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''We Don't Want the Airwaves'' is a
7-inch EP In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album ( LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standal ...
by Israeli
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band
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. It was released on May 6, 2016, and is the band's second release on
Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. ...
. The EP was recorded between December 3–9, 2015, at the
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in
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, Colorado, during the sessions for the band's eighth studio album '' State Is Burning'', 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 Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the punk rock band Ramones, with Johnny Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone. His ...
's death, "We Don't Want the Airwaves" was released as the first official single from '' State Is Burning'' through the
Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. ...
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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
the Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of t ...
, 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 Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of t ...
. The single's name is a play on the Ramones song "We Want the Airwaves", and its lyrics referencing many Ramones albums such as ''
Leave Home ''Leave Home'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. The front photo was ...
'', '' Road to Ruin'', ''
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'', ''
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'' 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 (; born February 17, 1979, in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead singer and bassist for Israeli punk rock band Useless ID, as well as a solo artist releasing music closer to the indie/alte ...
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 '' State Is Burning''. 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-inch EP that preceded the album instead.


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Personnel

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Yotam Ben Horin Yotam Ben Horin (; born February 17, 1979, in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead singer and bassist for Israeli punk rock band Useless ID, as well as a solo artist releasing music closer to the indie/alte ...
- lead vocals, bass *
Ishay Berger Ishay Berger (; born July 8, 1978, in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead guitarist for Israeli punk rock band Useless ID and the bassist of brutal death metal/grindcore act Whorecore. Professional caree ...
- lead guitar, backing vocals *
Guy Carmel Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an uninc ...
- rhythm guitar, vocals * Gideon Berger - 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