Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, US |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Members | Karen O Nick Zinner Brian Chase |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City–based rock band. The band members include lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner. Their music is a mix of retro styles with heavy rock/punk guitars, synthetic sounds and screaming, and erratic and bluesy vocals. They formed in 2000 as a trio, and were joined by second guitarist Imaad Wasif in 2006 for touring purposes.
History
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut release was a self-titled EP, released in 2001. They followed it with another EP, Machine, in 2002.
In 2003, the band released their first complete album, Fever to Tell, which received several strong critical reviews and sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. The album's third single, "Maps", received significant airplay on alternative radio. The video for their 2004 single "Y Control" was directed by acclaimed director Spike Jonze, who was involved with the band's lead singer Karen O for a period. In October 2004, the band released their first DVD, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow. The DVD included a concert filmed at The Fillmore in San Francisco, all of the band's music videos to date, and various interviews.
Their second album, Show Your Bones, was released on March 27/28, 2006. The album's producer, Sam "Squeak E. Clean" Speigel, told MTV News that the album was a concept album about Karen O's cat, and would be titled Coco Beware. However, MTV was forced to retract the story, noting that Speigel had failed to mention that he was joking. Karen O told online zine Drowned in Sound, "Show Your Bones is what happens when you put your finger in a light socket," crediting "9 year old antigenius wonder-kid Drake Barrett for the insight."[1] The first single from the album, "Gold Lion", was released on March 20th, 2006, reaching 18 in the Official UK Singles Chart. A tour is scheduled for spring 2006.
Trivia
- 'Maps' (from Fever to Tell) is about Liars frontman Angus Andrew.
- Karen O makes a brief appearance in an episode of the UK series Faking It.
- All Karen's unique costumes are designed by fashion designer Christian Joy
Discography
Studio albums
- 2003 - Fever to Tell #13 UK, #55 US
- 2006 - Show Your Bones #7 UK, #11 US
EPs
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | Pop 100 | UK singles | Album |
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| 2001 | "Bang!" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP) | ||||
| 2001 | "Art Star" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP) | ||||
| 2002 | "Machine" | 37 | Machine (EP) | |||
| 2003 | "Date With The Night" | 16 | Fever to Tell | |||
| 2003 | "Pin" | 29 | Fever to Tell | |||
| 2003 | "Maps" | 87 | 9 | 26 | Fever to Tell | |
| 2004 | "Y Control" | 54 | Fever to Tell | |||
| 2006 | "Gold Lion" | 88 | 14 | 68 | 18 | Show Your Bones |
| 2006 | "Turn Into" | - | - | - | 53 | Show Your Bones |
| 2006 | "Cheated Hearts" | - | - | - | - | Show Your Bones |
DVDs
Samples
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External links
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs' official website
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Project - Huge YYY Resource - everything YYY from images, articles, news to videos and music
- YYY Pins, large list of links to interviews, photos, etc.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Lyrics
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Live Photos
- Interview with A&R for Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Interscope Records
- h2g2 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Edited Guide Entry