Singer-Songwriter · 1999 · 9 tracks

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ’Fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You’ll Know That You’re Right

Fiona Apple

November 9, 1999 · Clean Slate

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A high-tension wire act of intellectual fury and desperate, beautiful vulnerability.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks

On the Bound

5:22

To Your Love

3:40

Limp

3:30

Love Ridden

3:22

A Mistake

4:56

Fast as You Can

4:38

The Way Things Are

4:16

Get Gone

4:08

I Know

4:55

Moments Worth Listening For

the explosive drum entry on Limp that transforms a piano ballad into a rhythmic assault

the frantic, breathless tempo shift in Fast as You Can that mirrors a panic attack

the devastatingly quiet resignation of the final piano chords on I Know

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Where This Album Departs

How does When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ’Fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You’ll Know That You’re Right sound next to the rest of Fiona Apple's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.