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A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

The Magnetic Fields

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  1. Released on Merge Records, also In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel), Holland, 1945 (Neutral Milk Hotel) and Rebellion (Lies) (Arcade Fire)

  2. Written by Stephin Merritt, also The Book of Love (Peter Gabriel), I Think I Need a New Heart and 100,000 Fireflies (Superchunk)

  3. Part of 69 Love Songs, also I Think I Need a New Heart, Yeah! Oh, Yeah! and Absolutely Cuckoo

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Written by
Stephin Merritt
Performed by
Stephin Merritt
Part of
69 Love Songs
Released on
Merge Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was performed by Stephin Merritt

    A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was performed by Stephin Merritt

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  2. 2MusicBrainz A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was written by Stephin Merritt

    A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was written by Stephin Merritt

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off is part of the release 69 Love Songs

    A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off is part of the release 69 Love Songs

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Merge Records is the label of the song A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

    Merge Records is the label of the song A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was released on 1999-09-07

    A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off was released on 1999-09-07

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026