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{{Infobox album
| name       = Get Lost
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[The Magnetic Fields]]
| cover      = Get Lost.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 24, 1995
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Indie pop]]<ref name= "Rough Guide 2003">{{cite book |last1= Unterberger|first1= Richie|editor1-last=Buckley |editor1-first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-84353-105-0 |pages= 630-631|edition=3rd|chapter= The Magnetic Fields}}</ref>
* [[synth-pop]]<ref name= "Rough Guide 2003"/>
* [[electropop]]<ref name= "Rough Guide 2003"/>
}}
| length     = 39:58
| label      = [[Merge Records|Merge]]
| producer   = [[Stephin Merritt]]
| prev_title = [[Holiday (The Magnetic Fields album)|Holiday]]
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [[69 Love Songs]]
| next_year  = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-lost-mw0000646069 |title=Get Lost – The Magnetic Fields |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 8, 2015 |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |author-link=Richie Unterberger}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Magnetic Fields: Get Lost |chapter-url=https://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2216 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |title-link=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-312-24560-2 |page=191}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev3score = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000331reviews.html |title=The Magnetic Fields – Get Lost |magazine=[[NME]] |date=March 30, 1996 |access-date=February 22, 2016 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001014124848/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000331reviews.html |archive-date=October 14, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Magnetic Fields |last=Randall |first=Mac |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/509 509–510]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]''
| rev5score = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Magnetic Fields: Get Lost |magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |issue=70 |date=April 1996 |last=Wilkinson |first=Roy |author-link=Roy Wilkinson}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev6score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPmf0Kr8tR0C&pg=PA87 |title=The Magnetic Fields: Get Lost |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=11 |issue=10 |date=January 1996 |access-date=December 8, 2015 |last=Sutton |first=Terri |page=87}}</ref>
}}
'''''Get Lost''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[indie pop]] band [[The Magnetic Fields]], released on October 24, 1995.
==Cover versions==
[[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] have recorded covers of three songs from this album. "Love Is Lighter Than Air" appears as the B-side of their 1996 single "[[Something for the Weekend (The Divine Comedy song)|Something for the Weekend]]". "Famous" appears as the B-side of their 1999 single "[[National Express (song)|National Express]]". Their version of "With Whom to Dance" appears as the B-side of their 1999 single "[[The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count]]".
[[Tracey Thorn]] has recorded covers of several Magnetic Fields songs. "Smoke and Mirrors" from ''Get Lost'' appears as the B-side of her 2007 single "Raise the Roof", together with her version of "[[The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields song)|The Book of Love]]" from ''[[69 Love Songs]]''.
[[Advance Base]] recorded a version of "You and Me and the Moon" for the 2018 album ''[[Animal Companionship]]''.
==Track listing==
; CD
{{Track list
|all_writing = [[Stephin Merritt]], except where noted.
|title1 = Famous
|writer1 =
|length1 = 3:11
|title2 = The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
|writer2 =
|length2 = 3:54
|title3 = Smoke and Mirrors
|writer3 =
|length3 = 3:08
|title4 = With Whom to Dance?
|writer4 =
|length4 = 2:27
|title5 = You and Me and the Moon
|writer5 =
|length5 = 2:59
|title6 = Don't Look Away
|writer6 =
|length6 = 2:16
|title7 = Save a Secret for the Moon
|writer7 =
|length7 = 3:02
|title8 = Why I Cry
|writer8 =
|length8 = 3:37
|title9 = Love Is Lighter Than Air
|writer9 =
|length9 = 2:59
|title10 = When You're Old and Lonely
|writer10 =
|length10 = 1:57
|title11 = The Village in the Morning
|writer11 = Stephin Merritt; Robert Scott
|length11 = 3:40
|title12 = All the Umbrellas in London
|writer12 =
|length12 = 3:18
|title13 = The Dreaming Moon
|writer13 =
|length13 = 3:24
}}
; Vinyl
{{Track list
|headline =  Side A
|title1 = With Whom to Dance?
|writer1 =
|length1 = 2:27
|title2 = Smoke and Mirrors
|writer2 =
|length2 = 3:08
|title3 = All the Umbrellas in London
|writer3 =
|length3 = 3:18
|title4 = Why I Cry
|writer4 =
|length4 = 3:37
|title5 = Save a Secret for the Moon
|writer5 =
|length5 = 3:02
|title6 = Don't Look Away
|writer6 =
|length6 = 2:16
|title7 = Love Is Lighter Than Air
|writer7 =
|length7 = 2:59
}}
{{Track list
|headline = Side B
|title1 = Famous
|writer1 =
|length1 = 3:11
|title2 = The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
|writer2 =
|length2 = 3:54
|title3 = You and Me and the Moon
|writer3 =
|length3 = 2:59
|title4 = When You're Old and Lonely
|writer4 =
|length4 = 1:57
|title5 = The Village in the Morning
|writer5 = Stephin Merritt; Robert Scott
|length5 = 3:40
|title6 = The Dreaming Moon
|writer6 =
|length6 = 3:24
}}
==Personnel==
; The Magnetic Fields
*[[Stephin Merritt]]&nbsp;– vocals, instrumentation
*[[Claudia Gonson]]&nbsp;– drums, vocals, ukulele
*[[Sam Davol]]&nbsp;– cello, flute
*[[John Woo (musician)|John Woo]]&nbsp;– guitar, banjo
;Additional personnel
*Julie Cooper&nbsp;– bass guitar
*Natalie Lithwick&nbsp;– French vocals
; Production
''Get Lost'' was produced by Stephin Merritt. Kelly McKaig was the recording assistant, Eric Masunaga was the technical advisor and occasional mixer. The spoken word French vocals on the song "Smoke and Mirrors" were translated by Andrew Beaujon.
Eve Prime photographed the cover art for the album. The models in the photo are, from left to right, cellist Sam Davol, Ilsa Jule, [[Gail O'Hara]], Michael Cavadias and Leslie Taylor (who would later go on to wed Sam Davol in 1997).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/03/style/leslie-taylor-and-samuel-davol.html|title=Leslie Taylor and Samuel Davol|work=The New York Times |date=August 3, 1997|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Ashley Salisbury was the stylist.
Lilly of the Valley is listed in the liner notes as being one of the "cover models." It is in fact the performance character name of Michael Cavadias.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://acehotel.tumblr.com/post/40924163730/michael-cavadias-new-york-interview | title=Interview : Our Old Pal Michael Cavadias Aka Lily of the Valley }}</ref>
The tray card was photographed by John Woo.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{The Magnetic Fields}}
{{Stephin Merritt}}
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[[Category:1995 albums]]
[[Category:The Magnetic Fields albums]]
[[Category:Merge Records albums]]
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