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| "Sprout and the Bean" | ||||
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| Single by Joanna Newsom | ||||
| from the album The Milk-Eyed Mender | ||||
| B-side | "What We Have Known" | |||
| Released | November 2, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 10:50 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joanna Newsom | |||
| Producer(s) | Noah Georgeson | |||
| Joanna Newsom singles chronology | ||||
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"Sprout and the Bean" is a single by Joanna Newsom. The A-side is from her album The Milk-Eyed Mender, while the B-side, "What We Have Known", is a re-recording of the track originally appearing on the self-released Yarn and Glue EP. The CD also contains the video for "Sprout and the Bean" which was directed by Terri Timely. The song has been used in commercials and films such as The Strangers, as well as a tourism advert for Melbourne, Australia. The harp intro was also used in a Victoria's Secret ad.
In 2009, Pitchfork Media named "Sprout & The Bean" the 229th best song of the 2000s.[1]
