The Magnetic Fields

Aliases: Magnetic Fields
Years active: since 1989
Country: United States
Comments: Synth pop band
Member: Stephin Merritt Founder and only constant member

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
(Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	James Eric
100,000 Fireflies	The Magnetic Fields	February 1991	(8 artists)
A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Funeral Strippers
Absolutely Cuckoo	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
Acoustic Guitar	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Motes
All My Little Words	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(6 artists)
All the Umbrellas in London	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	(4 artists)
Andrew in Drag	The Magnetic Fields	June 5, 2012	Dong Thought
Asleep and Dreaming	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Meursault
Born on a Train	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	(5 artists)
Busby Berkeley Dreams	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(3 artists)
California Girls	The Magnetic Fields	January 15, 2008	Young Statues
Candy	The Magnetic Fields	January 1992	(4 artists)
Come Back from San Francisco	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(3 artists)
Deep Sea Diving Suit	Magnetic Fields	September 27, 1994	(2 artists)
Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree	The Magnetic Fields	January 26, 2010	(2 artists)
Experimental Music Love	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Pole of Inaccessibility
Famous	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	The Divine Comedy
Fear of Trains	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	William Elliott Whitmore
Fido, Your Leash is Too Long	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Tom Miles [US]
Goin' Back to the Country	The Magnetic Fields	June 5, 2012	The Forklift Operators
Grand Canyon	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(3 artists)
How Fucking Romantic	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
I Don't Believe You	The Magnetic Fields	May 4, 2004	(3 artists)
I Don't Believe in the Sun	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(4 artists)
I Don't Really Love You Anymore	The Magnetic Fields	May 4, 2004	(2 artists)
I Don't Want to Get Over You	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(5 artists)
I Have the Moon	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	Lush
I Think I Need a New Heart	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(5 artists)
I'm Sorry I Love You	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Bye and Bye Band
It's Only Time	The Magnetic Fields	May 4, 2004	garden on a trampoline
Jeremy	The Magnetic Fields	January 1992	The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Josephine	The Magnetic Fields	February 1991	(3 artists)
Kiss Me Like You Mean It	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Kaleb
Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
Long Vermont Roads	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	Dark Kards
Long-Forgotten Fairytale	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Asbestos Canoe
Love Is Lighter Than Air	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	The Divine Comedy
Love is Like a Bottle of Gin	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Erratic Retaliator Strategy
Meaningless	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Chris Felizzi
My Only Friend	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Monopole
No One Will Ever Love You	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Pesky
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(3 artists)
Old Fools	The Magnetic Fields	January 15, 2008	Nothing feat. Lexy Morte
Papa Was a Rodeo	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(6 artists)
Parades Go By	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Oms en série
Plant White Roses	The Magnetic Fields	February 1991	(2 artists)
Please Stop Dancing	The Magnetic Fields	January 15, 2008	EVT&LVT
Punk Love	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Magnetic Hills
Queen of the Savages	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Marshall Fields
Reno Dakota	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
Roses	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
She Says Hello	The Magnetic Fields	May 15, 2020	Art Party
Strange Powers	Magnetic Fields	September 27, 1994	(3 artists)
Swinging London	Magnetic Fields	September 27, 1994	(2 artists)
Take Ecstasy with Me	Magnetic Fields	September 27, 1994	(3 artists)
The Book of Love	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(47 artists)
The Day the Politicians Died	The Magnetic Fields	May 15, 2020	La Fea
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Wild Antics of Conan Neutron
The Saddest Story Ever Told	The Magnetic Fields	January 1992	The Letter Journal
Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
Underwear	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Marshall Fields
Washington, D.C.	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	The Magnetic Ukuleles
When My Boy Walks down the Street	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(2 artists)
When You're Old and Lonely	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	Situations
When the Open Road Is Closing In	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	Iji
Why I Cry	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	(2 artists)
With Whom to Dance?	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	The Divine Comedy
Xavier Says	The Magnetic Fields	January 15, 2008	Rim Bim Hoot
Yeah! Oh, Yeah!	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(4 artists)
You Love to Fail	The Magnetic Fields	February 1991	Portastatic
You and Me and the Moon	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	A Lime Tree
You're My Only Home	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Elizabeth McQueen
‘14 I Wish I Had Pictures	The Magnetic Fields	March 10, 2017	Mandy Patinkin
‘71 I Think I'll Make Another World	The Magnetic Fields	March 10, 2017	(2 artists)
‘81 How to Play the Synthesizer	The Magnetic Fields	March 10, 2017	Hench

Covers by The Magnetic Fields

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Heroes	Magnetic Fields	August 1996	David Bowie
I Die, You Die	The Magnetic Fields	June 1997	Gary Numan
If I Were a Rich Man	Magnetic Fields	1999	Zero Mostel REL,PRF
If I Were a Rich Man	Magnetic Fields	1999	Unverified
Le tourbillon	Magnetic Fields	February 23, 1999	Jeanne Moreau
The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	(unknown)
The Man Amplifier	The Magnetic Fields	1995	Young Marble Giants

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
50 Song Memoir	The Magnetic Fields	March 10, 2017	Nonesuch
69 Love Songs	The Magnetic Fields	September 7, 1999	Merge Records
Distant Plastic Trees	The Magnetic Fields	February 1991	Red Flame
Distortion	The Magnetic Fields	January 15, 2008	Nonesuch
Get Lost	The Magnetic Fields	October 25, 1995	Merge Records
Holiday	Magnetic Fields	September 27, 1994	Feel Good All Over
Love at the Bottom of the Sea	The Magnetic Fields	June 5, 2012	Domino [GB]
Quickies	The Magnetic Fields	May 15, 2020	Nonesuch
Realism	The Magnetic Fields	January 26, 2010	Nonesuch
The Charm of the Highway Strip	The Magnetic Fields	April 18, 1994	Merge Records
The Wayward Bus	The Magnetic Fields	January 1992	PoPuP
i	The Magnetic Fields	May 4, 2004	Nonesuch

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	100,000 Fireflies	The Magnetic Fields	September 1991	Harriet Records
	Why I Cry	The Magnetic Fields	1995	Motorway

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Crash Course for the Ravers - A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie	various artists	August 1996	Undercover [US]
Knitting on the Roof	various artists	1999	Knitting Factory Works
Pop Romantique - French Pop Classics	various artists	February 23, 1999	Emperor Norton
Random - New Interpretations of Gary Numan	various artists	June 1997	Beggars Banquet

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	21 Love Songs - A Tribute to The Magnetic Fields	various artists	February 1, 2008	Grey Noise Media
	PRF Tribute Series 71 [The Magnetic Fields]	various artists	May 31, 2020	PRF

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