Simple Science

Simple Science is an EP by American rock band 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, 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]

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]

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) 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by 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 - Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Jim Suptic - Guitar, Vocals
• Rob Pope - Bass
• Ryan Pope - Drums
• James Dewees - Keyboards, Vocals

Production

• Ed Rose - Production

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200	194
Top Independent	29

Notes

1. Scott Heisel. "FILE UNDER: Reunited, and it sounds pretty good". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
2. The Album Project review Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
3. Reid, Sean (2010-02-15), The Get Up Kids Announce New EP, Alter the Press, retrieved 2010-02-15
4. Dickinson, Virgil (2010-03-09), TP/PO: THE GET UP KIDS "Simple Science" 12" EP (U.S. Pressing), Vinyl Collective, archived from the original on 2013-02-05, retrieved 2010-03-24