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"Ocean Breathes Salty"
"Ocean Breathes Salty"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Released	August 23, 2004
Length	3:49
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Brock; Dann Gallucci; Eric Judy; Benjamin Weikel;
Producer(s)	Dennis Herring
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"Ocean Breathes Salty" is a song by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on August 23, 2004 as the second single from their fourth studio album Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

Cover art

On the front cover of both releases of the single, one of the band's icons (an upside down hot air balloon with an anchor) can be seen.

Music video

The music video for "Ocean Breathes Salty" was directed by Chris Milk.^[1] The video shows a young boy finding a bird with a broken wing, which throughout the video becomes lead singer Isaac Brock. The boy patches up the bird and shows it to his mother, who is disgusted. She tries to take the bird away, and then the boy runs away and spends the night in a field with the bird where he dreams that he can play with it when it heals. When he wakes up, he finds that the bird has died, and he buries it. As he walks away, the band, all dressed up as animals, appear and finish the song, then disappear.

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ocean Breathes Salty"	3:47
2.	"Float On" (Live Studio)	3:38

Enhanced CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ocean Breathes Salty"	3:47
2.	"Float On" (Live Studio)	3:38
3.	"Ocean Breathes Salty" (Live Studio)	3:52
4.	"Ocean Breathes Salty" (Video)	3:47

Personnel

Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar
Eric Judy – bass guitar
Dann Gallucci – guitar, keyboards
Benjamin Weikel – drums

Charts

Chart performance for "Ocean Breathes Salty"
Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[2]	96
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	6

References

^ Hanson, Matt (2006). Reinventing Music Video: Next-generation Directors, Their Inspiration, and Work. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 9780240808345. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "MODEST MOUSE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[1] Hanson, Matt (2006). Reinventing Music Video: Next-generation Directors, Their Inspiration, and Work. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 9780240808345. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[2] "MODEST MOUSE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[3] "Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

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 | name       = Ocean Breathes Salty
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 | album      = [[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]
 | released   = August 23, 2004
+| recorded   =
-| format     = [[CD single|CD]]
-| recorded   = 2003
 | studio     =
-| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
+| genre      =
 | length     = 3:49
 | label      = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
-| writer     = {{flatlist|
+| writer     =
 * [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]
 * [[Dann Gallucci]]
 * [[Eric Judy]]
+* [[Benjamin Weikel]]
-}}
 | producer   = [[Dennis Herring]]
 | prev_title = [[Float On (Modest Mouse song)|Float On]]
 | prev_year  = 2004
-| next_title = [[Dashboard (song)|Dashboard]]
+| next_title = [[The World at Large]]
-| next_year  = 2007
+| next_year  = 2005
-| misc       = {{Extra track listing
+| misc       =
- | album      = [[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]
- | type       = single
- | prev_track = [[Float On (Modest Mouse song)|Float On]]
- | track      = Ocean Breathes Salty
- | track_no   = 4
- | next_track = Dig Your Grave
-}}
 }}
-"'''Ocean Breathes Salty'''" is a song by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Modest Mouse]], released on August 23, 2004 as the second [[single (music)|single]] from their fourth [[studio album]] ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]''.
+"'''Ocean Breathes Salty'''" is a song by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Modest Mouse]], released on August 23, 2004 as the second [[single (music)|single]] from their fourth studio album ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]''.
+==Cover art==
+On the front cover of both releases of the single, one of the band's icons (an upside down hot air balloon with an anchor) can be seen.
+==Music video==
+The [[music video]] for "Ocean Breathes Salty" was directed by [[Chris Milk]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lnccx9NvNxEC&pg=PT77 |title=Reinventing Music Video: Next-generation Directors, Their Inspiration, and Work |last=Hanson |first=Matt |publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing |year=2006 |page=74 |access-date=June 27, 2021|isbn=9780240808345 }}</ref> The video shows a young boy finding a bird with a broken wing, which throughout the video becomes lead singer [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]. The boy patches up the bird and shows it to his mother, who is disgusted. She tries to take the bird away, and then the boy runs away and spends the night in a field with the bird where he dreams that he can play with it when it heals. When he wakes up, he finds that the bird has died, and he buries it. As he walks away, the band, all dressed up as animals, appear and finish the song, then disappear.
 ==Track listing==
+{{track listing
-===CD===
+| headline = CD
-# "Ocean Breathes Salty" – 3:47
+| title1   = Ocean Breathes Salty
-# "Float On" (Live Studio) – 3:38
+| length1  = 3:47
+| title2   = Float On
+| note2    = Live Studio
+| length2  = 3:38
+}}
+{{track listing
-===Enhanced CD===
+| headline = Enhanced CD
-# "Ocean Breathes Salty" – 3:47
+| title1   = Ocean Breathes Salty
-# "Float On" (Live Studio) – 3:38
+| length1  = 3:47
-# "Ocean Breathes Salty" (Live Studio) – 3:52
+| title2   = Float On
-# "Ocean Breathes Salty" (Video) – 3:47
+| note2    = Live Studio
+| length2  = 3:38
-== Composition ==
+| title3   = Ocean Breathes Salty
-The song is composed in the key of [[G major]] with the exception of a [[Bridge (music)|bridge]] midway through the song, which is written in the key of [[C major]]. The song runs at a [[tempo]] of around 80 bpm. The [[Verse-chorus form|verse]] has a [[Chord Progression|chord progression]] of I-iii-V-I-vii-V while the chorus has a chord progression of I-V-vi-V-I-{{Music|b}}IV(dorian)
+| note3    = Live Studio
+| length3  = 3:52
+| title4   = Ocean Breathes Salty
+| note4    = Video
+| length4  = 3:47
+}}
 ==Personnel==
-*Isaac Brock - Vocals, guitar
+*Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar
-*Eric Judy - Bass
+*Eric Judy – bass guitar
-*Dann Gallucci - Guitar, keyboards
+*Dann Gallucci – guitar, keyboards
-*Benjamin Weikel - Drums
+*Benjamin Weikel – drums
-==Music video==
-The [[music video]] for "Ocean Breathes Salty" was directed by [[Chris Milk]]. The video shows a young boy finding a bird with a broken wing, which throughout the video becomes lead singer [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]. The boy patches up the bird and shows it to his mother, who is disgusted. She tries to take the bird away, and then the boy runs away and spends the night in a field with the bird where he dreams that he can play with it when it heals. When he wakes up, he finds that the bird has died, and he buries it. As he walks away, the band, all dressed up as animals, appear and finish the song, then disappear.
-==Cover==
-*On the front cover of both releases of the single, one of the band's icons (an upside down hot air balloon with an anchor) can be seen.
+==Charts==
-==Other recordings==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-[[San Francisco]] [[folk rock]] band [[Sun Kil Moon]] recorded a cover version of "Ocean Breathes Salty" on their 2005 album ''[[Tiny Cities]]''.
+|+Chart performance for "Ocean Breathes Salty"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2004)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1203/modest-mouse/|title=MODEST MOUSE {{!}} full Official Chart History|accessdate=June 27, 2021}}</ref>
+| 96
+|-
+! scope="row"| US [[Alternative Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/modest-mouse/chart-history/mrt/|title=Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|accessdate=June 27, 2021}}</ref>
+| 6
+|}
-==External links==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* {{MetroLyrics song|modest-mouse|ocean-breathes-salty}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 {{Modest Mouse}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2005 singles]]

v t e Modest Mouse
Isaac Brock Tom Peloso Ben Massarella Russell Higbee Simon O'Connor Jeremiah Green Eric Judy Dann Gallucci Joe Plummer Johnny Marr Benjamin Weikel Lisa Molinaro Jim Fairchild Davey Brozowski John Wickhart
Studio albums	This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About The Lonesome Crowded West The Moon & Antarctica Sad Sappy Sucker Good News for People Who Love Bad News We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Strangers to Ourselves The Golden Casket
EPs	Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? Interstate 8 The Fruit That Ate Itself Night on the Sun Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks No One's First, and You're Next
Compilations	Building Nothing Out of Something
Live albums	Baron von Bullshit Rides Again
Singles	"Float On" "Ocean Breathes Salty" "The World at Large" "Dashboard" "King Rat" "Missed the Boat" "We've Got Everything" "Satellite Skin" "Lampshades on Fire" "The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box"
Related	Discography Ugly Casanova Brand New/Modest Mouse Tour