This one is really in your face, without too much melody. Ninety-seven percent of the album was recorded at home in San Francisco, but for 'Crowd Chant' we were in Vancouver, BC. After Jeff laid down his drum part, we brought 35 people into the studio. Some of them were singers but most of them were friends - there were a few kids too. We told them, 'Don't sound like a choir. Make believe you're in a bar. Instead of singing, try yelling. Act like you don't care.' We did 10 passes with the crowd in different formations. We ended up with 350 voices! The song borrows a slice of melody from Faure's "Pavane" written in 1887. It comes so randomly, it really makes the whole piece move into another space, and adds a new dimension to the the call and response arrangement. This song is going to be so much fun live!