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Don't Swallow the Cap

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Recorded
  
2012–13

Length
  
4:46

Genre
  
Indie rock

Label
  
4AD

Released
  
April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)

Writer(s)
  
Matt Berninger Aaron Dessner Bryce Dessner

"Don't Swallow the Cap" is a song by American indie rock band The National. Written by band members Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Bryce Dessner, it appears as the third track on the band's sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me. "Don't Swallow the Cap" was released to United States modern rock radio as the album's second overall single on April 22, 2013.

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Personnel

Credits adapted from Trouble Will Find Me liner notes.

  • Matt Berninger – lead vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, harmonica
  • Bryce Dessner – guitar, keyboards, e-bow, orchestration
  • Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion
  • Scott Devendorf – bass guitar

    • The song title is likely in reference to Tennessee Williams, who died choking on the cap of a bottle of eyedrops. Williams is frequently referenced in The National's lyrics.

    References

    Don't Swallow the Cap Wikipedia
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