Between the Bars


"Between the Bars" is the fourth track of Elliott Smith's 1997 album Either/Or. It is written as a short ballad in the key of G Minor. Possibly Smith's most popular song, it is one of three tracks from Either/Or that was used in the soundtrack of Good Will Hunting. It is also featured in the 2012 indie film, Stuck in Love, and in the seventh episode of season two of Rick and Morty. A cover version of the song performed by Chris Garneau was used in Pedro Almodovar's film La piel que habito in 2012.

Live performances

Smith performed the song very often, and it was the 13th song of his final performance at Redfest in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 19, 2003.

Cover versions

"Between the Bars" has been covered by artists such as Metric, Chris Garneau, Madeleine Peyroux, Glen Phillips, Madonna, Kevin Devine, Poppy, The Civil Wars, Agnes Obel, Beabadoobee and Seth Avett/Jessica Lea Mayfield.