"O Yeah" is the debut

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of Australian

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End of Fashion End of Fashion are an Australian pop rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The group gained mainstream attention with its 2005 single, " O Yeah", that was voted into eighth position of the "Hottest 100" poll, compiled by Australian youth rad ...

, taken from their 2005 self-titled debut album. The song reuses the riff from the song "

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. Released in Australia on 18 July 2005, it peaked at number 21 on the Australian

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. It was also a top-20 hit in New Zealand, where it reached number 14 in September 2005.

Music video

The Ben Quinn directed music video won the

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

Similarity to the Pixies' "Where is My Mind?"

have been criticised for their uncredited copying of the guitar riff from the

song "

" for "O Yeah". Rockus Online Magazine reviewer Jonathon Miller called the song "disturbingly Pixies-ish" and went on to write:

"End of Fashion are having no problem appealing to the 95% of people that haven't heard (and still remember) the Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" and have never experienced a truly exciting live show, and if that's what the band is aiming for, then they are a complete success."Jonathon Miller, rockus.com

Track listing

Australian CD single

Charts

References

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