Complete List Of Yeah Yeah Yeahs Songs From A to Z

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A volatile mix of art-school attitude, stripped-down instrumentation, and downtown New York energy propelled Yeah Yeah Yeahs from the early 2000s underground to global visibility. The band formed in New York City in 2000 when Karen O and Nick Zinner shifted from an acoustic project called Unitard into a louder direction, soon adding Brian Chase on drums just before a key opening performance for the White Stripes at Mercury Lounge. That early show helped define their trajectory, as the group quickly became known for an intense live presence and a sound that blended garage rock, punk, and art rock. By the end of 2002, a growing local following and strong word-of-mouth had positioned them at the center of the New York-based rock resurgence.

Recording began with the self-titled EP Yeah Yeah Yeahs, first released independently in 2001 and reissued in 2002, where it reached Number 1 on the UK Indie Chart. That early success led directly into the recording of their debut album, Fever to Tell, tracked at Headgear Studio in early 2002 and co-produced by Dave Sitek. Released in May 2003, the album established the band internationally, reaching Number 55 on the Billboard 200 and Number 13 in the United Kingdom, while selling over one million copies worldwide by 2009. The singles “Date with the Night,” “Pin,” and “Maps” all charted in the UK top 30, with “Maps” becoming their defining track, reaching Number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving heavy MTV rotation through its widely recognized video.

The band approached its second album with a clear intention to avoid repeating the debut. Recording for Show Your Bones began in early 2005, again with Dave Sitek involved, alongside the band and Sam Spiegel. The sessions required a restart before completion, but the final result, released in March 2006, delivered strong commercial results. It reached Number 7 in the United Kingdom and significantly increased first-week sales in the United States compared to the debut.

The singles “Gold Lion,” “Turn Into,” and “Cheated Hearts” followed, and the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. That momentum continued with It’s Blitz! In 2009, the band incorporated a more synth-driven, dance-punk approach. The album shipped 500,000 units in the United States, earned gold certifications in multiple territories, and produced “Zero,” “Heads Will Roll,” and “Skeletons,” with “Heads Will Roll” becoming their highest-selling single, reaching double-platinum status in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

The next phase showed both ambition and instability. Released in 2013, Mosquito reached Number 5 on the Billboard 200, making it the band’s highest-charting album in the United States. The singles “Sacrilege” and “Despair” followed, with the video for “Sacrilege” winning two UK Music Video Awards and receiving two MTV Video Music Award nominations. “Despair” added another milestone, as its video was filmed atop the Empire State Building, making Yeah Yeah Yeahs the first band to shoot a video at that location. Following this period, the band entered a quieter phase, with Karen O releasing Crush Songs in 2014, Brian Chase continuing his Drums and Drones series, and Nick Zinner presenting a photography exhibition titled “601 Photographs” in 2015.

A return in 2022 marked a new chapter without abandoning the band’s identity. Signing with Secretly Canadian, the group recorded Cool It Down at Sonic Ranch in Texas, Federal Prism in California, and Zinner’s home studio. Co-produced by Dave Sitek along with Justin Raisen and Andrew Wyatt, the album was released in September 2022 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. The single “Spitting Off the Edge of the World,” featuring Perfume Genius, received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance and later reached Number 1 on two Billboard digital charts following its inclusion in The Gorge. The band supported the release with the Cool It Down Tour in 2022 and 2023, followed by the Hidden in Pieces Tour in 2025, which reworked their catalog for smaller, more intimate venues.

Across their career, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released five studio albums: Fever to Tell, Show Your Bones, and It’s Blitz! Mosquito, and Cool It Down. Their biggest hit singles include “Maps,” “Gold Lion,” “Zero,” “Heads Will Roll,” “Sacrilege,” and “Spitting Off the Edge of the World.” The band has received four Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and an additional nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance. Their videos for “Maps,” “Heads Will Roll,” and “Sacrilege” earned multiple MTV Video Music Award nominations, while their sales exceeded 1 million units in the United States and earned multiple gold certifications internationally. Their work has also been recognized in major album lists, with Fever to Tell and It’s Blitz! frequently cited among essential recordings of the era.

Their activity outside standard recording cycles reflects a clear engagement with broader cultural and charitable efforts. In 2009, the band recorded “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” for War Child Presents Heroes, supporting children affected by war. In 2010, they headlined a fundraiser at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, contributing to the institution’s fundraising efforts. In 2016, they released a remix of “Under the Earth” to support the water and sanitation charity Drop in the Bucket. In 2022, they aligned Cool It Down with environmental advocacy by donating $1 from each pre-order to ClientEarth, and a portion of the proceeds from the 2025 tour continued that support. The band remains widely respected because their catalog evolves without losing identity, their live presence translates directly into their recordings, and their work continues to carry the restless energy of the New York-based scene that shaped them.

Complete List Of Yeah Yeah Yeahs Songs From A to Z

10 x 10 – Is Is – 2007
Always – Mosquito – 2013
Area 52 – Mosquito – 2013
Art Star – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2001
Bang – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2001
Black Tongue – Fever to Tell – 2003
Blacktop – Cool It Down – 2022
Boogers – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Buried Alive (featuring Dr. Octagon) – Mosquito – 2013
Burning – Cool It Down – 2022
Cheated Hearts – Show Your Bones – 2006
Clap Song – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Cold Light – Fever to Tell – 2003
Countdown – Non-Album Single – 2003
Criminals – Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2 – 2020
Date with the Night – Fever to Tell – 2003
Deja Vu – Show Your Bones – 2006
Despair – Mosquito – 2013
Diamond Sea – Live Session EP – 2006
Different Today – Cool It Down – 2022
Down Boy – Is Is – 2007
Dragon Queen – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Dudley – Show Your Bones – 2006
Dull Life – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Faces – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Fancy – Show Your Bones – 2006
Fleez – Cool It Down – 2022
Fukuoka Nagoya Osaka Tokyo – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Gold Lion – Show Your Bones – 2006
Gold Lion (Diplo Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2006
Gold Lion (Nick Zinner Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2006
Graveyard – Machine – 2002
Heads Will Roll – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2009
Heads Will Roll (Passion Pit Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2009
Honeybear – Show Your Bones – 2006
Hysteric – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Isis – Is Is – 2007
Kiss Kiss – Is Is – 2007
Let Me Know – Non-Album Single – 2006
Little Shadow – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Lovebomb – Cool It Down – 2022
Machine – Machine – 2002
Man – Fever to Tell – 2003
Maps – Fever to Tell – 2003
Mars – Cool It Down – 2022
Miles Away – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2001
Modern Romance – Fever to Tell – 2003
Modern Things – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Mosquito – Mosquito – 2013
Mr Youre on Fire Mr – Non-Album Single – 2003
Mysteries – Show Your Bones – 2006
Mystery Girl – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2001
No No No – Fever to Tell – 2003
Ooh Ooh Ooh – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Our Time – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 2001
Phenomena – Show Your Bones – 2006
Pin – Fever to Tell – 2003
Pin (Remix) – Machine – 2002
Poor Song – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Rich – Fever to Tell – 2003
Rich (Pandaworksforthecops Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2003
Rockers to Swallow – Is Is – 2007
Runaway – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Sacrilege – Mosquito – 2013
Sealings – Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 – 2007
Shake It – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Shame and Fortune – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker – War Child Presents Heroes – 2009
Shot Down – Fever to Tell Deluxe – 2017
Skeletons – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Slave – Mosquito – 2013
Soft Shock – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Spitting Off the Edge of the World – Cool It Down – 2022
Subway – Mosquito – 2013
The Sweets – Show Your Bones – 2006
Thank You Were Wrong – Non-Album Single – 2006
These Paths – Mosquito – 2013
Thirteen – Non-Album Single – 2018
Tick – Fever to Tell – 2003
Turn Into – Show Your Bones – 2006
Under the Earth – Mosquito – 2013
Warrior – Show Your Bones – 2006
Way Out – Show Your Bones – 2006
Wedding Song – Mosquito – 2013
Wolf – Cool It Down – 2022
Y Control – Fever to Tell – 2003
Yeah! New York – Non-Album Single – 2003
Zero – It’s Blitz! – 2009
Zero (Animal Collective Remix) – Non-Album Single – 2009

Albums

Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP (2001): 5 songs

Machine EP (2002): 3 songs

Fever to Tell (2003): 11 songs

Show Your Bones (2006): 12 songs

Live Session EP (2006): 1 song

Is Is EP (2007): 5 songs

Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 (2007): 1 song

It’s Blitz! (2009): 12 songs

War Child Presents Heroes (2009): 1 song

Mosquito (2013): 11 songs

Fever to Tell Deluxe (2017): 7 songs

Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2 (2020): 1 song

Cool It Down (2022): 8 songs

Non-Album Singles: 12 songs.

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