Phantom Limb (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Phantom Limb
Artist = The Shins
from Album = Wincing the Night Away
B-side = "Nothing at All"
Released = 14 November 2006
Format = download, CD
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 4:47
Label = Sub Pop
Writer = James Mercer
Producer = James Mercer, Joe Chiccarelli
Certification =
Last single = "Fighting in a Sack" (2004)
This single = "Phantom Limb" (2007)
Next single = "Australia" (2007)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Wincing the Night Away
Type = studio
prev_track = "Pam Berry"
prev_no = 3
this_track = "Phantom Limb"
track_no = 4
next_track = "Sea Legs"
next_no = 5

"Phantom Limb" is a song by American indie rock band The Shins, and is the fourth track on their third album "Wincing the Night Away". The song was also released as the first single from that album in the United States on November 14 2006 as a digital download and a week later on CD. On January 22 2007, "Phantom Limb" was released as a single in the United Kingdom. This song was #75 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [" [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/19 The 100 Best Songs of 2007] " (December 11, 2007). "Rolling Stone". Retrieved 2007-12-21.]

Songwriter and lead singer James Mercer described it as "a hypothetical, fictional account of a young, lesbian couple in high school dealing with the sh*tty ["sic"] small town they live in."cite web|title=The Shins Stretching Out On Third Album|author=Cohen, Jonathan|date=2006-08-24|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003052641]

Music video

The accompanying music video, directed by Patrick Daughters, includes dramatizations of the stories of Joan of Arc, the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and the Donner Party, all played by children and the band themselves.

Track listing

# "Phantom Limb"
# "Nothing at All"
# "Spilt Needles" (alternate version)
# "Phantom Limb" (video)

Charts

Upon release, the song reached #42 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song debuted at #86 on "Billboard's" Hot 100 chart, becoming the first song by the band to chart in the Hot 100.cite web|title=Beyonce Stays Ahead Of Fall Out Boy Atop Hot 100|author=Hasty, Katie|date=2007-02-01|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003540636]

References