Loser Anthems/B-Sides & Rarities

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities
EP by Matthew Good Band
Released	June 5, 2001
Recorded	1999-2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Universal Music Canada
Matthew Good Band chronology
Beautiful Midnight (1999) Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities (EP) (2001) The Audio of Being (2001)

Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities (normally referred to simply as "Loser Anthems") was a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. Tracks 1-4 are outtakes from the Beautiful Midnight demo sessions and tracks 5-7 were recorded and mixed at the Warehouse studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Track listing

All tracks written by Matthew Good and Dave Genn.

1. "Flashdance II" – 4:44
2. "The Man from Harold Wood" – 2:17
3. "My Life as a Circus Clown" – 2:46
4. "Intermezzo: M. Good vs. M. Trolley" – 0:36
5. "Flight Recorder from Viking 7" – 5:33
6. "Life Beyond the Minimum Safe Distance" – 3:52
7. "The Fine Art of Falling Apart" – 3:45

Miscellanea

• Two versions exist: the "orange" commercially-available pressing of 35,000 individually numbered copies, and the "blue" pressing of 500 unnumbered copies, made available as promotional material to radio stations and music journalists. The "orange" version is still available through some internet resellers; the "blue" version is known to fetch upwards of $2500 on eBay. On the blue version, there are two extra lines of text under the title which read "advancepromoonlydon'tbuythisbecauseyoucan't" and "oneoffivehundred".
• "Flashdance II" and "My Life as a Circus Clown" were demos from the Beautiful Midnight recording sessions; the latter three songs on the disc were recorded solo by Good especially for this collection in a twelve-hour studio session.
• "Flashdance II" was originally available on the MGB website. This version featured a slightly longer intro, with more verbal abuse from Matt towards the person who apparently hates the band.
• "Flight Recorder from Viking 7" features Holly McNarland on guest vocals. The liner notes list her as appearing "courtesy of boredom and frustration."
• The Japanese text on the cover roughly translates to "Are you high now, crazy kids?"