ITunes Originals: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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iTunes Originals: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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ReleasedOctober 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Genre
Length55:58
Label
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
It's Blitz!
(2009)
iTunes Originals: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(2009)
Mosquito
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

iTunes Originals: Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a compilation album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released exclusively through the iTunes Store on October 20, 2009, as part of the iTunes Originals series. The album consists of both acoustic versions and original studio recordings of the band's songs, as well as interview tracks. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."iTunes Originals"0:03
2."It's the Year to Be Hated" (interview)2:39
3."Our Time" (iTunes Originals version)3:08
4."A Love Song in the Truest Sense" (interview)2:28
5."Maps" (iTunes Originals version)3:49
6."Conga Line Around a Dead Dog" (interview)1:34
7."Y Control"4:02
8."The Studio as Laboratory" (interview)2:29
9."Gold Lion"3:08
10."Back from the Dead" (interview)1:11
11."Cheated Hearts"3:58
12."Darker Side of Yeah Yeah Yeahs" (interview)1:41
13."Down Boy"3:54
14."Something Tangy, Something Sour" (interview)1:16
15."Dull Life" (iTunes Originals version)3:47
16."Glam Rock Murder on the Dancefloor" (interview)1:30
17."Heads Will Roll"3:41
18."Rewarding Love Song" (interview)1:26
19."Hysteric" (iTunes Originals version)4:10
20."Range of Musicanship[ sic ]" (interview)1:28
21."Runaway" (iTunes Originals version)4:36

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaOctober 20, 2009 Digital download [4]
United States [5]
AustraliaNovember 26, 2009 [6]
Germany [7]
United Kingdom [8]

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