Exhibit 13
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"Exhibit 13" is the last song on the Blue Man Group
's album The Complex
. The song's title comes from a scorched piece of paper which blew into the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn
, New York
on September 11, 2001
immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center
. The audio intercut in the song is recitation of the contents of other documents found in that same park.
A dedicated website was created for "Exhibit 13", and contains a (lower resolution) copy of the video composed for the song, made up of drifting images of collected, scorched pieces of paper.
The last 4:19 of the song is a hidden track, Mandelbrot No.4. This makes Exhibit 13's length actually 8:50, with a 30 second pause between the two tracks.
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...
's album The Complex
The Complex (Blue Man Group)
The Complex is the second full-length album by Blue Man Group, released in 2003. The album produced two singles, and debuted at #60 on the Billboard charts. The Allmusic review by Robert L...
. The song's title comes from a scorched piece of paper which blew into the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
on September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
. The audio intercut in the song is recitation of the contents of other documents found in that same park.
A dedicated website was created for "Exhibit 13", and contains a (lower resolution) copy of the video composed for the song, made up of drifting images of collected, scorched pieces of paper.
The last 4:19 of the song is a hidden track, Mandelbrot No.4. This makes Exhibit 13's length actually 8:50, with a 30 second pause between the two tracks.