Gimme Fiction

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Gimme Fiction
Studio album by Spoon
Released	May 10, 2005
Recorded	July–September 2004
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:52
Label	Merge
Producer	Mike McCarthy, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno
Professional reviews
All Music Guide 2005 Drowned in Sound (8/10) 2005 Entertainment Weekly (A-) 2005 Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) 2005 PopMatters (10/10) 2005 Rolling Stone 2005 Stylus Magazine (A-) 2005 Tiny Mix Tapes 2005 Village Voice (B+) 2005
Spoon chronology
Kill the Moonlight (2002) Gimme Fiction (2005) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
Bonus disc
A bonus disc packaged along with select copies of Gimme Fiction

Gimme Fiction is the fifth album from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon, released on May 10, 2005. It debuted at #44 on the Billboard 200. "I Turn My Camera On" has been released as a single, and garnered some radio-play. Some versions of the album also come with a bonus disc. "Sister Jack" was also featured on the Wedding Crashers soundtrack. "I Turn My Camera On" was featured on Bones episode "The Man in the S.U.V".^[1] It was also used in The Simpsons episode S19 E18.

The soundtrack of the movie Stranger than Fiction contains versions of songs from Gimme Fiction, including "I Turn My Camera On" and "My Mathematical Mind". "My Mathematical Mind" is also featured in a trailer for the 2008 motion picture 21.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus disc 2 Charts 2.1 Album 3 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Beast and Dragon, Adored" – 4:18
2. "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine" – 2:58
3. "I Turn My Camera On" – 3:32
4. "My Mathematical Mind" – 5:02
5. "The Delicate Place" – 3:42
6. "Sister Jack" – 3:35
7. "I Summon You" – 3:55
8. "The Infinite Pet" – 3:56
9. "Was It You?" – 5:02
10. "They Never Got You" – 4:59
11. "Merchants of Soul" – 2:49

[edit] Bonus disc

1. "Carryout Kids" – 2:47
2. "You Was It" – 3:57
3. "I Summon You" (demo) – 4:00
4. "Sister Jack" (piano demo) – 1:43

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	Billboard 200	44
2005	Billboard Top Independent Albums	1

[edit] References

1. ^ Bones music season 1

v • d • e Spoon Britt Daniel · Jim Eno · Rob Pope · Eric Harvey Joshua Zarbo · Andy McGuire · Greg Wilson Albums: Telephono · A Series of Sneaks · Girls Can Tell · Kill the Moonlight · Gimme Fiction · Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga EPs: Nefarious · Soft Effects · 30 Gallon Tank · Love Ways · Don't You Evah Singles: "The Agony of Laffitte" · "Sister Jack" · "The Underdog" Associated Acts: Skellington · The Alien Beats · Drake Tungsten · Golden Millennium