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"'''Getting By'''" is the first track and first single from [[ | "'''Getting By'''" is the first track and first single from [[the Rentals]]' [[1999]] album, ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Season's Greetings from Your Pals at Maverick]]'' (1998) | *''[[Season's Greetings from Your Pals at Maverick]]'' (1998) | ||
*''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' (1999) | *''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' (1999) | ||
*''Getting By'' (promotional | *''Getting By'' (promotional releases) | ||
*''[[Live in Japan (the Rentals)|Live in Japan]]'' (live bootleg) | *''[[Live in Japan (the Rentals)|Live in Japan]]'' (live bootleg) | ||
*''[[Little Russell Street]]'' (alternate mix) | *''[[Little Russell Street]]'' (alternate mix) | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Getting By" was written by [[Matt Sharp]] while in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>[ | As with all tracks on ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', "Getting By" was written by [[Matt Sharp]] while spending time in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', liner notes</ref> "Getting By" was released as promotional-only CD<ref>"Getting By" ''Discogs'' https://www.discogs.com/The-Rentals-Getting-By/release/7177874</ref> and cassette<ref>@therentals "#tbt when the record company gave out these free promotional “getting by” ca-singles, they accidentally included the incorrect version of the b-side “hello, hello” with extra petra haden vocals over the instrumental section of the song." ''Twitter''. 28 March 2019. https://twitter.com/therentals/status/1111405055196815360?s=20</ref> singles. The cassette release features a version of "[[Hello, Hello]]" with additional [[Petra Haden]] vocals. An alternate mix done by [[Chris Shaw]] was included on the demo and outtake compilation ''[[Little Russell Street]]''. | ||
"Getting By" was released as promotional-only CD<ref>"Getting By" ''Discogs'' https://www.discogs.com/The-Rentals-Getting-By/release/7177874</ref> and cassette<ref>@therentals "#tbt when the record company gave out these free promotional “getting by” ca-singles, they accidentally included the incorrect version of the b-side “hello, hello” with extra petra haden vocals over the instrumental section of the song." ''Twitter''. 28 March 2019. https://twitter.com/therentals/status/1111405055196815360?s=20</ref> singles. The cassette release features a version of "[[Hello, Hello]]" with additional [[Petra Haden]] vocals. An alternate mix done by [[Chris Shaw]] was included on the demo and outtake compilation ''[[Little Russell Street]]''. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, Moog, extra guitars | *[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, Moog, extra guitars | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Getting-by-hwl.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | [[Image:Getting-by-hwl.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Handwritten lyrics by Sharp]] | ||
<poem>Kawaba, Kawaba, Kawaba, hey! | <poem>Kawaba, Kawaba, Kawaba, hey! | ||
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We're getting by</poem> | We're getting by</poem> | ||
==See also== | |||
==See | |||
*[[List of Matt Sharp songs]] | *[[List of Matt Sharp songs]] | ||
{{Reference list}} | {{Reference list}} | ||