"Gun Has No Trigger" | ||||
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Single by Dirty Projectors | ||||
from the album Swing Lo Magellan | ||||
Released | March 30, 2012 | |||
Format | Digital, 7", CD | |||
Genre | Rock, Indie rock | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Domino Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Longstreth | |||
Producer(s) | David Longstreth | |||
Dirty Projectors singles chronology | ||||
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"Gun Has No Trigger" is a song by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors from their seventh album, Swing Lo Magellan. It was written and produced by David Longstreth. The song was released digitally on March 30, 2012 and released on CD and vinyl on July 10, 2012.
A limited-edition bundled version of the track, dubbed the "Gun Has No Trigger Tablet Of Values", was released by Domino and included an 8x8” square vinyl single pressed on tablet thick audiophile-grade vinyl (equivalent to 200 GM @ 12”). The A-side featured a 45-rpm cut of "Gun Has No Trigger", and the B-side featured an Akkadian cuneiform etching of the track's lyrics, translated by Dr. M. Willis Monroe. Only 1000 copies of the bundle were produced worldwide.