Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs is the debut EP by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released in 2001 by the band's own label, Shifty. It is sometimes incorrectly called Master due to the prominence of a necklace bearing that word on the album's cover.^[2] It reached number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.^[9] As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 71,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[10] The EP was named NME's second best single of 2002.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
EP by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released	July 9, 2001
Genre	Garage rock revival[1][2]
Length	13:38
Label	Shifty
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2001) Machine (2002)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blender	[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[6]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Stylus Magazine	C+[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bang"	3:07
2.	"Mystery Girl" (Jack Martin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)	2:57
3.	"Art Star"	1:59
4.	"Miles Away"	2:17
5.	"Our Time"	3:23
Total length:		13:38

The track "Our Time" interpolates the Tommy James and the Shondells song "Crimson and Clover"; when Karen O sings "It's the year to be hated / So glad that we made it," the melody is taken from the hit song, which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.

Personnel

• Brian Chase – drums
• Nick Zinner – guitars
• Karen O – vocals

Production

• Crispin – artwork
• Chuck Scott – mastering
• Jerry Teel – engineer