''Clap Your Hands Say Yeah'' is the eponymous debut studio album by American musical project

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is an indie rock band active since the early 2000s in and out of Philadelphia. The band was founded as a collaboration between singer-songwriter Alec Ounsworth, Sean Greenhalgh, Robbie Guertin, Lee Sargent, and Ty ...

, self-released in the United States on 28 June 2005, and released in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2006 by

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. Produced and mixed by

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, the album and the band rose to fame after buzz and attention built up on various

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s and a very positive ("9.0/10") review from influential music website ''

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''. ''Clap Your Hands Say Yeah'' was listed as one of the 50 most important recordings of the decade by

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''. The success of the album started after

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began mailing out copies of the album from his apartment. As of November 2009, the album has sold more than 125,000 copies in the United States. Although the band still has no official

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in the United States, they have signed a distribution deal to make the album available to a wider audience. In the UK, the band signed to

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. The song "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" was featured on the 2005 episode "

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" of the NBC show ''

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'' as well as the 2011 film '' The Art of Getting By''. The album cover was created from a drawing by artist

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and was designed, colored and lettered by group member Robbie Guertin.

Track listing

''All lyrics and music written by

Alec Ounsworth Alec Ounsworth (born December 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He is also a member of The Pelican Picnic and Flashy Python. His first solo album, '' Mo Beauty'' was ...

except where indicated.'' #"Clap Your Hands!" – 1:48 #"Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" – 3:23 #"Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)" – 3:09 #"Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)" – 1:02 #"Details of the War" – 3:31 #"The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" – 5:43 (Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, Sean Greenhalgh) #" Is This Love?" – 3:11 #"Heavy Metal" – 4:01 #"Blue Turning Gray" – 1:17 (Tyler Sargent) #" In This Home on Ice" – 3:58 #"Gimmie Some Salt" – 3:03 #"Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" – 4:34

Bonus tracks

The UK release, on

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, contains a link to bonus live tracks. All songs were recorded live at The Black Cat in

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, on 13 September 2005. #"Is This Love?" #"Details of the War" #"Gimmie Some Salt" #"In This Home on Ice"

Personnel

*Sean Greenhalgh – Group Member *Lee Sargent – Group Member *Robbie Guertin – Group Member *Joe Lambert – Mastering *Adam Lasus – Producer, Engineer, Overdubs, Mixing *Alec Ounsworth – Lead vocals, guitars *Tyler Sargent – Engineer, Group Member *Keith Souza – Engineer

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut albums Clap Your Hands Say Yeah albums Self-released albums Wichita Recordings albums Albums produced by Adam Lasus