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' third EP released on July 24, 2007. Songs for the EP were written in 2004 in between touring behind the band's first record ''

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''. The song "Down Boy" was No. 61 on ''

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The EP

Written amidst a turbulent and emotionally unstable period in Yeah Yeah Yeahs' history, the angst that colored that time translates into a sexually charged body of songs. On their choice of producer, Karen O stated, "Nick Launay was the natural choice having produced

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'' Flowers of Romance'', collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat." The EP has been released on CD, double 7" vinyl,

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and digital download. "Down Boy" was originally released as a split single with Liars only released in Australia and Japan. The album title is an extraction of the fourth track song Isis, which in turn is an extraction of the Egyptian goddess

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The video

The band made a live film to accompany the EP with co-directors

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. Recorded in

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on 7 May, the band played two sets that night to 100 fans each time—the first for a mixed audience and the second for females only. There will be two filmed versions of lead track "Down Boy"—one live, and one to EP audio. Three of these live videos, and the EP audio version of "Down Boy", have been uploaded to their official

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channel.

Track listing

Personnel

Brian Chase Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He was ranked at #50 in Gigwise's list of ''The Greatest Drummers of All Time''. He plays drums with traditional ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

Nick Zinner Nicholas Joseph Zinner (born December 8, 1974) is an American guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a record producer. Zinner is an accomplished photographer. Musical career Before forming the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs with Karen O and ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis ...

Karen O Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Early life She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Yeah Yeah Yeahs albums 2007 EPs Albums produced by Nick Launay Polydor Records EPs Interscope Records EPs Modular Recordings EPs