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| Released | July 24, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Indie rock/Garage rock | ||||
| Length | 17:47 | ||||
| Label | Interscope (U.S.) Polydor (UK) |
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| Producer | Nick Launay, Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||||
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Is Is is Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third EP released on July 24, 2007. Songs for the EP were written in 2004 in between touring behind the band's first record Fever to Tell. The song "Down Boy" was #61 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1]
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The EP
Written amidst a turbulent and emotionally unstable period in YYYs history, the angst that colored that time translates erotically into a sexually charged body of songs. On their choice of producer, Karen O intones: "Nick Launay was the natural choice having produced PIL Flowers of Romance, collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat.". Is Is is an expression of similar sordid energy.[2] The EP has been released on CD, Double 7" Vinyl, USB Stick and Digital Download. The album leaked on June 19, 2007. "Down Boy" was originally released as a split single with Liars only released in Australia and Japan.
The Video
The band has also made a special live film to accompany the EP with co-directors K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs. Recorded in night-vision at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on 7th May, the band played 2 sets that night to 100 fans each time – the first for a mixed audience and the second for females only. There will be 2 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 YouTube channel.
Track listing
- "Rockers to Swallow"
- "Down Boy"
- "Kiss Kiss"
- "Isis"
- "10X10"
Personnel
Charts
The EP debuted at #44 on the Top 100 Canadian Albums Chart. [3] The EP was not Chart Eligible in the UK due to the fact that the EP was too short to enter the album chart and too long to enter the singles chart.
References
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ yeahyeahyeahs.com (2007-06-15). "IS IS isn't your mommy or daddy's EP". Press release.
- ^ Sum 41's 'Hero' debuts at No. 1
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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| Karen O | Nick Zinner | Brian Chase |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Fever to Tell, 2003 | Show Your Bones, 2006 |
| EPs: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2001 | Machine, 2002 | Let Me Know/Gold Lion Remixes, 2006 | Is Is, 2007 |
| Singles: "Bang!" | "Art Star" | "Date with the Night" | "Pin" | "Maps" | "Y Control" | "Gold Lion" | "Turn Into" | "Cheated Hearts" | "Sealings" | "Down Boy" | "Rockers to Swallow" | |
| DVDs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow |
| Categories |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs |
