"Dying Is Fine" was one of the first songs written by
Ra Ra Riot. It was released several times, and was reworked for their first full album, ''
The Rhumb Line
''The Rhumb Line'' is the debut long play, LP for the Syracuse, New York, Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Sea ...
'', in 2008. The song was inspired by the
E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings, who was also known as E. E. Cummings, e. e. cummings and e e cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobi ...
poem, ''dying is fine)but death''
[Ra Ra Riot Daytrotter Sessions]
''daytrotter.com'', ''October 15, 2007''
History and release
"Dying Is Fine" was written in January 2006. Ra Ra Riot recorded "Dying Is Fine" on a Daytrotter Session on October 15, 2007.
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It was reworked and re-recorded several times; as a single for ]V2 Records
V2 Records (or V2 Music; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007 and sold to IASin 2013. In the Benelux, V2 operates separately from PIAS, as the label bought itself out from ...
, on the 2007 EP '' Ra Ra Riot'', and on the first album release, ''The Rhumb Line
''The Rhumb Line'' is the debut long play, LP for the Syracuse, New York, Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Sea ...
'', on Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records ( ) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, that was founded by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, in 1998 to release their band's material. Its logo is a draw ...
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"Dying Is Fine" was chosen as the Free MP3 of the Day on music blog Spinner on July 17, 2008.Ra Ra Rio, 'Dying Is Fine' - Free MP3 of the Day - Spinner.com]
''spinner.com'', ''July 27, 2008
E. E. Cummings poem inspiration
The song is based on E. E. Cummings
Edward Estlin Cummings, who was also known as E. E. Cummings, e. e. cummings and e e cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), was an American poet, painter, essayist, author and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobi ...
poem ''dying is fine)but death''.[ The lyric "Death oh baby/You know that dying is fine but maybe/I wouldn't like death if death's for good/Not even if death were good" mirrors the poem's introduction:
"
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baby
i
wouldn't like
Death if Death
were
good
"
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