Plans (album)

Plans
A close-up to an anemone-like creature in an empty fishbowl with light reflecting over it
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005
Recorded2005
StudioLong View Farm (North Brookfield)
Genre
Length44:25
Label
ProducerChris Walla
Death Cab for Cutie chronology
Transatlanticism
(2003)
Plans
(2005)
Narrow Stairs
(2008)
Singles from Plans
  1. "Soul Meets Body"
    Released: August 16, 2005
  2. "Crooked Teeth"
    Released: April 18, 2006
  3. "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
    Released: 2005

Plans is the fifth studio album by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 30, 2005 on Atlantic Records. Emerging from the Pacific Northwest in the early 2000s, Death Cab first rose to prominence on the strength of its confessional lyricism and textured indie rock sound. Following a longstanding partnership with indie label Barsuk, the band made the leap to a major label, Atlantic, for Plans. The LP was the band's first time recording outside of their Seattle home; it was produced at Long View Farm, a rural Massachusetts property.

Plans propelled the band into the mainstream, reaching the top five of the Billboard 200 and scoring a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. The album spawned three singles, including "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth". Third single "I Will Follow You into the Dark" became the band's most popular song to date, also garnering a Grammy nod for the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Plans was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2008.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Artist Chart History — Death Cab for Cutie". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 22, 2009.