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2010 EP by The Get Up Kids

Simple Science EP by The Get Up Kids Released April 13, 2010 Recorded Black Lodge Studios Eudora, Kansas Genre Emo indie rock Length 16:08 Label Flyover Records Producer Ed Rose The Get Up Kids chronology Guilt Show (2004) Simple Science (2010) There Are Rules (2011)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Alternative Press [1] The Album Project [2]

***Simple Science*** is an EP by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [The Get Up Kids](/source/The_Get_Up_Kids). The first official release from the band since re-forming after breaking up in 2005, and the first studio recording since 2004's [Guilt Show](/source/Guilt_Show), the EP was released April 13, 2010 on vinyl and April 27, 2010 on compact disc (both through the groups newly formed Flyover Records).[3]

## Release

The vinyl edition of the release was limited to 2,000 hand-numbered copies, released in four different varieties of 500 pressings each: 180-gram black vinyl, green marble vinyl, pink marble vinyl (exclusive to [Hot Topic](/source/Hot_Topic)) and baby blue vinyl (exclusive to Vinyl Collective).[4]

The compact disc version was released on April 27, 2010, and limited to 10,000 hand-numbered copies. The digital download version of the album will be available exclusively through [iTunes](/source/ITunes_Store).

## Track listing

All tracks are written by [The Get Up Kids](/source/The_Get_Up_Kids).

Simple Science EP No. Title Length 1. "Your Petty Pretty Things" 3:28 2. "Keith Case" 4:05 3. "Tommy Gentle" 2:31 4. "How You're Bound" 6:02

## Personnel

**Band**

- [Matt Pryor](/source/Matt_Pryor_(musician)) - Lead Vocals, Guitar

- [Jim Suptic](/source/Jim_Suptic) - Guitar, Vocals

- [Rob Pope](/source/Rob_Pope) - Bass

- [Ryan Pope](/source/Ryan_Pope_(musician)) - Drums

- [James Dewees](/source/James_Dewees) - Keyboards, Vocals

**Production**

- [Ed Rose](/source/Ed_Rose) - Production

## Chart performance

Chart Peak position US Billboard 200 194 Top Independent 29

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Scott Heisel. ["FILE UNDER: Reunited, and it sounds pretty good"](http://www.altpress.com/reviews/simplescience.htm). *[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))*. Retrieved April 12, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [The Album Project review](http://thealbumproject.net/2010/04/full-review-the-get-up-kids-simple-science/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100420061356/http://thealbumproject.net/2010/04/full-review-the-get-up-kids-simple-science/) 2010-04-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_EP_3-0)** Reid, Sean (February 15, 2010), [*The Get Up Kids Announce New EP*](http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/02/get-up-kids-announce-new-ep.html), Alter the Press, retrieved February 15, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Vinyl_Info_4-0)** Dickinson, Virgil (March 9, 2010), [*TP/PO: THE GET UP KIDS "Simple Science" 12" EP (U.S. Pressing)*](http://www.vinylcollective.com/2010/03/09/tppo-the-get-up-kids-simple-science-12-ep-u-s-pressing/), Vinyl Collective, retrieved March 24, 2010{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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