Off the Record (My Morning Jacket song)

"Off the Record" is a song by American indie rock band My Morning Jacket, released as a single in October 2005 by ATO Records.

Music video

The music video for "Off the Record" features a school boy telling something to a young girl, who then passes the saying to another person; it eventually spreads to an office building. The people are soon arrested by the police for telling the saying.

Track listings

Compact disc

"Off the Record" – 3:24
"How Could I Know" – 5:27
"Chills" – 4:40
"Off the Record" – 5:33

7" vinyl

"Off the Record" – 5:33
"How Could I Know" – 5:27

Personnel

Carl Broemel – guitar
Patrick Hallahan – drums
Jim James – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
Bo Koster – keyboards
"Two-Tone" Tommy – bass guitar

Media

The song "Chills" appears on the soundtrack of the television series Heroes. "Off the Record" is played at the end of the How I Met Your Mother episode "Game Night".

Cover version

"Off the Record" was covered by Swedish performer Moneybrother on his 2006 album Pengabrorsan. The cover version is titled "Under Bordet", has a faster tempo, and is sung in Swedish.