Missed the Boat

"Missed the Boat"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
ReleasedMay 1, 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length4:24
LabelEpic Records
Songwriter(s)Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Joe Plummer, Johnny Marr, Tom Peloso
Producer(s)Dennis Herring
Modest Mouse singles chronology
"King Rat"
(2007)
"Missed the Boat"
(2007)
"We've Got Everything"
(2007)
Music video
"Missed the Boat" on YouTube

"Missed the Boat" is a song by American indie rock band Modest Mouse and is the sixth track on their 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. The song was released as the second single from that album and peaked at #24 in Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]

James Mercer of The Shins sings backup vocals on "Missed the Boat".[2]

  1. ^ References for chart positions:
    • "Modest Mouse: Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ Maher, Dave (2007-01-03). "Pitchfork: News - January 3, 2007". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on January 9, 2007.