The Stability EP

EP by Death Cab for Cutie

Released

February 19, 2002

Death Cab for Cutie chronology

The Photo Album
(2001)

The Stability EP
(2002)

Transatlanticism
(2003)

Death Cab for Cutie singles chronology

"Prove My Hypotheses"
(1999)

"Stability"
(2002)

"A Movie Script Ending"
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	6.9/10 link
PopMatters	(unfavorable) link
Robert Christgau	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	link

The Stability EP is a limited edition EP by Indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released February 19, 2002. The release marks the final appearance of drummer Michael Schorr.

The tracks on The Stability EP were originally featured as bonus tracks on the limited edition and Japanese versions of The Photo Album.^[1]

Song information

"Stability" reappears as the closing track to the band's 2005 major label debut, Plans. The new recording is considerably shorter than the original twelve-minute,^[1] mostly instrumental version found on this EP, ending where the vocals end. The version included on Plans is titled "Stable Song". A live rehearsal version of "Stability" can be found on the DVD Drive Well, Sleep Carefully, which clocks in at 10:03.

The track "All Is Full of Love" is a Björk cover.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"20th Century Towers"	Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Christopher Walla	4:36
2.	"All Is Full of Love"	Björk Guðmundsdóttir	3:17
3.	"Stability"	Gibbard, Walla	12:21

Personnel

Ben Gibbard – lead vocals, guitar, piano, choir on "20th Century Towers"
Nick Harmer – bass, Juno on "All Is Full of Love", choir on "20th Century Towers"
Michael Schorr – drums, choir on "20th Century Towers"
Christopher Walla – guitar, choir on "20th Century Towers", production, recording, mixing
James Mendenhall – outro piano on "Stability"
John Vanderslice – additional vocals, Juno on "Stability"
Jeff Saltzman – mastering
S.E. Sharma at Avast! – mixing on "All Is Full of Love"

References

1 2 3 Barsuk Records. "Death Cab for Cutie: the stability ep". Shop. Retrieved 2007-07-22.

Death Cab for Cutie

Ben Gibbard Nick Harmer Jason McGerr Nathan Good Michael Schorr Chris Walla

Studio albums	Something About Airplanes We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes The Photo Album Transatlanticism Plans Narrow Stairs Codes and Keys Kintsugi

Other	You Can Play These Songs with Chords iTunes Originals

EPs	The Forbidden Love EP The Stability EP Studio X Sessions EP The John Byrd EP The Open Door EP

Singles	"Your Bruise" "Prove My Hypotheses" "Stability" "A Movie Script Ending" "I Was a Kaleidoscope" "We Laugh Indoors" "The New Year" "The Sound of Settling" "Title and Registration" "Soul Meets Body" "Crooked Teeth" "I Will Follow You into the Dark" "I Will Possess Your Heart" "Cath..." "No Sunlight" "Grapevine Fires" "Little Bribes" "Meet Me on the Equinox" "You Are a Tourist" "Home Is a Fire" "Stay Young, Go Dancing" "Underneath the Sycamore" "Black Sun" "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"

Filmography	Drive Well, Sleep Carefully Directions: The Plans Video Album

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