The Meaning of 8 is the seventh studio album by the experimental indie rock band Cloud Cult.
Track listing All songs written by Craig Minowa. "Chain Reaction" (download) – 4:28 "Please Remain Calm" – 3:55 "Chemicals Collide" – 3:16 "Pretty Voice" (download) – 3:45 "Brain Gateway" – 3:31 "Take Your Medicine" (download) – 4:41 "Your 8th Birthday" – 4:06 "Dance for the Dead" – 3:48 "Everywhere All at One Time" – 1:07 "Purpose" (download) – 3:47 "A Good God" – 2:34 "The Shape of 8" – 1:30 "The Girl Underground" – 2:47 "2x2x2" – 4:16 "Thanks" – 3:45 "Alien Christ" – 3:39 "The Deaf Girl's Song" – 3:43 "Hope" – 4:09 "Song of the Deaf Girl" – 1:28
B-Side "May Your Lives Be Long" - 4:18 "Step Forward" - 3:22 "818" - 3:21
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Sarah Young - cello, backup vocals Dan Greenwood - drums, backup vocals Matthew Freed - bass Craig Minowa - keys, guitars, lead vocals, piano, glockenspiel, digital drums Connie Minowa - back-up soprano vocals on "Thanks" Additional musicians Alex Galle-From - violin on "Chain Reaction", "Dance for the Dead" and "Deaf Girl's Song" Jannet Greene - clarinet on "Pretty Voice" and "Chemicals Collide" Zach Zins - trombone on "Pretty Voice" and "Hope"
External links The Meaning of 8 page at CloudCult.com