Date with the Night
| "Date with the Night" | ||||
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| Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||||
| from the album Fever to Tell | ||||
| Released | April 14, 2003, UK and April 21, 2003, United States | |||
| Format | CD, 7" | |||
| Recorded | Headgear Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, art punk, garage punk | |||
| Length | 2.35 mins | |||
| Label | Polydor, UK and Interscope, United States | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner Producer = YYY and David Sitek | |||
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology | ||||
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"Date with the Night" is the first single from Fever to Tell by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This single also includes the B-side "Yeah! New York" which can also be found as a bonus track on the UK release of Fever to Tell, and an exclusive remix of "Bang" from their debut EP, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2001).[1] The single peaked at number sixteen on the UK's official charts.[2] The video, directed by Patrick Daughters, was, supposedly, shot at Bristol University Union's Anson Rooms on Saturday 1 March 2003 but also contains scenes shot at other venues during the same tour, including The Zodiac in Oxford. The song is also available as a downloadable track for the music video game series Rock Band.[3] The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the British teen soap opera Skins.[4]
Critical reception
"Date With the Night" was met with acclaim from music critics upon its release. In a review of the song, Allmusic's Tom Maginnis said that "the band scatter sinewy riffs laced with soiled power chords and volcanic eruptions of white noise with joyous irreverence."[5] Blender noted that the song had a "disco pulse,"[6] while Entertainment Weekly's Emily Wilson called the song "ferocious."[7] Pitchfork praised the song's "stop/start emergency-room shriek."[8] The Guardian's review noted that "You scarcely notice how mannered the vocals are when there is great music powering away behind" Karen O.[9]
Commercial Performance
The song debuted and peaked on the Official UK Singles Chart on the chart dated April 26, 2003, at number 16.[2] It remains their highest-peaking single in the UK.[10]
Track listing
CD & 7" Single[1]
- Date with the Night
- Yeah! New York
- Bang By Little Stranger
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 16 |
References
- 1 2 "Date With the Night! overview". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 ""Date With the Night" chart stats". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ DLC Week of May 6th - Rock Band - Forums
- ↑ "Skins soundtrack overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Maginnis, Tom. "Date With the Night single review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Tannenbaum, Rob. "Fever to Tell review". Blender. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Wilson, Emily. "Fever to Tell review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Carr, Eric. "Fever to Tell review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis. "The Guardian review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs full chart history". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2016.