Plans is the fifth studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 30, 2005. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=333739&model.vnuAlbumId=725692" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=333739&model.vnuAlbumId=725692 and was certified as a _Gold Album on January 9, 2006RESULTS" target="_blank">http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. As of September, 2007, Plans has sold 902,000 copies in the U.S.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003636861. The album was nominated for a _Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006.
The vinyl release of this album features the bonus track "Talking Like Turnstiles". The Japanese release includes the bonus track "Jealousy Rides With Me".
"Stable Song", the final track on the album, is a reworking of the song "Stability" from The Stability E.P..
In 2006, a DVD titled "Directions" was released. The DVD was an anthology of 11 short films all inspired by tracks of Plans.
