Between the Bars

"Between the Bars"
Song by Elliott Smith
from the album Either/Or
Released February 25, 1997
Genre Indie folk, lo-fi, sadcore
Length 2:21
Label Kill Rock Stars
Songwriter(s) Smith
Producer(s) Smith, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf

"Between the Bars" is the fourth track of Elliott Smith's 1997 album Either/Or. It is written as a short ballad in the key of G Minor[1]. The song is one of three tracks from Either/Or that was used in the soundtrack of Good Will Hunting.[2] It is also featured in the 2012 indie film, Stuck in Love, and in the seventh episode of season two of "Rick and Morty". As of October 2017, the song is his most streamed track on the popular music streaming services Spotify and Apple Music. A cover version of the song performed by Chris Garneau was used in Pedro Almodovar's film "La piel que habito" (The skin I live in) in 2012.

Live performances

Smith performed the song very often, and it was the 13th song of his final performance at Redfest in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 19, 2003.[3]

Cover versions

"Between the Bars" has been covered by artists such as Chris Garneau, Madeleine Peyroux, Glen Phillips, Madonna, Kevin Devine, The Civil Wars, Agnes Obel, and Seth Avett/Jessica Lea Mayfield[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Between The Bars by Elliott Smith - Find Song Tempo". findsongtempo.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Good Will Hunting". June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ "Elliott Smith Setlist at Redfest, Salt Lake City". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Between the Bars by Elliott Smith Song Statistics - setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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