The Execution of All Things (song)

Single infobox |
Name = The Execution of All Things


Artist = Rilo Kiley
from Album = The Execution of All Things
B-side = Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)
After Hours
Released = September 22, 2003
Format = CD, 7", digital download
Recorded = Presto!, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre = Indie
Length = 4:10
Label = Saddle Creek
Writer = Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Ben Boyer
Producer = Mike Mogis
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = "Science vs. Romance" (2002)
This single = "The Execution of All Things" (2002)
Next single = "Portions for Foxes" (2004)

"The Execution of All Things" is the title track of Los Angeles-based indie rock band Rilo Kiley's second album. It was released as a single on September 22, 2003 via Saddle Creek. cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1079341 | title=The Execution of All Things 7" | work=Discogs | publisher=Zink Media Inc. | accessdate=2008-07-14 ] Rilo Kiley's cover of The Velvet Underground's "After Hours" appears as a b-side, as does a new track called "Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)". The single and its b-sides are available to download on the iTunes Store. [ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=119219054&s=143441 | title=The Execution of All Things - EP | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple Inc. | accessdate=2008-07-14 ]

Rolling Stone called the song "a checklist of modern destruction", praising Lewis' "girlish, ethereal voice that makes the band's brutal vision all the more startling." [ cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/goodcharlotte/articles/story/5933517/new_cds_good_charlotte_cassius | title=New CDs: Good Charlotte, Cassius | author=Christina Saraceno | work=Rolling Stone | publisher=Wenner Media | date=2002-09-30 | accessdate=2008-07-14 ]

Track listing

#"The Execution of All Things" – 4:10
#"Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)" (Lewis, Sennett, Pierre De Reeder) – 3:52
#"After Hours" (Lou Reed) – 2:57

Credits and personnel

*Jenny Lewis – lead vocals
*Blake Sennett – guitar
*Pierre De Reeder – bass guitar
*Jason Boesel – drums
*Mike Mogis – production, recording
*A. J. Mogis – mixing
*Doug Van Sloun – mastering
*Andy Ward – artwork
*Jadon Ulrich – artwork alyout

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