American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, four extended plays, 18 singles, two video albums, and 18 music videos. The band formed in New York City in 2000, and consists of lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner.
The band released their self-titled debut EP in July 2001. It was followed by another EP a year later, titled Machine, which spawned an identically titled single that peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The band's debut studio album, Fever to Tell, was released in April 2003, reaching number 55 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Fever to Tell spawned four singles, including "Maps", which also charted in the US and UK. The band then released their first video album, Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow, which features footage from a live performance and all of the band's music videos through 2004.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs second album, Show Your Bones, was released in March 2006, followed a year later by another EP, Is Is. They released their third studio album, It's Blitz!, in April 2009. It's Blitz! spawned the single "Heads Will Roll", which appeared on several international charts. The band's fourth album, Mosquito, was released in April 2013 and became their highest-peaking album in the US to date, reaching number five on the Billboard 200. After Mosquito, the band took a brief hiatus. Nine years later, Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their fifth album, Cool It Down, in September 2022.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSPeak chart positions in Australia: All except noted: Fever to Tell: "Zero": AUT BEL(FL) CAN FRA GER IRE SCOPeaks in Scotland: Fever to Tell: Show Your Bones: It's Blitz!: Mosquito: Cool It Down: UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except "Sacrilege": "Sacrilege": Fever to Tell Released: April 29, 2003 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 55 80 — — — 70 — 18 12 13 WW: 1,000,000 US: 640,000 UK: 205,000 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Show Your Bones Released: March 22, 2006 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 11 17 54 43 9 96 65 17 6 7 US: 269,000 BPI: Gold It's Blitz! Released: March 6, 2009 Label: Dress Up, DGC, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 22 8 61 23 18 160 71 10 11 9 US: 278,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold Mosquito Released: April 12, 2013 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 17 44 57 10 128 63 8 8 9 Cool It Down Released: September 30, 2022 Label: Secretly Canadian Formats: CD, LP, digital download 45 19 — 123 — — 29 80 6 10 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Details iTunes Originals –Yeah Yeah Yeahs Released: October 20, 2009 Label: DGC, Interscope Format: Digital download
Live albums Title Details Hidden in Pieces: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Released: September 1, 2026 Label: Secretly Canadian Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Video albums + List of video albums, with chart positions Title Details Peaks US UK Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow Released: October 19, 2004 Label: Interscope Format: DVD 27 16 Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Live from London Released: July 27, 2010 Label: DGC, Interscope Format: iTunes video — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US AUS CAN DEN ITA MEX SWE Yeah Yeah Yeahs Released: July 9, 2001 Label: Shifty, Touch and Go Formats: CD, 12-inch vinyl, digital download — — — 7 — — 56 Machine Released: November 5, 2002 Label: Touch and Go Formats: CD, 10-inch vinyl, digital download — — — — — — — Live Session EP(iTunes Exclusive) Released: August 22, 2006 Label: Interscope Format: Digital download — — — — — — — Is Is Released: July 24, 2007 Label: Dress Up, Interscope Formats: CD, 7-inch vinyl, digital download 72 38 44 5 33 63 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) CAN FRA GER IRE SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Machine": "Date with the Night": "Pin": "Maps": "Y Control": "Gold Lion": "Turn Into": "Zero": "Heads Will Roll": UK "Machine" 2002 — — — — — — — — 37 37 Machine "Date with the Night" 2003 — — — — — — — — 19 16 Fever to Tell "Pin" — — — — — — — — 34 29 "Maps" 2004 87 — — — — — — — 35 26 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Y Control" — — — — — — — — 59 54 "Gold Lion" 2006 88 — — — 2 — — 37 13 18 Show Your Bones "Turn Into" — — — — — — — 37 29 53 "Cheated Hearts" — — — — — — — — — — "Down Boy" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Is Is "Zero" 2009 — 88 — — — — — — 6 49 It's Blitz! "Heads Will Roll" — — 1 7 — 45 73 70 75 89 BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold BRMA: Gold RMNZ: 2x Platinium "Skeletons" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — "Sacrilege" 2013 — — — — — — — — — 137 Mosquito "Mosquito" — — — — — — — — — — "Despair" — — — — — — — — — — "Spitting Off the Edge of the World"(featuring Perfume Genius) 2022 — — — — — — — — — — Cool It Down "Burning" — — — — — — — — — — "Wolf"2023 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charting songs +List of charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album MEXIng. POL "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" 2009 — 39 War Child Presents Heroes "Runaway" 11 — It's Blitz! "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Date with the Night" 2003 Patrick Daughters "Pin" Tunde Adebimpe "Maps" Patrick Daughters "Y Control" 2004 Spike Jonze "Gold Lion" 2006 Patrick Daughters "Turn Into" "Cheated Hearts" Marshmellow "Down Boy" 2007 K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs "Zero" 2009 Barney Clay "Heads Will Roll" Richard Ayoade "Skeletons" 2010 Barney Clay "Sacrilege" 2013 Megaforce "Mosquito" B. Shimbe Shim "Despair" Patrick Daughters "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" 2022 Cody Critcheloe "Burning" "Wolf" Allie Avital "Blacktop" 2023 David Black Notes
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