A Stitch in Time

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"A Stitch in Time"
Cover of limited edition 7" vinyl
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedMarch 2, 2010
Studio sessions
Length3:33
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan

"A Stitch in Time" is a song from the Songs for a Sailor volume of the Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project. It was first released with "Astral Planes" on a limited edition 7" record, sold on Record Store Day exclusively at Amoeba Vinyl in Los Angeles and limited to 250 copies. The MP3 was released on March 2, 2010,[1] and physical copies of the Songs for a Sailor volume as a whole was released on May 25, 2010.[2]

Songwriter Billy Corgan has acknowledged a Donovan influence on the song.[3] The song was first performed live by his side project, Spirits in the Sky.

An instrumental version of the song featuring only synthesizer parts was used as the band's intro music for about six weeks in 2010, the first use coming on September 1st and the last on October 17th, after "The Fellowship" steadily became the common opening song of the set.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

it's just a stitch in time
it's perfect, i don't mind
sailing on your endless sea
you're perfect, i don't mind
i've got your stitch in mine
everywhere i wanna be

don't say you want too much
they'll say you've had enough
don't let them lay their trips on you

there's somewhere i just gotta be
you're everywhere at once, and you can't break free
you're everywhere at once, and you can't catch me, watch out
there's somewhere i just gotta be

it's just a stitch in time
we fit together fine
a puzzle looking for its piece
you're perfect, i don't mind
your travel makes you mine
everywhere i look i see

don't say you want too much
they'll say you've had enough
don't let them lay their trips on you

there's somewhere i just gotta be
you're everywhere at once, and you can't break free
you're everywhere at once, and you can't catch me, watch out
there's somewhere i just gotta be

Track listing[edit | edit source]

Astral Planes / A Stitch In Time
No.TitleLength
1."Astral Planes"4:05
2."A Stitch in Time"3:33
MP3 release
No.TitleLength
1."A Stitch in Time"3:33

Release history[edit | edit source]

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
April 17, 2010 Self-released 7" (red) Discogs MusicBrainz [1]
March 2, 2010 Self-released MP3 US Discogs [2]

More releases: DiscogsMusicBrainz

Availability

TitleNotesType
Astral PlanesAstral Planes / A Stitch In TimePromo
A Stitch in TimeAstral Planes / A Stitch In TimeSong
Teargarden by Kaleidyscope - Vol. 1: Songs for a SailorCD and bonus 7"EP

Tour stats

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kreps, Daniel (March 2, 2010). "Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Psych-Protest Song 'A Stitch in Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  2. "Smashing Pumpkins EP Part Of 'Record Store Day' Promotion". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. Bosso, Joe. "Billy Corgan on The Smashing Pumpkins' new direction". MusicRadar.com. June 10, 2010.
  4. Bosso, Joe (October 26, 2009). "Billy Corgan: "We need a lot of love right now"". MusicRadar.

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