A Life of Arctic Sounds

Infobox Single
Name = A Life of Arctic Sounds

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Artist = Modest Mouse
from Album = Building Nothing Out of Something
Released = March 26, 1996
Format = CD
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 7:30
Label = Suicide Squeeze S003
Producer = Steve Wold
Chart position = | Last single = "Broke (1996)
This single = "A Life of Arctic Sounds" (1996)
Next single = "Birds vs. Worms" (1997)
"A Life of Arctic Sounds" is a 1996 single by Modest Mouse.

Track listing

# "A Life of Arctic Sounds" – 2:29
# "Medication" – 5:01

The 7" was pressed on white vinyl. In the track listing of "Building Nothing Out of Something", "A Life of Arctic Sounds" is misspelled as "A Life of Artic Sounds". This song is notable for being one of the few Modest Mouse songs that includes an unusual time signature: The second verse is in 7/4 time.

Both songs later appeared on the "Building Nothing Out of Something" compilation album and were left unreleased elsewhere.