Sprout and the Bean

"Sprout and the Bean" is a single by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on Drag City on November 2, 2004.^[1] It was released as the only single from the 2004 album The Milk-Eyed Mender.^[2] It includes "What We Have Known", a re-recording of the track originally appearing on the 2003 EP Yarn and Glue, and later released as a 12-inch vinyl single in 2011.^[3]

"Sprout and the Bean"
Single by Joanna Newsom
from the album The Milk-Eyed Mender
B-side	"What We Have Known"
Released	November 2, 2004
Genre	Indie folk
Length	10:50
Label	Drag City
Songwriter(s)	Joanna Newsom
Producer(s)	Noah Georgeson
Joanna Newsom singles chronology
"Sprout and the Bean" (2004) "What We Have Known" (2011)

In 2009, Pitchfork named "Sprout and the Bean" the 229th best song of the 2000s.^[4] In 2020, Paste named it the 12th best Joanna Newsom song.^[5] The song was used in the film The Strangers,^[6] a Victoria's Secret bra commercial,^[7][8] and a Melbourne ad campaign.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sprout and the Bean"	4:42
2.	"What We Have Known"	6:08
Total length:		10:50

All tracks are written by Joanna Newsom.

The CD contains the music video for "Sprout and the Bean" which was directed by Terri Timely.^[10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[10]

• Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp
• Noah Georgeson – production, recording