Float On (3:28)
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“Float On” is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It had also appeared on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News.
The song was written by Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Isaac Brock.
Asked about the song in an interview with The A.V. Club, Isaac Brock said that he consciously intended to write something that felt more positive than some of his previous work.
The song was released on February 14, 2004 and was the first Modest Mouse song to gain mainstream popularity. Nearly a half year after its release, it became the band’s first #1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was ranked #11 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2004. In July 2009, it was also voted in at #94 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of All Time.
Not only the song, but the music video, featuring computer animation styled after pop-up books, bears a degree of resemblance to the video of Franz Ferdinand’s breakthrough single “
Take Me Out”, which is animated in a similar style, though with different aesthetics. Both songs became popular at around the same time.
This song was covered by Australian artist Ben Lee for the 2006 motion picture John Tucker Must Die, and again by indie band Goldspot for the sixth soundtrack of The OC, released on December 5, 2006.
The song was written by Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Isaac Brock.
Asked about the song in an interview with The A.V. Club, Isaac Brock said that he consciously intended to write something that felt more positive than some of his previous work.
The song was released on February 14, 2004 and was the first Modest Mouse song to gain mainstream popularity. Nearly a half year after its release, it became the band’s first #1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was ranked #11 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2004. In July 2009, it was also voted in at #94 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of All Time.
Not only the song, but the music video, featuring computer animation styled after pop-up books, bears a degree of resemblance to the video of Franz Ferdinand’s breakthrough single “
Take Me Out”, which is animated in a similar style, though with different aesthetics. Both songs became popular at around the same time.This song was covered by Australian artist Ben Lee for the 2006 motion picture John Tucker Must Die, and again by indie band Goldspot for the sixth soundtrack of The OC, released on December 5, 2006.
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Elkereth wrote:
Love the plucking.
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rbacolod wrote:
love the guitars....
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funkydory89 wrote:
brilliant
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Zealant wrote:
Can't find words good enough to describe this song.
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SeveralPeople wrote:
this song was really annoyig the first few times i listened to it but now i listen to it all the time. its like therapy for me. Its real nice
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RODRUIL wrote:
never paid attention!
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sarygary wrote:
I hated this song when it was first popular, but now it's one of my favorites.
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MayraaaaC wrote:
Mmmmm <3
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Sonster wrote:
this song just makes me happy :) [2]
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surfbum76 wrote:
no doubt their best album
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
"And we'll all float on okay." [2] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sean655321 wrote:
"And we'll all float on okay."
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StalinSays wrote:
There is nothing like hearing a happy song from an artist who clearly spends most of their time being depressed. It's like getting the concentrate rather than the juice from concentrate.
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Melieu wrote:
always puts me in a good mood. it's so difficult to sing it in rockband though xD
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xFallAcademyx wrote:
i love the video for this song. haha singin' sheep!
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JUAK91 wrote:
makes me feel like a balloon
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RODRUIL wrote:
Bueno
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JAMESisCreepy wrote:
this song is a legend.
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funky89musik wrote:
i feel so bubbly when this song on!!!
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digital_ang3ll wrote:
this song just makes me happy :)
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