It was released several times, and was reworked for their first full album, The Rhumb Line, in 2008.
The song was inspired by the E. E. Cummings poem, dying is fine)but death[1] "Dying Is Fine" was written in January 2006.
[1] It was reworked and re-recorded several times; as a single for V2 Records, on the 2007 EP Ra Ra Riot, and on the first album release, The Rhumb Line, on Barsuk Records.
[1][2][3] "Dying Is Fine" was chosen as the Free MP3 of the Day on music blog Spinner on July 17, 2008.
[4] The song is based on E. E. Cummings poem dying is fine)but death.