7 Skies H3

"7 Skies H3" is a composition by American experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, released on October 31, 2011.

"7 Skies H3"
Song by The Flaming Lips
from the album 24 Hour Song Skull
LanguageEnglish
ReleasedOctober 31, 2011
Recorded2011 at Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York
Genre
Length50:00 (CD version)
1440:00 (USB drive version)
LabelWarner Bros., Lovely Sorts of Death
Songwriter(s)Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd
Producer(s)The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker

Info

"7 Skies H3" is a single, 24-hour-long song contained in an EP, 24 Hour Song Skull. Although compiled as a contiguous, day-long song, it was recorded in separate pieces ranging anywhere from 25 minutes to 7 hours.[1]

The song was released in a limited edition of 13 copies, on flash drives encased in real human skulls, for Halloween 2011. Each skull cost $5,000. A website was also set up, streaming the song on an endless loop.

On April 19, 2014 the band released a condensed 50 minute version, separated into 10 tracks, on a translucent vinyl LP for Record Store Day, limited to 7,500 copies. It was released on CD and Digital on May 19, 2014.

Track listing

CD version
No.TitleLength
1."7 Skies H3 (Can't Shut Off My Head)"8:25
2."Meepy Morp"2:58
3."Battling Voices From Beyond"3:09
4."In A Dream"4:51
5."Metamorphosis"5:17
6."Requiem"3:33
7."Meepy Morp (Reprise)"2:01
8."Riot In My Brain!!"4:32
9."7 Skies H3 (Main Theme)"6:32
10."Can't Let It Go"8:20
Total length:50:00

[2]

Digital and USB drive versions
No.TitleLength
1."7 Skies H3"1440:00
Total length:1440:00

Personnel
The Flaming Lips

References
  1. Bosso, Joe (October 31, 2011). "Interview: The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne on band's "insane" 24-hour song". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  2. https://www.amazon.com/7-Skies-H3-Flaming-Lips/dp/B00J2T1EP0/
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