Thing a WeekThing a Week (sometimes as Thing-a-Week) is a series of albums released by the American musician Jonathan Coulton in 2006. He compiled these albums from his weekly podcast, in which he challenged himself to write, record, and produce a new song within a week, every week, for an entire year. He wanted to prove that he was capable of consistently meeting a deadline.[1] The folk rock series was recorded at Coulton's home in Brooklyn after he quit his computer programming job to spend more time with his wife and baby daughter. His podcast picked up many thousands of followers who praised the few novelty songs he posted before 2006, inspiring him to remake himself as an online musician.[2] After Thing a Week, Coulton wrote "Still Alive" for the video game Portal in 2007. He sang his songs in concert, and a 2008 performance was captured on video to become the 2009 DVD Best. Concert. Ever. Many of the songs came from the Thing a Week series.[3] Thing a Week One
Thing a Week One is the first album of the series, and Coulton's fourth studio album. It contains a cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back." AllMusic described the album as a collection of power pop songs, rock songs and ballads: "a mixed bag in form, content, and genre".[4] Track listAll tracks written and composed by Jonathan Coulton unless noted.
Thing a Week Two
Thing a Week Two is the second Thing a Week album, and the fifth studio album by Jonathan Coulton. It includes "I Will," a cover of the Beatles' song from the White Album. Track ListAll tracks written and composed by Jonathan Coulton unless noted.
Thing a Week Three
Thing a Week Three is the third Thing a Week album, and the sixth studio album by Jonathan Coulton. It contains "Code Monkey," used as the theme to the TV show and internet series, G4's Code Monkeys. Track listAll tracks written and composed by Jonathan Coulton unless noted.
Thing a Week Four
Thing a Week Four is the fourth and final Thing a Week album, and the seventh studio album by Coulton. It includes "Creepy Doll", a song in which a man buys an abandoned house and finds a living, creepy doll upstairs, and is killed by the doll in a fire. This song inspired a Magic: The Gathering card of the same name.[5] Wishing for a "grandiose" ending, Coulton finished the series with two covers of Queen songs: "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions".[6] Track listAll tracks written and composed by Jonathan Coulton unless noted.
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