Blue and Yellow

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"Blue and Yellow"
Single by the Used
from the album The Used
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre Emo [1] [2]
Length3:21
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"Buried Myself Alive"
(2003)
"Blue and Yellow"
(2003)
"Take It Away"
(2004)

"Blue and Yellow" is the third single from the Used's self-titled debut album The Used . It was released to radio on May 20, 2003 and a music video was released around the same time. [3] This song is about the friendship between Bert and Quinn. [4]

Contents

Music video

The music video was not filmed at a video shoot but instead is a compilation of video clips of the band over the previous 2 years. It starts with the band playing in a small room. It transfers between Bert singing in a blue room and clips of the band live and touring. The video is included on the Maybe Memories DVD.

Track listing

US promotional single

  1. "Blue and Yellow" (Album Version) – 3:21

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 23

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesMay 20, 2003 [3] Modern rock radio Reprise

Notes

  1. 13 Throwback Emo Lyrics That Broke Your Heart - AltPress
  2. "22 emo songs that helped you through your high-school breakup". Mashable. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. Songfacts – Blue and Yellow
  5. "The Used Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.


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