''We Don't Want the Airwaves'' is a 7" EP by

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Useless ID Useless ID ( he, יוסלס איי.די) is an Israeli punk rock band, formed in Haifa, Israel in 1994. Known as one of the most successful Middle Eastern punk bands worldwide. History Useless ID was founded in 1994 as a four-piece: Guy Carmel - ...

. It was released on May 6, 2016, and is the band's second release on Fat Wreck Chords. The EP was recorded between December 3–9, 2015, at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins,

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, during the sessions for the band's eighth studio album ''

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'', and features that album's first single "We Don't Want the Airwaves", as well as an album b-side that didn't make the cut for the album ("Tension"), and two acoustic outtakes, one of which is for the album's title track "State Is Burning". On April 15, 2016, the 15-year anniversary to Joey Ramone's death, "We Don't Want the Airwaves" was released as the first official single from ''

'' through the Fat Wreck Chords

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channel. On April 20, 2016, the band announced on their

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page they'll be making a music video for the single, which will be composed of fan footage that will be sent to them by fans, giving tribute to

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, as the song is the band's tribute to the Ramones. The EP's title track is the band's tribute to one of their favorite and most influential bands -

. The single's name is a play on the Ramones song "We Want the Airwaves", and its lyrics referencing many Ramones albums such as ''

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'', '' Road to Ruin'', ''

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'', '' Pleasant Dreams'' and others, as well as referencing the band's friend Brandon Carlisle of

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, who died on November 3, 2015. The song also features Brandon’s brother, Ray, performing vocals for the final verse. "Tension" was originally a

Yotam Ben Horin Yotam Ben Horin ( he, יותם בן חורין; born February 17, 1979, in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead singer and bassist for Israelis, Israeli punk rock band Useless ID, as well as a solo artist re ...

solo song that he has been performing live acoustically, as well as with his solo band since 2012. The band started performing the song together during rehearsals in 2015 and decided to record the song for their eighth studio album ''

''. Following the album's eventual focus on heavier, faster and shorter songs, the song didn't make the cut, and was released on the 7" EP that preceded the album instead.

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals, bass *

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- lead guitar, backing vocals *

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- rhythm guitar, vocals *

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- drums, percussion Production * Bill Stevenson - production, engineering, arrangement *Jason Livermore - production, engineering, mastering

References

{{Useless ID 2016 EPs Useless ID albums Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician) Fat Wreck Chords albums