"Sprout and the Bean" is a

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. The A-side is from her

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'' The Milk-Eyed Mender'', while the

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, " What We Have Known", is a re-recording of the track originally appearing on the self-released ''

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'' EP. The CD also contains the

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for "Sprout and the Bean" which was directed by Terri Timely. The song has been used in commercials and films such as ''

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'', as well as a tourism advert for

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. The harp intro was also used in a Victoria's Secret ad. In 2009, ''

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'' named "Sprout & The Bean" the 229th best song of the 2000s.

Track listing

# "Sprout and the Bean" – 4:42 # "What We Have Known" – 6:08 What We Have Known was later released as a

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on July 19, 2011.

References

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