The Bird and the Bee Sides

This article is about the Relient K EP. For the Shonen Knife album, see The Birds & the B-Sides. For other uses, see The Birds and the Bees (disambiguation).

The Bird and the Bee Sides
EP by
Relient K
ReleasedJuly 1, 2008
GenreRock, pop punk, alternative rock
Length71:09
LabelGotee
ProducerMark Lee Townsend
Relient K chronology
Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer
(2007) 		The Bird and the Bee Sides
(2008) 		Forget and Not Slow Down
(2009)
EP cover
The Nashville Tennis EP cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(86%) [1]
AllMusic [2]
IGN7.1/10 [3]
Jesus Freak Hideout [4]
Punknews.org [5]
Soul-Audio.com [6]

The Bird and the Bee Sides is a double EP by the American band Relient K. In the United States it was released on July 1, 2008.[7]

The double EP was released on a single disc, containing both The Nashville Tennis EP and The Bird and the Bee Sides.

The Nashville Tennis EP (whose title is a pun on Nashville, Tennessee) includes 13 tracks of new material that allowed the band to explore their sound by channeling country and ska influences, as well as feature compositions by band members other than Thiessen and Hoopes.

The Bird and the Bee Sides is a collection of rarities or unreleased demos from earlier in the band's career.[8][9]

The collection debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 20,000 albums sold.[10]

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  2. ^ Farias, Andree (July 1, 2008). "The Bird and the Bee Sides - Relient K : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Grischow, Chad (July 18, 2008). "Relient K - The Bird And The Bee Sides Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Relient K, "The Bird And The Bee Sides" / "The Nashville Tennis EP" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Relient K - The Bird and the Bee Sides". Punknews.org. July 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "Soul-Audio » Album Reviews » Relient K". Soul-audio.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Relient K: Pre-order The Bird and the Bee Sides - Skyroo.com<". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  8. ^ "Dear Everyone That Pays Attention To Our Band". Matthew Thiessen's Pack Of Wild Blogs. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
  9. ^ "Bird and Bee Sides Cover Art". Absolute Punk.net. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "Relient K - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2013.