''Future Soundtrack for America''
Album by Various artists
Released	August 17 2004, 2004
Recorded	Various
Genre	Alternative, Indie rock, Folk, Hip-hop
Label	Barsuk Records
Producer(s)	Various
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Future Soundtrack for America is a benefit album for Music for America and MoveOn.org released by Barsuk Records and McSweeney's and compiled by Spike Jonze and They Might be Giants' founding member John Flansburgh. Each CD bore the legend, "100% of our profits from this CD will go to non-profit progressive organizations working to involve more Americans in our political process, to advocate for ordinary people and traditional American values, and to help keep the United States a country all of us can be proud of. Thank you for your support." Most songs were either rare or exclusive to this compilation album at the time it was released. Image File history File links Futuresoundtrackforamerica. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Barsuk RecordsLogo Barsuk Records (pronounced Bar-SOOK) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Pitchfork logo Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a U.S.-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... A group of MoveOn volunteers helped the get-out-the-vote drive in Cincinnati in the run-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election. ... Barsuk RecordsLogo Barsuk Records (pronounced Bar-SOOK) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. ... McSweeneys is a publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers, author of You Shall Know Our Velocity and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. ... Spike Jonze with the Silver Bear award for directing the movie Adaptation at the Berlin Film Festival in 2003. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... John Flansburgh (b. ... Profit is what is gained, after costs are accounted for. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In historical context The factual accuracy of this section of this article is disputed. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ...

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Track listing

1. "This Will Be Our Year" - OK Go (a cover of a song by The Zombies)
2. "Ain't Got So Far to Go" - David Byrne
3. "Game of Pricks" (BBC Evening Session) - Jimmy Eat World
4. "This Temporary Life" - Death Cab for Cutie
5. "I Miss You" (James Guthrie Mix) - Blink-182
6. "Move On" - Mike Doughty
7. "Jerry Falwell Destroyed the Earth" - Ben Kweller
8. "Off With Your Head" - Sleater-Kinney
9. "Final Straw" (MoveOn mix) - R.E.M.
10. "Going for the Gold" (Live) - Bright Eyes
11. "The Commander Thinks Aloud" (Future Mix) - The Long Winters
12. "Money" - will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas
13. Tippecanoe and Tyler Too - "They Might Be Giants" (a campaign song from the US presidential election of 1840)
14. "The Ballad of David Icke" - Clem Snide
15. "Date With the Night" (Live) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
16. "Everything's Ruined" (Acoustic) - Fountains of Wayne
17. "Your Legs Grow" - Nada Surf
18. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" (Live on the BBC) - The Flaming Lips
19. "Northern Line" - Old 97's
20. "Sam Stone" - Laura Cantrell (a cover of a song by John Prine)
21. "Day After Tomorrow" - Tom Waits
22. "A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free" - Elliott Smith

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External links

• Future Dictionary of America, a companion book by McSweeney's
• Barsuk page for Future Soundtrack for America