Death Cab for Cutie Title and Registration (original version)

[@lilbabyismid]

shout out the algorithm that has people stumbling upon this in the past few weeks

[@daisyfuentes4702]

I guess i'm an entire year behind you. Nice to meet you.

[@kkflkkfl]

I've been listening to both versions of this song (excluding the demo) for the past 20 years and I still cannot decide which one I like more. I think it depends on whether I'm feeling mainstream Death Cab (album version) or the original grungy Death Cab (alternate version).

[@INSTERMENTAL]

​@kkflkkfl death cab fans are just cool, you sound like a person who holds both meaningful and intelligent conversations. Thanks for existing and contributing to this game/world lol!

[@NESADDICT]

2025

[@JT-mt6ku]

Ive listened to death cab since 2007 and have never heard this version before

[@rpi786]

Listening to the album version: oh nice Listening to the demo: Oh! Nice Listening to this version: OH NICE

[@dariobilanoski837]

Listening to death cab for cutie, OH VERY NICE!

[@placebojesus5652]

NOICE!

[@user-dw6xm4io1u]

bruh this is nothing compared to the album version, its hands down the band's most interesting song/gives Postal Service lol

[@tripndub]

same!

[@trifeloco]

​@@user-dw6xm4io1uThis version is awesome but yeah man nothing beats the album version. 2003 was in my opinion, artistically DCFCs peak. It was Ben's best writing, and the Postal Service oh man forget about it a monument of an album.

[@airbornemedic82]

This song is real. I took some pictures with my now ex girlfriend and friends on a disposable camera and put the pictures in my glove box of my car. I sold my car and had to clear everything out and I stumbled upon pictures of happier times. This song is nuts

[@tripndub]

:')

[@j.t.levonick8027]

Me too

[@tatereno]

Do you still lay awake at night where disappointment and regret collide?

[@thefrozengoat]

Love to you from across the ether, friend.

[@RobertHadley-v9h]

I heard this song on KROQ FM 106.7 LOS ANGELES.....best station that ever was.....

[@musicmanlistener2]

Best version by far

[@vicotech6214]

Yea I always love the version which starts with rhythm

[@dyljaymac]

@@vicotech6214 Props to the album version and even the demo version for being really good, but this is honestly my favourite version too

[@thefamily4130]

100% the best version, by miles

[@PandaTVlol]

Ironically, this song looks like the souvenir from better times.. Oh Death cab, you little sweet devil.

[@inflago]

I've been looking for this version forever! Thanks! When they did the deluxe Transatlanticism I thought it would be on there, but it's a different demo version.

[@ryanventurino3578]

Same here, wonder why they didn't include it. I guess this is a studio take and not technically a "demo". I will say that this version would not have fit in to the flow of the album as well, but I like it better as a standalone song.

[@cronstrubzo]

tried to learn about registering my car title and was lead here. .. not disappointed

[@golden1324]

This song invokes a totally different feeling in this style. I love it.

[@bradjawnsin]

It’s a completely different song. So rare that a band can remake a song this way without destroying it but, “Dammit Benny, you did it!” I can’t remember when but, the first time I heard this, I peed my pants a little bit after hearing the, “ Lying awake at night,” piano solo. The first time I really noticed, and started to really like this song was watching Laguna Beach (lol) with my ex.

[@GrayShark18]

@@bradjawnsin seems this is the original, the one that made it onto the album is a reworked version

[@FacingTheVoid]

Will forever be 10x better than the album version. Inarguably a Thiccer track.

[@tatereno]

I’ll meet you halfway. I like this version more, even though I don’t think it’s better. The thing that sucks about this version is that it’s mixed by a 5 year old. If they put 10 cents into producing it better, I think it would lift it above the album version.

[@FacingTheVoid]

@@tatereno great point. I can bend back and agree with this. As long as the new guy mastering it leaves that thicc driving bass at the same levels. lol

[@jwr2904]

I dunno, but I do like this more than the other demo and the album.

[@jwr2904]

I don't like using that spelling of thick, it's a reminder of the gradual decline of the world since I turned 18 in 07.

[@jaredtaylor586]

​@@jwr2904the timeline skip happened on 9/11. We're living in an alternate reality, fam.

[@AngryNerdBird]

This song hits so different, before and after you've been dumped. 😢

[@phelip_maia]

this is my favorite song of death cab and i had never heard to this version before ❤

[@gavinshizuo9248]

Same, love :)

[@commajoe8669]

Legendary take

[@duussttin]

Wish this version was on Spotify, easily the best version. Just a better groove and guitar, imo

[@jiveturky3000]

I know all about this song, the ins and out from start to finish. It really makes me feel like an expert when anyone mentions it because I, if I may call myself an expert. The facts about the writing and the musical notes I can list off from memory. People are always amazed with my musical knowledge but my secret is and why I can call myself an expert is THIS is the only song I know everything about, I can list each writer, sound guy, and musician. I'll never forget the first time this song played over the radio, time and the earth stood still, it's lodged in my memory like a splinter. I probably think about that moment more often then I should haha. I think it was the moment my sense of self started to form. Hence my obsession with this particular track, and whata track it is. Anyways if anyone has any questions as to the creative process behind this masterpiece just ask I'm always more than happy to talk about my favorite song.

[@blasfuentes]

I'm amazed and also amused by your beautifully written and conveyed message. I, aswell, can relate to what it feels to be utterly captivated by a song. I can't come up with a greater feeling than listening a song, everyday, each time getting more into it. If only everything came up as easy as our favourite song is to us... Please, could you tell me how is that this song came to be? And where they recorded it? The acoustic guitar, which model is it, how does it achieve such full sound? Thanks, for both your delightful comment, and potential answer.

[@jaysharpESQ]

.... Aaaand they didn't reply. 😂 I once tried to cover the sound of settling.. all by myself with drum machines and an army of guitar and vocal overfubs.... Overwhelmed

[@jiveturky3000]

@@jaysharpESQ lmao

[@batterbatterswing]

You wrote like 10 sentences about how much you know about the song because you like it and failed to give us the details you claim to hold so dearly in your heart

[@jiveturky3000]

yes@@batterbatterswing

[@oversizedpolygon]

I swear this song is a perfect fit for Life Is Strange

[@emprox1]

love to hear the alternate version, but the album version is much better. it is my favorite track on transatlanticism. the instrumentation being quieter puts more of an emphasis of ben's vocals which are really the highlight of the track. the subdued guitar track also hits the spot.

[@adamwright5423]

Disagree as someone who's casually heard the album version a few times but has played the hell out of this track. The more uptempo instrumentation contrasting with the lyrics hit that feeling of acceptance that still hurts, that midpoint in getting over a relationship that songs don't often explore. No blame, but still disappointment and regret. The transitions kill in this one too. If the OG version was one of my top tracks I'd 100% be with you and wouldn't like this more. Just throwing out another side.

[@genericname6064]

This is so... How do I even put it?? Full sounding? I don't know man, but it's absolutely amazing.

[@Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy]

Thank you so much for sharing this!! The way they do the choruses is amazing, though I think the Transatlanticism version has the edge on the verses by going to the maj7 chord on the turnarounds as opposed to the minor thing they do in this version. I might like this version more though....

[@abrahamvillarreal4004]

Yes I totally agree with you, the harmony is sweeter in the album version

[@NoahTheBelovedDipshit]

Oh my god im in love with this

[@trenthobson2756]

Beyond pleased that I clicked on this video

[@Andre87vy]

Lovely! Can’t stop listening to ❤

[@denniswood7503]

The glove compartment is inaccurately named And everybody knows it So I'm proposing a swift orderly change 'Cause behind its door, there's nothing to keep my fingers warm And all I find are souvenirs from better times Before the gleam of your taillights fading east To find yourself a better life I was searching for some legal document As the rain beat down on the hood When I stumbled upon pictures I tried to forget And that's how this idea was drilled into my head 'Cause it's too important to stay the way it's been There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade And now that it's gone, it's like it wasn't there at all And here I rest where disappointment and regret collide Lying awake at night There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade And now that it's gone, it's like it wasn't there at all And here I rest where disappointment and regret collide Lying awake at night, up all night When I'm lying awake at night

[@shune84]

them deep notes tho and the "more indie" style 😘

[@Doofy48]

The guy just made a Arma Reforged channel and pop this song in first place WHO ARE YOU? Where did you get that taste of music/gaming?

[@deadsyplays4017]

Best version

[@TheCldmstrsn]

my favorite version

[@tonydi3990]

Honestly like this version better Just saw them at Riot Fest w/ Postal Service 🔥🔥🔥

[@KidCorporate]

So this version is empirically fantastic but for me the stripped down album version speaks directly to the bleakness of a Pacific Northwest winter.

[@silvernode]

This is the best version I have heard but whoever did the final mix left the vocal track below everything else to the point where it gets really drowned out by the rest of the tracks. I wonder if some software can fix it.

[@hissingfaunaa]

im into that bass tone

[@aydenkoyanagi1727]

What version is this song? I've never heard it before!

[@kileydearman]

Same

[@wackydumbidiot]

pretty sure it was a single released a bit before transatlanticism was. song was probably changed to fit the album

[@evilkramer]

It’s the b side on the Title and Registration single

[@yaeli_i_guess]

My god it's beautiful

[@marcosjeofla]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@matiasgiovanni2201]

La guitarra de Walla la rompe

[@tonberryking7836]

I never knew this existed!

[@SerendipitousEncounter]

Looove it!

[@matiasgiovanni2201]

Sigo flasheando con el arreglo de guitarra después del estribillo

[@julioportillo4763]

Nice

[@Haircutt317]

Wow I’ve never heard this version

[@dvincentblack]

❤

[@AngryNerdBird]

😭❤

[@Doofy48]

re discovering DCFC

[@RMBX_jpg]

2023 ?

[@peacepeople10]

Idk why I was brought here But song is dope

[@Meg-Jagger]

💜

[@thefrozengoat]

Was this ever released in any formal way?

[@phillychee21]

@@thefrozengoat I don’t believe so

[@yelkhan2002]

It was a B-Side to the single

[@daigonaticsgulapanatics2556]

nicesssssss

[@PPGlam]

Wow, it's the first time I'm hearing this version! It's great, but to me it's a bit too indie generic, all cliché execution. Nothing really sets it apart from other similar bands. The final album version, however, is much more interesting, more subtle, more intimate. I definitely prefer that, but I'm glad I had a chance to see where is came from.

[@stevenangel8235]

Where'd you find??? \

[@zodismegalame]

way better than the album version. could not stand the electric drum pattern in the original tbh

[@MostlyHarmless.]

So fucking good

[@grnlghtt]

fr

[@jamesrobertarchbald6357]

oh theres blame

[@matiasgiovanni2201]

Es la mejor versión de todas

[@albertmartinez5104]

No puede ser que recién me entere que esta es la versión original, pero las dos son buenas

[@Temp-28]

Title and registration

[@men-i-trust]

ben gibbard supports gay rights btw 😊😊

[@Temp-28]

@@men-i-trust ok

[@phibby]

WHAT

[@highcapnative]

Sucks