Do You Realize??

by The Flaming Lips

Do You Realize?? cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 11:38
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed as a majestically lush, symphonic pop ballad, the song tackles profound existential themes and the inevitability of mortality with staggering emotional warmth. Wayne Coyne's fragile vocal delivery serves as a comforting, bittersweet reminder to appreciate fleeting human connections. The track's immense emotional resonance led to its brief adoption as the official rock song of the state of Oklahoma.

Genres

Descriptors: existential, death, melodic, atmospheric, expansive

Tracklist

  1. Do You Realize?? (3:33)
  2. Up Above The Daily Hum (4:10)
  3. Xanthe Terra (3:55)

Credits

  • The Flaming Lips - primary artist, producer [produced by]
  • Dave Fridmann - producer [produced by]
  • Scott Booker - producer [produced by]

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