"Missed the Boat" is a song by American indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...

 and is the sixth track on their 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. The album is the first studio album by the band since their 2004 album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News and is also the first album with former Smiths guitarist Johnny...

. The song was released as the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from that album and peaked at #24 in Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

James Mercer

James Mercer (musician)

James Russell Mercer is an American guitarist and Alternative rock musician. He is a founding member and lead singer-songwriter of the Grammy-nominated indie rock group The Shins. In 2009, Mercer and producer Danger Mouse formed the side project Broken Bells, for which they released a...

 of The Shins

The Shins

The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...

 sings backup vocals on "Missed the Boat".

Music video

In 2007, Apple Inc. and Modest Mouse asked fans to direct and film a video for the song. The contest ended on May 22, 2007. Christopher Mills, who also directed the "Float On

Float On (Modest Mouse song)

"Float On" is a single released by indie rock band Modest Mouse. It also appears on their album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The track is generally considered to be the band's signature song.The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2005....

" video, directed the green screen sequences used in the contest. The winning video, directed by Walter Robot

Walter Robot

Walter Robot is the fictional director created by artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie. They direct films, commercials and music videos...

, that is Christopher Louie and Bill Barminski

Bill Barminski

Bill Barminski is an American artist and filmmaker born in Chicago, Illinois.- Life and art :Barminski moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas, while still very young and it was there that he spent most of his formative years....

, shows a robot who directed himself in a video about a robot who runs away from home.

Another video, shown on MTV2

MTV2

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 and Fuse TV

Fuse TV

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, features segued segments of other submitted videos, with the winning video only appearing for five seconds.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak positions
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	24

This song also appears in the Scrubs Episode "My Waste of Time" at the end of the show.

External links

• Modest Mouse at MySpace
  MySpace
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