The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

~ Release by Fiona Apple (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Every Single Night recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States part of: Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 32) and Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 44) recording of: Every Single Night lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4.35	3:30
2	Daredevil recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Daredevil lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4	3:28
3	Valentine recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Valentine lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4	3:33
4	Jonathan recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Jonathan lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4	5:04
5	Left Alone recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Left Alone lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	3	4:51
6	Werewolf recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Werewolf lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	5	3:13
7	Periphery recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Periphery lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4	4:58
8	Regret recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Regret lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	5	5:17
9	Anything We Want recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Anything We Want lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	4	4:41
10	Hot Knife recording engineer: Charley Drayton, Eddison Sainsbury and John Would producer: Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton mixer: Dave Way autoharp, bouzouki, drums (drum set), guitar, kora, marimba, percussion, strings and baritone vocals: Charley Drayton timpani: Fiona Apple background vocals: Maude Maggart vocals: Fiona Apple recorded at: NBB Studio and Stanley Recordings in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: Waystation in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Hot Knife lyricist and composer: Fiona Apple	2.5	4:02

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Epic Records (Epic Records, Inc., a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2012)

purchase for download:	https://www.7digital.com/artist/fiona-apple/release/the-idler-wheel-is-wiser-than-the-driver-of-the-screw-and-whipping-cords-will-serve-you-more-than-ropes-will-ever-do-5812793 [info] (ended) http://www.hdtracks.com/the-idler-wheel [info] (from 2014-08-27 to ????)
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/7uccppFArLf9dNOwDftOZa [info] (ended)

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Every Single Night

part of:

Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 5) (order: 5)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2012 (number: 5) (order: 5)
The A.V. Club: The 50 best albums of the 2010s (number: 10) (order: 10)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 11) (order: 11)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 14) (order: 14)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 19) (order: 19)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 34) (order: 34)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 53) (order: 53)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2013) (order: 114)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 213) (order: 213)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 213) (order: 213)

supporting tours:

The Idler Wheel Tour

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/446092 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Fiona-apple/The-idler-wheel-is-wiser-than-the-driver-of-the-screw-and-whipping-cords-will-serve-you-more-than-ropes-will-ever-do [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j2d3 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fiona_apple/the_idler_wheel_is_wiser_than_the_driver_of_the_screw_and_whipping_cords_will_serve_you_more_than_ropes_will_ever_do/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002332951 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2004110 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 886443470217
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 42:36

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Withdrawn
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Epic

Release events

[Worldwide]
2012-06-18

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4 (see all ratings)

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