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| "7 Skies H3" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Flaming Lips | |
| from the album 24 Hour Song Skull | |
| Language | English |
| Released | October 31, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 at Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York |
| Genre | |
| Length | 1440:00 (Full version) 50:00 (CD version) |
| Label | Warner Bros., Lovely Sorts of Death |
| Songwriter(s) | Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd |
| Producer(s) | The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker |
"7 Skies H3" is a composition by American experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, released on October 31, 2011.
"7 Skies H3" is a single, 24-hour-long song contained in an EP, 24 Hour Song Skull. Although compiled as a contiguous, day-long song, it was recorded in separate pieces ranging anywhere from 25 minutes to 7 hours.[1]
The song was released in a limited edition of 13 copies, on flash drives encased in real human skulls, for Halloween 2011. Each skull cost $5,000. A website was also set up, streaming the song on an endless loop.
On April 19, 2014 the band released a condensed 50 minute version, separated into 10 tracks, on a translucent vinyl LP for Record Store Day, limited to 7,500 copies. It was released on CD and Digital on May 19, 2014.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "7 Skies H3" | 1440:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "7 Skies H3 (Can't Shut Off My Head)" | 8:25 |
| 2. | "Meepy Morp" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Battling Voices From Beyond" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "In A Dream" | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Metamorphosis" | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Requiem" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Meepy Morp (Reprise)" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "Riot In My Brain!!" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "7 Skies H3 (Main Theme)" | 6:32 |
| 10. | "Can't Let It Go" | 8:20 |
| Total length: | 50:00 | |