Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a American Rock Band from New York City. Their music is a mix of retro styles with heavy rock and punk guitars, synthetic sounds and screaming, erotic, bluesy vocals. They produced two EP and two studio albums such as, Show Your Bones among others.
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[edit] About
Yeah Yeah Yeahs were formed in the late summer 2000 at New York City by the lead singer, "Karen O", "Brian Chase" on drum and "Nick Zinner" on guitar. Karen and Brian are both studying at Ohio's Oberlin College. The two met at that school, they also met Nick. Nick and Karen formed the band in 2000 and named it to, "Unitard". Brian also joined the band and they changed their name to, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
In 2001, the band released their first self-titled EP Album. Their next EP, Machine was released in 2002. Their first full-length studio album, Fever To Tell was released on2003. It features the single, "Maps" which received significant airplay on alternative radio. The band released their first DVD, "Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow" in October 2004.
In March 2006, their next album, Show Your Bones was released. It contains the single, "Gold Lion" which chartered #18 at the UK Singles Chart. Their latest EP, Is Is was released last July 24, 2007.
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Maps | 87 | 9 | Fever To Tell |
| 2006 | Gold Lion | 88 | 14 | Show Your Bones |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
[edit] Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
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[edit] Albums
 April 29, 2003 Interscope |
 March 27, 2006 Interscope |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pin | Interscope |
| 2004 | Maps | Interscope |
| 2006 | Gold Lion | Interscope |
| 2006 | Cheated Hearts | Interscope |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 February 9, 2004 Wichita |
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[edit] Trivia
- The song "Black Tongue" was in the video game True Crime: New York City.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs were named Artist of the Month on Yahoo. Launch.Com for October 2004.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs made their television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman.
