Editing Prolonging the Magic (section)

{{Infobox album
| name       = Prolonging the Magic
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Cake (band)|Cake]]
| cover      = Prolonging the Magic Cake album.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 6, 1998
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]], [[experimental rock]], [[alternative country]]
| length     = 48:13
| label      = [[Capricorn Records|Capricorn]]
| producer   = John McCrea
| prev_title = [[Fashion Nugget]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[Comfort Eagle]]
| next_year  = 2001
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Prolonging the Magic
 | type        = album
 | single1     = [[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]]
 | single1date = September 27, 1998
 | single2     = [[Let Me Go (Cake song)|Let Me Go]]
 | single2date = June 16, 1999
 | single3     = You Turn The Screws
 | single3date = 1999
 | single4     = [[Sheep Go to Heaven]]
 | single4date = 2000
}}
}}

'''''Prolonging the Magic''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cake (band)|Cake]]. It was released on October 6, 1998, on [[Capricorn Records]]. The sole successful single was "[[Never There (Cake song)|Never There]]". The album was recorded after the departure of guitarist [[Greg Brown (rock musician)|Greg Brown]] and features a rotating lineup of musicians to replace him. One of them, Xan McCurdy, became his full-time replacement.
On its opening week, ''Prolonging the Magic'' sold about 44,000 copies, debuting at No. 33 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-jan-16-2011-albums-even-lower.html |title=Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower|author=Paul Grein |date=19 January 2011 |work=yahoo.com |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref> On 28 September 1999 the album was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] for shipments of one million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Cake&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Searchable Database|work=riaa.com|access-date=3 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213131808/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Cake&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

The album was given a [[parental advisory]] sticker not because of profanity but for Satanic-themed lyrics. Some copies do not feature a sticker, with the only difference being that the song "Satan Is My Motor" has been retitled "Motor".

The song "Hem of Your Garment" was featured in the film ''[[Me, Myself & Irene]]''.