The Yippee EP

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The Yippee EP
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EP by
Never Shout Never
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)
Genre
Length12:01
Label
  • Loveway Records
  • Kurofune Records
Producer Christofer Drew
Never Shout Never chronology
Demo-shmemo
(2008)		The Yippee EP
(2008)		Me & My Uke
(2009)
Singles from The Yippee EP
  1. "Big City Dreams"
    Released: July 18, 2008
  2. "30 Days"
    Released: June 30, 2009

The Yippee EP is the second extended play recorded by American indie rock band Never Shout Never. It was released on July 29, 2008, via Loveway Records. [2] The EP has sold 46,000 copies in the US as of February 2010. [3] A Japanese edition of the EP containing two bonus tracks, "Uraltalk" and "30 Days", was released on December 17, 2008, via Kurofune Records.

Contents

Background and recording

The EP was written and produced by Christofer Drew. [2] On June 2, 2008, Never Shout Never announced that recording for The Yippee EP was finished, and was expected to be released in late July. [4] It was released on July 29, 2008. The EP comprises four tracks, with songs written about love such as "Big City Dreams" and "Dare4distance". Musically, the EP features the pop-sounding "Heregoesnothin" and the experimental "Smelyalata", blending folk pop and dance pop. [5] In support of the EP, Never Shout Never embarked on a US tour with Jamestown Story, Owl City and Handshakes and Highfives from July to August. [4]

Release

"Big City Dreams" was released on July 18, 2008. [6] It was the first single released from the EP, where he performed it live on MTV TRL on July 31. [7] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. [8] The music video for "Big City Dreams" was directed by Isaac Ravishankara. [9] The second single "30 Days" was released on June 30, 2009, via his MySpace page. [10] It was released through digital music services on July 3. [11] The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Holiday Digital Song Sales chart. [12] "Smelyalata" was released as a free download in 2011. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christofer Drew.

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heregoesnothin"3:26
2."Bigcitydreams"3:12
3."Smelyalata"2:35
4."Dare4distance"2:47
Total length:12:01
CD special edition [14]
No.TitleLength
5."Uraltalk"3:11
6."Overtheyears (Demo)"2:45
Japanese edition [15]
No.TitleLength
5."Uraltalk"3:11
6."30days"3:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [14]

Chart performance

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US
Hol
Dig.
[12] 		US
Hot
[8]
"Big City Dreams"2008—1
"30 Days"200929—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Release history

Release dates and formats for The Yippee EP
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 29, 2008 CD Loveway Records [14]
JapanDecember 17, 2008Kurofune Records [15]
VariousJuly 3, 2009 Digital download Loveway Records [16]

References

  1. ↑ "The Yippee - Never Shout Never". AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Never Shout Never to release Yippee EP". Alternative Press . July 25, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "A Savvy Connection" (PDF). Billboard . February 20, 2010. p. 35. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Bryce Jacobson (June 2, 2008). "Never Shout Never Post New Song; EP Details". Driven Far Off. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ James Shotwell (July 26, 2008). "Unsigend Spotlight – Never Shout Never – The Yippee EP". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Never Shout Never - Crazed Hits". Crazed Hits. July 18, 2008. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Big City Dreams (Live) | Never Shout Never | Music Video". MTV. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  8. 1 2 "Hot Singles Sales - Big City Dreams". Billboard . January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ Andy Gesner (December 13, 2008). "Nevershoutnever! 'Bigcitydreams'". Hip Video Promo. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "30 Days by Never Shout Never". MySpace . Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "30 Days - Single by Never Shout Never". Apple Music . Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Never Shout Never Chart History - Holiday Digital Song Sales". Billboard . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ↑ Michele Bird (December 14, 2011). "Never Shout Never announce free download of "Smelyalata"". Alternative Press . Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 The Yippee EP (booklet). Never Shout Never. Loveway Records. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. 1 2 The Yippee EP (Japanese booklet). Never Shout Never. Kurofune Records. 2008. HJCF-27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ↑ "The Yippee - EP by Never Shout Never". Apple Music . Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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