2005Released
5:08

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This is frontman Ben Gibbard's favorite song on the album. Gibbard explained the song on his record label's website: "It's a simple thought, really. It's a song about traveling by yourself in a foreign country and the frustration of being isolated by language, even when you're surrounded by people."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Different Names for the Same Thing.
DKey
MajorMode
3/4Time Signature
170BPM

Album

The album Different Names for the Same Thing is released on.

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The record label that has released Different Names for the Same Thing.
Atlantic Records
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. All Rights Reserved.
℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. All Rights Reserved.

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