Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
A painting of pink blobs in the woods
EP by
The Flaming Lips
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreIndie rock
Length33:12
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
The Flaming Lips EP chronology
Fight Test
(2003) 		Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
(2003) 		It Overtakes Me
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7/10[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Uncut4/5[5]

Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell is an EP by The Flaming Lips, released on Warner Bros. Records in late 2003.

It was released while At War With the Mystics, the full-length follow-up to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, was being recorded. Despite being named after the Yoshimi... album track "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell", the song is not the lead track and does not even appear in its original form, but rather as two club-oriented remixes.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Assassination of the Sun"4:25
2."I'm a Fly in a Sunbeam (Following the Funeral Procession of a Stranger)"3:13
3."Sunship Balloons"4:04
4."Do You Realize??" (The Postal Service Remix)4:02
5."Ego Tripping (Ego In Acceleration)" (Jason Bentley Remix)5:32
6."Ego Tripping" (Self-Admiration with Blow-Up Mix)6:34
7."A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)"5:17

References

  1. ^ Rovi. "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - The Flaming Lips : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ "The Flaming Lips: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell EP | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2003-11-20. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Flaming Lips". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ Hoard, Christian; Walters, Barry (27 November 2003). "Rolling Stone : The Flaming Lips: Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "The Flaming Lips – Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell". Uncut. February 1, 2004. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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