Heads Will Roll (song)

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"Heads Will Roll"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll.png
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album It's Blitz!
ReleasedJune 29, 2009 (2009-06-29)
Genre
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s) Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Producer(s)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Zero"
(2009)		"Heads Will Roll"
(2009)		"Skeletons"
(2010)
Music video
"Heads Will Roll" on YouTube
CD single and 7-inch single [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Heads Will Roll"3:44
2."Heads Will Roll" (Passion Pit Remix)4:39
Digital remix EP
No.TitleLength
1."Heads Will Roll" (Passion Pit Remix)4:37
2."Heads Will Roll" (Tommie Sunshine Remix)5:21
3."Heads Will Roll" (Little Vampire Remix)4:47
4."Heads Will Roll" (James Iha Remix)4:15

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [23] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [24] 3× Gold450,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

The song was performed by Scarlett Johansson in 2021 for Universal's computer animated feature Sing 2 as a porcupine named "Ash".

"Heads Will Roll" was Amber Glenn's short program music for the 2023-2024 Figure Skating Season. Glenn won the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with this performance.

References

  1. ↑ Brice (September 17, 2014). "15 Essential Dance Rock Tracks From the 2000s". Complex . Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Lapatine, Scott (February 22, 2009). "New Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Heads Will Roll"". Stereogum . Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gray, Julia (June 1, 2018). "The 10 Best Yeah Yeah Yeahs Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved May 17, 2023. Freak-disco convulsions envelop you in a surreal house party. It somehow sounds both retro and futuristic...
  4. 1 2 Amazon.co.uk - Heads Will Roll (Single)
  5. ↑ Shaffer, Jon Dolan,Julyssa Lopez,Michaelangelo Matos,Claire; Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (2022-07-22). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-08-01.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix)". YouTube . 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Roxy, Sabbath & Tangerine SFX | Mellotron M4000D Sound Card 02, 3 August 2018, retrieved 2022-06-16
  8. ↑ Fullerton, Jamie (May 26, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs premiere Richard Ayoade-directed video online". NME. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ Young, Alex (May 27, 2009). "Watch: Yeah Yeah Yeahs tear it up with werewolf". Consequence. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ "MTV Video Music Awards | 2009 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV.com. 2009-09-13. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  11. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  14. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019. [ dead link ]
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2010 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Rapports Annuels 2010 – Singles" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. July 16, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Yeah Yeah Yeahs; 'Heads Will Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  26. ↑ "British single certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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