The Execution of All Things (song)

"The Execution of All Things"
Single by Rilo Kiley
from the album The Execution of All Things
B-side	Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back) After Hours
Released	September 22, 2003
Format	CD, 7", digital download
Recorded	Presto!, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre	Indie
Length	4:10
Label	Saddle Creek
Writer(s)	Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Ben Boyer
Producer(s)	Mike Mogis
Rilo Kiley singles chronology
"Science vs. Romance" (2002) "The Execution of All Things" (2002) "Portions for Foxes" (2004)

"The Execution of All Things" is the title track of Los Angeles-based indie rock band Rilo Kiley's second album. It was released as a single on September 22, 2003 via Saddle Creek.^[1] Rilo Kiley's cover of The Velvet Underground's "After Hours" appears as a b-side, as does a new track called "Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)". The single and its b-sides are available to download on the iTunes Store.^[2]

Rolling Stone called the song "a checklist of modern destruction", praising Lewis' "girlish, ethereal voice that makes the band's brutal vision all the more startling."^[3]

Track listing

1. "The Execution of All Things" – 4:10
2. "Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)" (Lewis, Sennett, Pierre De Reeder) – 3:52
3. "After Hours" (Lou Reed) – 2:57

Credits and personnel

• Jenny Lewis – lead vocals
• Blake Sennett – guitar
• Pierre De Reeder – bass guitar
• Jason Boesel – drums
• Mike Mogis – production, recording
• A. J. Mogis – mixing
• Doug Van Sloun – mastering
• Andy Ward – artwork
• Jadon Ulrich – artwork layout

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