Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)
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| “Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)” | |||||
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| Single by Relient K from the album Mmhmm |
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| Released | 2006 | ||||
| Format | Christian radio | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Christian punk, Christian rock | ||||
| Length | 4:23 | ||||
| Label | Gotee, Capitol | ||||
| Writer(s) | Matt Thiessen | ||||
| Producer | Mark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen | ||||
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"Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)" is a song by Relient K, from their fourth album Mmhmm.
It is a sequel to the song "Failure to Excommunicate" from their second album The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek, which is the reason for the '(Failure II)' in the song title. The other connection with the older song is the same string melody heard at the end. The "Life After Death and Taxes" strings are a little more subtle, and in the key of this song. Also, drummer Dave Douglas sings a solo in both songs.
This song and its predecessor have been dubbed "The Failure Series" by both the band and the fans.[citation needed]
The song was released as a Christian radio single on ChristianRock.Net around late 2006.
The band did not play it at concerts at first, though they started playing it in the fall of 2005 for the Panic with a K tour with MxPx, Rufio, and House of Heroes. They have played it at generally every show since then. The band used to play the song near the end of every set, though they have started playing it a little earlier in the set as of summer 2007.
