The Magnetic Fields

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The Magnetic Fields

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The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton novel Les Champs Magnétiques) is an American indie pop group founded and led by Stephin Merritt. He is the group's primary songwriter, producer and vocalist, as well as frequent multi-instrumentalist. The Magnetic Fields is essentially a vehicle for Merritt's songwriting, along with various side-projects, such as The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes and The Gothic Archies. While the particular musical style of the band is usually as malleable as Merritt's songwriting, its songs are commonly attributed to pop genres and subgenres: synthpop, indie pop, and noise pop. The band is often also cited as being recognizable by Merritt's lyrics, often about love and often with irregular or neutral gender roles, that are by turns ironic, tongue-in-cheek, bitter, and humorous.

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The Book of Love

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I Don't Want to Get Over You

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3

All My Little Words

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Absolutely Cuckoo

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I Think I Need A New Heart

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A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

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I Don't Believe in the Sun

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Strange Powers

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Come Back From San Francisco

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The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side

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November 2, 2025

69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Miami, Florida, United States

  • 1. World Love

  • 2. Washington, D.C.

  • 3. Long-Forgotten Fairytale

  • 4. Kiss Me Like You Mean It

  • 5. Papa Was a Rodeo

  • 6. Epitaph for My Heart

  • 7. Asleep and Dreaming

  • 8. The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing

  • 9. The Way You Say Good-Night

  • 10. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan

  • 11. I Shatter

  • 12. Underwear

  • 13. It's a Crime

  • 14. Busby Berkeley Dreams

  • 15. I'm Sorry I Love You

  • 16. Acoustic Guitar

  • 17. The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

  • 1. Love in the Shadows

  • 2. Bitter Tears

  • 3. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget

  • 4. Yeah! Oh, Yeah!

  • 5. Experimental Music Love

  • 6. Meaningless

  • 7. Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin

  • 8. Queen of the Savages

  • 9. Blue You

  • 10. I Can't Touch You Anymore

  • 11. Two Kinds of People

  • 12. How to Say Goodbye

  • 13. The Night You Can't Remember

  • 14. For We Are the King of the Boudoir

  • 15. Strange Eyes

  • 16. Xylophone Track

  • 17. Zebra

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November 1, 2025

69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Miami, Florida, United States

  • 1. Absolutely Cuckoo

  • 2. I Don't Believe in the Sun

  • 3. All My Little Words

  • 4. A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

  • 5. Reno Dakota

  • 6. I Don't Want to Get Over You

  • 7. Come Back From San Francisco

  • 8. The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side

  • 9. Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits

  • 10. The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be

  • 11. I Think I Need a New Heart

  • 12. The Book of Love

  • 13. Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long

  • 14. How Fucking Romantic

  • 15. The One You Really Love

  • 16. Punk Love

  • 17. Parades Go By

  • 1. Boa Constrictor

  • 2. A Pretty Girl Is Like...

  • 3. My Sentimental Melody

  • 4. Nothing Matters When We're Dancing

  • 5. Sweet-Lovin' Man

  • 6. The Things We Did and Didn't Do

  • 7. Roses

  • 8. Love Is Like Jazz

  • 9. When My Boy Walks Down the Street

  • 10. Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old

  • 11. Very Funny

  • 12. Grand Canyon

  • 13. No One Will Ever Love You

  • 14. If You Don't Cry

  • 15. You're My Only Home

  • 16. (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy

  • 17. My Only Friend

  • 18. Promises of Eternity

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October 15, 2025

69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary

Union Chapel

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. World Love

  • 2. Washington, D.C.

  • 3. Long-Forgotten Fairytale

  • 4. Kiss Me Like You Mean It

  • 5. Papa Was a Rodeo

  • 6. Epitaph for My Heart

  • 7. Asleep and Dreaming

  • 8. The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing

  • 9. The Way You Say Good-Night

  • 10. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan

  • 11. I Shatter

  • 12. Underwear

  • 13. It's a Crime

  • 14. Busby Berkeley Dreams

  • 15. I'm Sorry I Love You

  • 16. Acoustic Guitar

  • 17. The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

  • 1. Love in the Shadows

  • 2. Bitter Tears

  • 3. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget

  • 4. Yeah! Oh, Yeah!

  • 5. Experimental Music Love

  • 6. Meaningless

  • 7. Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin

  • 8. Queen of the Savages

  • 9. Blue You

  • 10. I Can't Touch You Anymore

  • 11. Two Kinds of People

  • 12. How to Say Goodbye

  • 13. The Night You Can't Remember

  • 14. For We Are the King of the Boudoir

  • 15. Strange Eyes

  • 16. Xylophone Track

  • 17. Zebra

View on Setlist.fm →


October 14, 2025

69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary

Union Chapel

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Absolutely Cuckoo

  • 2. I Don't Believe in the Sun

  • 3. All My Little Words

  • 4. A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

  • 5. Reno Dakota

  • 6. I Don't Want to Get Over You

  • 7. Come Back From San Francisco

  • 8. The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side

  • 9. Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits

  • 10. The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be

  • 11. I Think I Need a New Heart

  • 12. The Book of Love

  • 13. Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long

  • 14. How Fucking Romantic

  • 15. The One You Really Love

  • 16. Punk Love

  • 17. Parades Go By

  • 1. Boa Constrictor

  • 2. A Pretty Girl Is Like...

  • 3. My Sentimental Melody

  • 4. Nothing Matters When We're Dancing

  • 5. Sweet-Lovin' Man

  • 6. The Things We Did and Didn't Do

  • 7. Roses

  • 8. Love Is Like Jazz

  • 9. When My Boy Walks Down the Street

  • 10. Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old

  • 11. Very Funny

  • 12. Grand Canyon

  • 13. No One Will Ever Love You

  • 14. If You Don't Cry

  • 15. You're My Only Home

  • 16. (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy

  • 17. My Only Friend

  • 18. Promises of Eternity

View on Setlist.fm →


October 12, 2025

69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary Tour UK/Europe

Shôko Madrid

Madrid, Autonomous Region of Madrid, Spain

  • 1. World Love

  • 2. Washington, D.C.

  • 3. Long-Forgotten Fairytale

  • 4. Kiss Me Like You Mean It

  • 5. Papa Was a Rodeo

  • 6. Epitaph for My Heart

  • 7. Asleep and Dreaming

  • 8. The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing

  • 9. The Way You Say Good-Night

  • 10. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan

  • 11. I Shatter

  • 12. Underwear

  • 13. It's a Crime

  • 14. Busby Berkeley Dreams

  • 15. I'm Sorry I Love You

  • 16. Acoustic Guitar

  • 17. The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

  • 1. Love in the Shadows

  • 2. Bitter Tears

  • 3. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget

  • 4. Yeah! Oh, Yeah!

  • 5. Experimental Music Love

  • 6. Meaningless

  • 7. Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin

  • 8. Queen of the Savages

  • 9. Blue You

  • 10. I Can't Touch You Anymore

  • 11. Two Kinds of People

  • 12. How to Say Goodbye

  • 13. The Night You Can't Remember

  • 14. For We Are the King of the Boudoir

  • 15. Strange Eyes

  • 16. Xylophone Track

  • 17. Zebra

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The Magnetic Fields has released 26+ albums. Some of their notable releases include The Day The Politicians Died , Quickies, 50 Song Memoir. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of The Magnetic Fields's most popular tracks include The Book of Love, I Don't Want to Get Over You, All My Little Words, Absolutely Cuckoo, I Think I Need A New Heart. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton novel Les Champs Magnétiques) is an American indie pop group founded and led by Stephin Merritt. He is the group's primary songwriter, producer and vo... Read the full biography on this page.

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