Building Nothing Out of Something

Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in January 2000 by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, comprising non-album tracks from various points in the band's career. Most of the tracks are A- and B-sides from 7" singles, but it also includes three tracks from the Interstate 8 EP, and "Baby Blue Sedan" from the vinyl version of The Lonesome Crowded West. All songs were originally released from 1996 to 1998. In 2015, Brock's Glacial Pace re-released the album for CD and Vinyl (with some unmarked random copies containing red vinyl rather than black).

Track listing
All songs written by Modest Mouse.


 * 1) "Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23
 * 2) * A-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
 * 3) "Interstate 8" – 4:39
 * 4) * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
 * 5) "Broke" – 3:19
 * 6) * A-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
 * 7) "Medication" – 5:01
 * 8) * B-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Artic Sounds"
 * 9) "Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40
 * 10) * B-side of the 1998 single "Never Ending Math Equation"
 * 11) "All Night Diner" (also entitled "All Nite Diner") – 4:44
 * 12) * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
 * 13) "Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04
 * 14) * Bonus track on the LP version of "The Lonesome Crowded West"
 * 15) "A Life of Artic Sounds" – 2:29
 * 16) * A-side of the 1996 single "A Life of Artic Sounds"
 * 17) "Sleepwalking" (also entitled "Sleepwalkin'," and "Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)") – 3:23
 * 18) * Melody taken from "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny
 * 19) * Taken from the "Interstate 8 EP"
 * 20) "Grey Ice Water" – 5:05
 * 21) * B-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"
 * 22) "Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)" (also simply called "Positive Negative") – 5:18
 * 23) * B-side of the 1996 single "Broke"
 * 24) "Other People's Lives" – 7:10
 * 25) * A-side of the 1998 single "Other People's Lives"

Personnel

 * Isaac Brock – Guitar, Vocals
 * Eric Judy – Bass
 * Jeremiah Green – Drums

With:
 * Nicole Johnson – Vocals on Tracks 2, 9, & 10
 * Steve Wold – Organ, Engineer, Slide Guitar on Track 4
 * Dann Gallucci – Guitar on Track 8
 * Joey Bullock – Drawing
 * Barry Corliss – Mastering
 * Brian Deck – Drawing
 * Phil Ek – Engineer
 * Calvin Johnson – Producer, Engineer