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| Last single = "[[Forgotten Astronaut]]"<br>(2019) | | Last single = "[[Forgotten Astronaut]]"<br>(2019) | ||
| This single = "9th Configuration"<br>(2019) | | This single = "9th Configuration"<br>(2019) | ||
| Next single = "[[Breaking and Breaking and Breaking]]" | | Next single = "[[Breaking and Breaking and Breaking]]"<br>(2019) | ||
| Album = Q36 | | Album = Q36 | ||
| Album type = studio | | Album type = studio | ||
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| Next track = "?"<br>(4) | | Next track = "?"<br>(4) | ||
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"'''9th Configuration'''" is a | "'''9th Configuration'''" is a song by [[the Rentals]]. It is the third single and third track from the band's fourth studio album, ''[[Q36]]''. It was released on [[December 3]], [[2019]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song's title and lyrical content reference the | The song's title and lyrical content reference the 1978 novel ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ninth_Configuration The Ninth Configuration]'' (adapted into a 1980 film of the same name). Sharp, in an interview with The Interplanetary Podcast[https://www.interplanetary.org.uk/post/167-matt-sharp-q36], explained that he came up with the idea while reading about the rigorous physical and mental stress testing under which astronauts were placed, and feeling "curious if any of these folks had mental breakdowns from it." | ||
Alejandra Deheza (formerly of the band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Seven_Bells School of Seven Bells]) is featured on the track. | |||
The limited-run clothing item for "9th Configuration" was a t-shirt (in both black and white variants) designed by Ivan Minsloff. | The limited-run clothing item for "9th Configuration" was a t-shirt (in both black and white variants) designed by Ivan Minsloff. | ||