Sink to the Bottom

"Sink to the Bottom"
Single by Fountains of Wayne
from the album Fountains of Wayne
B-side	"Can't Get It Out of My Head" (live)
Released	1997
Format	CD, vinyl
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Power pop
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger (A-side)
Producer	Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne singles chronology
"Radiation Vibe" (1996) "Sink to the Bottom" (1997) "Survival Car" (1997)

"Sink to the Bottom" was the second single by Fountains of Wayne, from their debut album also titled Fountains of Wayne. It was released in 1997 and charted in the UK at No. 42 on May 10, 1997. It also reached No. 7 in Norway in 1998.

The two other tracks on the single – "Kid Gloves" and the live version of "Can't Get It Out of My Head" – were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of Out-of-State Plates in 2005.

Track listing (CD single)

• All tracks composed by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger except where stated:

1. "Sink to the Bottom" – 3:12
2. "Can't Get It Out of My Head" (live) (Jeff Lynne) – 3:52
3. "Kid Gloves" – 3:31

• Track 2 was recorded at the Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida on February 2, 1997.

Credits

• Chris Collingwood – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Adam Schlesinger – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums; bass guitar (track 2)
• Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
• Jody Porter – lead guitar, backing vocals (track 2)
• Brian Young – drums (track 2)

• Engineered by Gary Maurer
• Mixed by Adam Schlesinger, Gary Maurer (track 1); Chris Shaw, Eric Tew (track 3)
• Mastered by Greg Calbi
• Recorded in January and April 1996 at The Place, New York City (tracks 1 & 3)
• Mixed at Greene Street Recording, New York City
• Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics