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Race for the Prize

Race for the Prize

1999 single by The Flaming Lips

"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.[1] The song is also played live frequently, and is usually featured as a set opener for many of their concerts.

Quick Facts Single by The Flaming Lips, from the album The Soft Bulletin ...

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."[2]

Track listing

UK CD 1
  1. "Race for the Prize"
  2. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From Zaireeka CD No.1)
  3. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From Zaireeka CD No.1)
UK CD2
  1. "Race for the Prize"
  2. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (From Zaireeka CD No.2)
  3. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (From Zaireeka CD No.2)
Japan CD
  1. "Race for the Prize"
  2. "Race For the Prize" (Remix)
  3. "Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)" (Stereo remix)
  4. "Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair" (Stereo remix)
  5. "The Big Ol' Bug Is the New Baby Now" (Stereo remix)

Chart positions

More information Chart (1999), Peak position ...

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.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  2. [2]
    "Race for the Prize" at The Flaming Lips' official website
  3. [3]
    The Flaming Lips Rewrite "Race For the Prize" for the Oklahoma City Thunder


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