single · January 11, 2005

Ocean Breathes Salty

Modest Mouse

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This single, lifted from the platinum-selling *Good News for People Who Love Bad News*, features one of the band's most enduringly popular tracks.

• "Ocean Breathes Salty" was written by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, and Benjamin Weikel.
• The single reached number 14 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2005.
• The music video for "Ocean Breathes Salty" was directed by Neil Smith.

Modest Mouse is an indie rock band from Issaquah, Washington, known for their introspective and often anxious lyrical themes. In 2005, they were riding high on the success of their major-label debut, *Good News for People Who Love Bad News*.