Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1

"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, released as the second single taken from their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. It reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart as the highest-charting single from the album, after which the band made its debut appearance on Top of the Pops.

"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1"
Single by The Flaming Lips
from the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
B-side	"Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (AOL Sessions)"[1]
Released	March 2003
Recorded	June 2000–April 2002
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, David Fridmann
Producer(s)	The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker
The Flaming Lips singles chronology
"Do You Realize??" (2002) "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" (2003) "Fight Test" (2003)

It is also a playable song in Rock Band 3 and Fantasia: Music Evolved with 2 remixes: Mumbai and Grimecraft. It is also one of the band's most popular songs they have played live, and it usually is accompanied by a sing along at Coyne's urging. During a concert in early 2014, Miley Cyrus and Coyne appeared on stage and sang the song together.^[2]

Track listing

DVD single

1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (video)
2. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
3. "Fish Fry & The Bigot's Drunk"
4. "Galactic Melancholy"

UK CD1

1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
2. "Do You Realize??" (Scott Hardkiss Floating in Space Vocal Mix)
3. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (Japanese version)

UK CD2

1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (KEXP version)
3. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (Sessions @ AOL version)

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	18