"Date with the Night" is the first single from ''

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'' by the

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. 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, ''

'' (2001). The single peaked at number sixteen on the UK's official charts. The video, directed by

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, 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

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series '' Rock Band''. The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the British teen soap opera '' Skins'' and was used in an episode opening scene in the second season of

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's '' Daredevil''.

Critical reception

"Date With the Night" was met with acclaim from music critics upon its release. In a review of the song,

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's Tom Maginnis said that "the band scatter sinewy riffs laced with soiled power chords and volcanic eruptions of white noise with joyous irreverence."

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noted that the song had a "disco pulse," while

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's Emily Wilson called the song "ferocious."

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praised the song's "stop/start emergency-room shriek."

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's review noted that "You scarcely notice how mannered the vocals are when there is great music powering away behind"

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Commercial Performance

The song debuted and peaked on the Official UK Singles Chart on the chart dated April 26, 2003, at number 16. It remains their highest-peaking single in the UK.

Track listing

CD & 7" Single #Date with the Night #Yeah! New York #Bang By Little Stranger

Charts

References

External links

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
{{authority control 2003 singles Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs 2003 songs Polydor Records singles Interscope Records singles Songs written by Karen O Songs written by Brian Chase Songs written by Nick Zinner