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Yeah Yeah Yeahs The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are compl ...

have released five studio albums, one compilation album, four

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s. The band formed in New York City in 2000, and consists of lead singer

Karen O Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Early life She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...

, drummer

Brian Chase Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He was ranked at #50 in Gigwise's list of ''The Greatest Drummers of All Time''. He plays drums with traditional ...

, and guitarist

Nick Zinner Nicholas Joseph Zinner (born December 8, 1974) is an American guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a record producer. Zinner is an accomplished photographer. Musical career Before forming the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs with Karen O and ...

. The band released their self-titled debut EP in July 2001. It was followed by another EP a year later, titled '' Machine'', which spawned an identically titled single that peaked at number 37 on the

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. The band's debut studio album, ''

Fever to Tell ''Fever to Tell'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on April 29, 2003, by Interscope Records. It was produced by David Andrew Sitek and mixed by Alan Moulder. Four singles were issued, the first being ...

'', was released in April 2003, reaching number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and number 13 on the

UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts ...

. ''Fever to Tell'' spawned four singles, including "

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", which also charted in the US and UK. Yeah Yeah Yeahs' second album, ''

Show Your Bones ''Show Your Bones'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on March 28, 2006 by Interscope Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2007. Background and musi ...

'', was released in March 2006, followed a year later by another EP, ''

Is Is ''Is Is'' is Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third EP released on July 24, 2007. Songs for the EP were written in 2004 in between touring behind the band's first record ''Fever to Tell''. The song "Down Boy" was No. 61 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 100 Be ...

''. The band has also released one video album, '' Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow'', which features footage from a live performance and all of the band's music videos through 2004. Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their third studio album, '' It's Blitz!'', in April 2009. The band's fourth album, ''

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'', was released in April 2013 and became their highest-peaking album in the US to date, reaching number five on the ''Billboard'' 200.

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Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charting songs

Videography

Video releases

Music videos

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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...