ The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band - Drums
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★ The Flaming Lips - Additional Instrumentation

Credits

★ Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, piano, Rhodes, Hendx 3000, whistle, freak beak

★ Eric Judy – bass, acoustic guitar, backup vocals, pump organ, mellotron, tin whistle, percussion

★ Dann Gallucci – guitar, keyboards, piano, backup vocals, mellotron, drum loops, pump organ, timpani, percussion, glockenspiel

★ Benjamin Weikel – drums

★ The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band – drums

★ Tom Peloso – standup bass, fiddle

★ Dennis Herring – accordion

★ The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – horns

★ Milo Chaska Judy – vocals

★ The Flaming Lips – additional instrumentation

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	18
2004	UK Top 40	40

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"Float On"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
2004	"Float On"	Billboard Hot 100	68
2004	"Ocean Breathes Salty"	Modern Rock Tracks	6

See Also

★ Good News! ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News'' lyrics are available at Lyricwiki