Released on October 1, 1996, "Speed Trials" was the first single from Elliott Smiths breakthrough album, Either/Or. The tracks careening rhythms and languished vocal melodies have kept it a favorite in Smiths catalogue decades after its debut. Backed with additional Either/Or track "Angeles" and the elsewhere unreleased "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out", this 7" highlights Smiths talent during one of the most earnest and creative periods of his life.