Complete List Of Yard Act Songs From A to Z

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Yard Act formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 2019 around vocalist James Smith and bassist Ryan Needham, later expanding into a four-piece with guitarist Sam Shipstone and drummer Jay Russell. The band quickly developed a distinctive sound built from post-punk, indie rock, sharp bass lines, spoken-word delivery, and darkly funny observations about class, money, politics, work, and modern British life. Their first run of independent singles established the characters and storytelling style that would remain central to their music.

Those early songs were collected on the Dark Days EP in 2021 before Yard Act signed with Island Records and released their debut album, The Overload, in 2022. The record reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Songs such as “The Overload,” “Payday,” “Rich,” “Tall Poppies,” and “100% Endurance” showed how effectively the group could combine wiry rock arrangements with James Smith’s conversational narratives.

Yard Act widened its musical palette on Where’s My Utopia? in 2024, co-producing the album with Remi Kabaka Jr. The record moved beyond the stripped-down post-punk of the debut through denser percussion, strings, samples, disco, funk, and more elaborate studio production. That period also produced the sprawling standalone single “The Trench Coat Museum,” collaborations with Katy J Pearson and Elton John, live releases, covers, and several remix projects.

The band’s third studio album, You’re Gonna Need A Little Music, arrived in 2026 after Yard Act recorded together more directly as a live band with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen. The album continued their habit of shifting styles without losing the band’s lyrical bite, with songs including “Redeemer,” “New Beginnings,” “Empty Pledges,” “Janey Said,” and the title track. The complete list below also includes official remixes, distinctive session recordings, covers, live-only songs, and collaborative releases that form part of Yard Act’s wider recorded catalog.

Complete List Of Yard Act Songs From A to Z

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“100% Dub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“100% Endurance” – The Overload (2022)
“100% Endurance (Elton John Version)” – 100% Endurance (Elton John Version) single (2022), with Elton John
“100% Endurance (NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert Recording)” – The Overload (Special Deluxe Edition) (2022)
“A Vineyard for the North” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Ace of Spades” – Live at The Nave (2024), Motörhead cover
“An Illusion” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Blackpool Illuminations” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Blind Dub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Cherophobe Rock” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Crashing Cars in Ibiza (feat. Maria Uzor) [Yard Act Remix]” – You’re a Freak EP (2023), Acid Klaus featuring Maria Uzor; Yard Act remix
“Crazy Horses” – Live at The Nave (2024), The Osmonds cover
“Dark Days” – Dark Days / Peanuts single (2021)
“Dead Horse” – The Overload (2022)
“Down by the Stream” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Dream Job” – Dream Job single (2023), later included on Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Dub A Witness” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Dub Incident” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Dub Poppies” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor

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“Empty Pledges” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Fiction” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Fixer Upper” – Fixer Upper / The Trapper’s Pelts single (2020)
“Fixer Upper (NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert Recording)” – The Overload (Special Deluxe Edition) (2022)
“Fixer Upper (Prequel)” – The Overload bonus live CD-R (2022), recorded at the Brudenell Social Club
“Fizzy Fish” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Greasin’ Up Jesus (Yard Act Remix)” – Greasin’ Up Jesus (Yard Act Remix) single (2022), Warmduscher; Yard Act remix
“Grifter’s Grief” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Horse Meat” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Human Sacrifice” – The Overload bonus live CD-R (2022), recorded at the Brudenell Social Club
“Janey Said” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)

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“Land of the Blind” – Land of the Blind single (2021), later included on The Overload (2022)
“Land of the Blind (Apple Music Home Session)” – Apple Music Home Session: Yard Act (2022)
“Land of the Blind (NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert Recording)” – The Overload (Special Deluxe Edition) (2022)
“Miracle (Yard Act Remix)” – Return (Remixes) EP (2021), Katy J Pearson; Yard Act remix
“New Beginnings” – New Beginnings single (2026), later included on You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Over The Barrel” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)

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“Pay Dub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Payday” – Payday single (2021), later included on The Overload (2022)
“Payday (NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert Recording)” – The Overload (Special Deluxe Edition) (2022)
“Peanuts” – Peanuts single (2020)
“Petroleum” – Petroleum single (2023), later included on Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Pour Another” – The Overload (2022)
“Pour More” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Quarantine The Dub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Quarantine the Sticks” – The Overload (2022)
“Redeemer” – Redeemer single (2026), later included on You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Rich” – Rich single (2022), later included on The Overload (2022)
“Rich (NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert Recording)” – The Overload (Special Deluxe Edition) (2022)
“Richer Dub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“Roadrunner” – Live at The Nave (2024), The Modern Lovers cover
“Strip” – The Overload bonus live CD-R (2022), recorded at the Brudenell Social Club
“Tall Poppies” – The Overload (2022)
“Tall Tales” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Talky Talky People” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“The Incident” – The Overload (2022)
“The Overdub” – The Overdub (2022), Yard Act vs. Mad Professor
“The Overload” – The Overload single (2021), later included on The Overload (2022)
“The Trapper’s Pelts” – The Trapper’s Pelts single (2020)
“The Trench Coat Museum” – The Trench Coat Museum single (2023)
“The Trench Coat Museum (Arthur Baker Remix)” – The Trench Coat Museum (Arthur Baker Remix) single (2023)
“The Undertow” – Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Thrill Of The Chase” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)
“Tiny Dancer (Apple Music Home Session)” – Apple Music Home Session: Yard Act (2022), Elton John cover

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“Walking On Sunshine (Rocker’s Revenge x Yard Act Remix)” – Walking On Sunshine (Yard Act Remix / Junior Vasquez Remix) single (2025), Rocker’s Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin and Yard Act
“We Make Hits” – We Make Hits single (2024), later included on Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“When the Laughter Stops” – When the Laughter Stops single (2024), featuring Katy J Pearson; later included on Where’s My Utopia? (2024)
“Which Way to Go” – Live at The Nave (2024), Eddy Current Suppression Ring cover
“Witness (Can I Get A?)” – The Overload (2022)
“You’re Gonna Need A Little Music” – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music (2026)