Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)

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"Maps"
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Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album Fever to Tell
Released2003
Genre
Length3:40
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
Producer(s)David Andrew Sitek
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"Maps" is a single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their debut full-length album, Fever to Tell (2003). The song is about the relationship between Liars frontman Angus Andrew and Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O.[4] It was released 2003, and the band performed the song at that year's MTV Movie Awards.[5] The music video received extensive play on MTV. It reached number nine on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and was included in the popular video game Rock Band.

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maps"Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek & Nick Zinner3:34
2."Countdown" 3:39
3."Miles Away" (John Peel Session Originally from the band's debut EP) 2:30

Music video[]

The video shows the band playing in an audition in a high school gymnasium, with different light filters changing the color of the room. Karen O's crying in the video was not staged. She explains: "They were real tears. My boyfriend at the time (Angus Andrew) was supposed to come to the shoot – he was three hours late and I was just about to leave for tour. I didn't think he was even going to come and this was the song that was written for him. He eventually showed up and I got myself in a real emotional state."[6] The song title allegedly stands for “My Angus Please Stay.”[7] The video received substantial play on MTV.[8] The video was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards at the 2004 ceremony: Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and the MTV2 Award.[9] It was directed by Patrick Daughters.

Notable cover versions[]

Reception[]

  • In 2009, it was voted the best alternative love song of all time by NME.[19]
  • The song was also listed at number six on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.[20]
  • Rolling Stone ranked "Maps" as the 7th best song of the 2000s.[21]
  • On April 7, 2011, Rolling Stone ranked "Maps" number 386 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[22]
  • In October 2011, NME placed it at number 55 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[23]
  • NME ranked "Maps" at number 1 on their list of "Indie Weddings Songs: 20 Tracks Perfect For Your First Dance."[24]

"Hold Up," a song recorded by Beyoncé for her 2016 album, Lemonade, contains an interpolation of the "Maps" lyric, "Wait, they don't love you like I love you." Beyoncé sings the line as "Hold up, they don't love you like I love you," which was based on a 2011 tweet from Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig paraphrasing "Maps." Koenig and Diplo recorded a demo version of "Hold Up" in 2014 including the interpolated line, and when Beyoncé released the song on Lemonade, the three members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs shared in the songwriting credits.[25]

Charts[]

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[26] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[27] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 87
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[29] 9

References[]

  1. ^ Rich, Nathaniel (October 2015). "The Elaborate Charade to Obfuscate Who Writes Pop Music". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Top 150 Songs of the 2010s". Treble. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 386 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Sheffield, Rob (April 7, 2006). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Goth, Nerd, Slut". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  5. ^ "How The Yeah Yeahs' 'Maps' Helped Change the Way We View the Relationship Between Pop and Indie". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Karen O's Video Crying Was For Real". contactmusic.com. July 12, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  7. ^ How Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" Transcended the Post-Punk Revival, retrieved February 25, 2020, minute 4:32
  8. ^ Endelman, Michael. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs explain their disturbing new video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "2004 VMA Winners". MTV. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  10. ^ "ARCHIVES // SEPTEMBER 2004: 08.29.04 // THE READING FESTIVAL". WhiteStripes.net. August 29, 2004. Retrieved November 19, 2007. A stellar set was played with the addition of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's tune, Maps.
  11. ^ "Arcade Fire Cover Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". BrooklynVegan. September 9, 2005. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  12. ^ "Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Maps". Turntable Kitchen.
  13. ^ triple j (September 22, 2016), Camp Cope cover Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Maps' for triple j's Like A Version, retrieved July 31, 2018
  14. ^ Stelios Ramon (April 11, 2014). "Anderson .Paak - Maps" – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Cover Art, by Anderson .Paak". Anderson .Paak.
  16. ^ "Keaton Henson - The Lucky EP Lyrics and Tracklist". Genius.
  17. ^ "Track Of The Day 22/8 - Freya Ridings". Clash (magazine). Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Maps – Single by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Greatest Alternative Love Songs". NME. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  20. ^ Harvell, Jess. "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  21. ^ "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  22. ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  23. ^ Schiller, Rebecca (October 6, 2011). "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years". NME.
  24. ^ "Indie Weddings Songs: 20 Tracks Perfect For Your First Dance". NME. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  25. ^ "Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Explains How His Tweet About the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Became a Beyoncé Song". Pitchfork. April 25, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  27. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  28. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  29. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

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