Teen Beat Cosmonaut
"Teen Beat Cosmonaut" | |||||
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Single by The Rentals | |||||
Album | Q36 | ||||
Released | February 25, 2020 | ||||
Recorded | Alphaville Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Battle Born Studios, Las Vegas, NV | ||||
Length | 3:12 | ||||
Writer(s) | Matt Sharp | ||||
Producer(s) | The Rentals | ||||
Status | Officially released | ||||
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Q36 track listing | |||||
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"Teen Beat Cosmonaut" is a song by the Rentals. It is the fourth track and ninth single from the band's fourth album, Q36, and was released on February 25, 2020.
Overview
The song's lyric music video premiered on the website Flood Magazine on February 24, 2020[1], one day ahead of its official release on the 25th. The limited-run clothing item for "Teen Beat Cosmonaut" was a t-shirt designed by Ivan Minsloff.
Personnel
- Matt Sharp — vocals
- Nick Zinner — guitar
- Ronnie Vannucci — drums
- The Gentle Assassins Choir — vocals
- The Section Quartet
- Eric Gorfain — violin
- Daphne Chen — violin
- Leah Katz — viola
- Richard Dodd — cello
- Dave Fridmann — mixing
- Matt Estep — mixing
- Ryan Smith — mastering
Lyric video
The lyric video was designed by Bryan Bos and illustrated by Peter Lalish (of the band [2].
Lyrics
Stranded out in the cosmos
Just an ancient astronaut, floating through the galaxy, flying solo
Voted “Hottest Astronaut Alive”
By the people at People Magazine in Nineteen-Ninety mother fucking Five
So, goodbye, my big blue shining star
I’m gonna miss you a lot
I’m your Teen Beat Cosmonaut
Left here in an obsolete machine
When NASA lost its funding from the Congress, they forgot about Little Old Steve
And now there’s no fuel to get home
But all these dirty little girls keep sending dirty little pictures and videos
So, goodbye, my big blue shining star
I’m gonna miss you a lot
I’m your Teen Beat Cosmonaut
So, goodbye, my big blue shining star
I’m gonna miss you a lot
I’m your Teen Beat Cosmonaut
Godspeed