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Zero (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)

January 01, 2023

"Zero" is a song by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released as the lead single from their third studio album, It's Blitz! (2009). The song received critical acclaim from music critics for its production, and was named the best track of 2009 by both NME and Spin magazines.

"Zero"
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album It's Blitz!
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Producer(s)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Down Boy"
(2007) 		"Zero"
(2009) 		"Heads Will Roll"
(2009)
Music video
"Zero" on YouTube

The single had moderate commercial success, peaking at numbers four, 18 and 37 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales, Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts, respectively, as well as number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video for the single, which shows lead singer Karen O walking the streets of San Francisco at night, was released in March 2009.

Background

Singer Karen O said, "We want to shake the unshakable, to stir things up, and that’s a lot of the spirit of ‘Zero’; it's like” ‘Come on man! Come on! Just feel something, escape, whatever, whatever the emotion is just feel it!’"[5]

Critical reception

"Zero" received acclaim from music critics. Paula Carino of AllMusic described the song as "an exhilarating and wide-open expanse of pure electro-pop".[1] Mary Bellamy of Drowned in Sound viewed the track as "the call to arms of a band who desperately want to teleport the refugees of fashion-fizzled pop, the hippest of hipsters and the weirdest outsiders to the dancefloor of their sweaty spaceship", stating it is "perhaps one of the band's finest moments ever committed to tape."[6]

Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe praised "Zero" as "flat-out phenomenal",[7] while Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy called it "a saucy electro romp that makes even GaGa seem a tad coy".[8] Michael Hubbard of musicOMH dubbed the song "an all out visceral onslaught, a keening mix of battered synths, drum machines and Nick Zinner's typically bloodless guitar playing", and referred to it as "a mix of Show Your Bones' cleaner production with the grubbiness of the Is Is EP".[9] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters opined that "[n]o YYY's song has ever been as disposable, replayable, or just outright fun as 'Zero'".[10]

"Zero" was named the best track of 2009 by both the NME and Spin magazines,[11][12] while Pitchfork ranked it the sixth best song of the year.[13] In October 2011, the NME placed the song at number 39 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[14] Writing in retrospect, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian cited "Zero" as proof of the band's difficulties at achieving commercial success, stating the song "sounded like a mammoth hit right up to the point it stalled at No 49 in the singles chart."[15]

Music video

The music video for "Zero" was directed by Barney Clay and premiered on March 9, 2009.[16][17] It was filmed in the San Francisco neighborhoods of Tenderloin, North Beach, and Chinatown.[18][19] Speaking to Spinner, lead singer Karen O explained the concept of the video: "The visuals had to be well paced with the slow ecstatic build of the song. It made sense that the visuals would take you on a journey and keep you on the move—no sitting still for too long in the city landscape of bright lights, dark alleys and glittering streets. 'Zero''s sentiment is to revel in being you—you're a zero so screw it! It's the underdogs, the rebels, the outsiders that have always captivated me growing up so I decided why not flaunt that side of myself in the video."[17]

The video opens with the band in the dressing room of The Warfield,[19] getting ready for a show, at which point O walks through a curtain that takes her to the streets of San Francisco at night. Clad in a PVC dress and a studded leather jacket, O is seen walking around the streets and dancing atop cars. She soon joins her bandmates again as they perform the song in an alleyway. Towards the end of the video, the band play around with shopping carts in the Transbay Terminal, before playing in a local discount store.

Use in media

"Zero" was used in the television shows 90210,[20] Ugly Betty,[21] Gossip Girl,[22] and The L.A. Complex.[23] The song was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Tony Hawk: Ride.[24]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of It's Blitz![30]

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States February 24, 2009 Digital download
(via pre-order of It's Blitz! on iTunes)
[39][40]
Modern rock radio [41]
March 17, 2009 CD single [25]
United Kingdom April 7, 2009 7-inch single Polydor [42][43]
April 12, 2009 Digital EP [27]
April 13, 2009 CD single [44]
United States May 19, 2009 Digital EP – Remixes
  • Dress Up
  • DGC
  • Interscope
 [28]
June 9, 2009 12-inch single [29][45]

References

  1. ^ a b Carino, Paula. "Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Stevens, Darcie (April 3, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz! (Interscope)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Lapatine, Scott (April 12, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Take "Zero," "Maps" To SNL". Stereogum. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Stewart, Allison (March 17, 2009). "Quick Spins: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "It's Blitz!"". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Interview". Clash. May 8, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Bellamy, Mary (March 11, 2009). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (March 16, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Alex (March 29, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: 'Zero'". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Hubbard, Michael (February 18, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs back with a big Zero". musicOMH. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Sawdey, Evan (March 22, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!". PopMatters. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  11. ^ . NME. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  12. ^ "The 20 Best Songs of 2009". Spin. December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  13. ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2009". Pitchfork. December 14, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  14. ^ . NME. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  15. ^ Petridis, Alexis (April 11, 2013). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Mosquito – review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  16. ^ Knight, David (March 16, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Zero by Barney Clay". Promo News. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Robertson, Jessica (March 9, 2009). . Spinner. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  18. ^ Cipriano, Janelle (April 28, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hit the Streets of SF in "Zero" Video". 7x7. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  19. ^ a b Port, Ian S. (March 12, 2009). "New YYY: Name That S.F. Bodega". SF Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "The Party's Over". 90210. Season 1. Episode 22. May 5, 2009. The CW.
  21. ^ "In the Stars". Ugly Betty. Season 3. Episode 22. May 14, 2009. ABC.
  22. ^ Graff, Gary (May 19, 2009). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Leave Heads Rolling On The Road". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  23. ^ Allison (January 10, 2012). . MuchMusic. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  24. ^ Crecente, Brian (October 6, 2009). "Tony Hawk: Ride: The Soundtrack". Kotaku. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  25. ^ a b "Zero". Amazon (US). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  26. ^ a b c . Interscope Records. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  27. ^ a b . iTunes Store (UK). Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  28. ^ a b "Zero (Remixes) – EP by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  29. ^ a b . Interscope Records. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  30. ^ It's Blitz! (liner notes). Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Interscope Records. 2009. B0012735-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  31. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 6th April 2009" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  32. ^ "ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 13th April 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (998): 17. April 13, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved February 24, 2014 – via Pandora Archive.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  34. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  35. ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  36. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  37. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  38. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  39. ^ Yeah Yeah Yeahs (February 24, 2009). "YYYs HEART itunes PRESALE FOR IT'S BLITZ!- GET ZERO NOW!". Facebook. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  40. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Offer New Single and Video, Internet Takes Whole Album". The Fader. February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  41. ^ . FMQB. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  42. ^ "Zero / Zero (Animal Collective Remix) [7" Vinyl]". Amazon (UK). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  43. ^ "Zero / Zero (Erol Alkan Rework) [7" Vinyl]". Amazon (UK). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  44. ^ "Zero". Amazon (UK). Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  45. ^ "Zero (12 inch Vinyl Single) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

January 01, 2023
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Zero is a song by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs released as the lead single from their third studio album It s Blitz 2009 The song received critical acclaim from music critics for its production and was named the best track of 2009 by both NME and Spin magazines Zero Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahsfrom the album It s Blitz ReleasedFebruary 24 2009 2009 02 24 GenreElectropop 1 synth pop 2 new wave 3 electro disco 4 Length4 25LabelDress Up DGC InterscopeSongwriter s Yeah Yeah YeahsProducer s Nick Launay David Andrew SitekYeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology Down Boy 2007 Zero 2009 Heads Will Roll 2009 Music video Zero on YouTubeThe single had moderate commercial success peaking at numbers four 18 and 37 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts respectively as well as number 49 on the UK Singles Chart A music video for the single which shows lead singer Karen O walking the streets of San Francisco at night was released in March 2009 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Use in media 5 Track listings 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 ReferencesBackground EditSinger Karen O said We want to shake the unshakable to stir things up and that s a lot of the spirit of Zero it s like Come on man Come on Just feel something escape whatever whatever the emotion is just feel it 5 Critical reception Edit Zero received acclaim from music critics Paula Carino of AllMusic described the song as an exhilarating and wide open expanse of pure electro pop 1 Mary Bellamy of Drowned in Sound viewed the track as the call to arms of a band who desperately want to teleport the refugees of fashion fizzled pop the hippest of hipsters and the weirdest outsiders to the dancefloor of their sweaty spaceship stating it is perhaps one of the band s finest moments ever committed to tape 6 Slant Magazine s Jonathan Keefe praised Zero as flat out phenomenal 7 while Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy called it a saucy electro romp that makes even GaGa seem a tad coy 8 Michael Hubbard of musicOMH dubbed the song an all out visceral onslaught a keening mix of battered synths drum machines and Nick Zinner s typically bloodless guitar playing and referred to it as a mix of Show Your Bones cleaner production with the grubbiness of the Is Is EP 9 Evan Sawdey of PopMatters opined that n o YYY s song has ever been as disposable replayable or just outright fun as Zero 10 Zero was named the best track of 2009 by both the NME and Spin magazines 11 12 while Pitchfork ranked it the sixth best song of the year 13 In October 2011 the NME placed the song at number 39 on its list of the 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years 14 Writing in retrospect Alexis Petridis of The Guardian cited Zero as proof of the band s difficulties at achieving commercial success stating the song sounded like a mammoth hit right up to the point it stalled at No 49 in the singles chart 15 Music video EditThe music video for Zero was directed by Barney Clay and premiered on March 9 2009 16 17 It was filmed in the San Francisco neighborhoods of Tenderloin North Beach and Chinatown 18 19 Speaking to Spinner lead singer Karen O explained the concept of the video The visuals had to be well paced with the slow ecstatic build of the song It made sense that the visuals would take you on a journey and keep you on the move no sitting still for too long in the city landscape of bright lights dark alleys and glittering streets Zero s sentiment is to revel in being you you re a zero so screw it It s the underdogs the rebels the outsiders that have always captivated me growing up so I decided why not flaunt that side of myself in the video 17 The video opens with the band in the dressing room of The Warfield 19 getting ready for a show at which point O walks through a curtain that takes her to the streets of San Francisco at night Clad in a PVC dress and a studded leather jacket O is seen walking around the streets and dancing atop cars She soon joins her bandmates again as they perform the song in an alleyway Towards the end of the video the band play around with shopping carts in the Transbay Terminal before playing in a local discount store Use in media Edit Zero was used in the television shows 90210 20 Ugly Betty 21 Gossip Girl 22 and The L A Complex 23 The song was also included in the soundtrack for the 2009 video game Tony Hawk Ride 24 Track listings EditUS and UK CD single 25 26 Zero 4 25 Zero MSTRKRFT Remix 4 00UK 7 inch single 1 26 A Zero 4 25 B Zero Animal Collective Remix 4 27UK 7 inch single 2 26 A Zero 4 25 B Zero Erol Alkan Rework 5 58UK iTunes EP 27 Zero 4 29 Zero MSTRKRFT Remix 4 02 Zero Animal Collective Remix 4 29 Zero Erol Alkan Rework 6 00 US iTunes EP Remixes 28 Zero 4 25 Zero N A S A Bloody Lobo Remix 5 32 Zero Erol Alkan Rework 4 01 Zero Animal Collective Remix 4 27US 12 inch single Remixes 29 A1 Zero Album Version 4 26 A2 Zero N A S A Bloody Lobo Remix 5 32 A3 Zero MSTRKRFT Remix 4 00 B1 Zero Erol Alkan Rework 5 58 B2 Zero Animal Collective Remix 4 27Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from the liner notes of It s Blitz 30 Nick Launay production recording David Andrew Sitek production recording Stuart Bogie tenor saxophone Eric Biondo trumpet Dan Huron recording Mark Spike Stent mixing Matty Green mixing assistance Ted Jensen masteringCharts EditChart 2009 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 31 88Australia Dance ARIA 32 10Scotland OCC 33 6UK Singles OCC 34 49US Hot Singles Sales Billboard 35 7US Alternative Airplay Billboard 36 18US Hot Dance Singles Sales Billboard 37 4US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 38 37Release history EditRegion Date Format Label Ref United States February 24 2009 Digital download via pre order of It s Blitz on iTunes Dress UpDGCInterscope 39 40 Modern rock radio 41 March 17 2009 CD single 25 United Kingdom April 7 2009 7 inch single Polydor 42 43 April 12 2009 Digital EP 27 April 13 2009 CD single 44 United States May 19 2009 Digital EP Remixes Dress UpDGCInterscope 28 June 9 2009 12 inch single 29 45 References Edit a b Carino Paula Zero Yeah Yeah Yeahs AllMusic Retrieved July 17 2014 Stevens Darcie April 3 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It s Blitz Interscope The Austin Chronicle Retrieved January 17 2019 Lapatine Scott April 12 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Take Zero Maps To SNL Stereogum Retrieved January 17 2019 Stewart Allison March 17 2009 Quick Spins Yeah Yeah Yeahs It s Blitz The Washington Post Retrieved January 17 2019 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Interview Clash May 8 2009 Retrieved June 12 2021 Bellamy Mary March 11 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It s Blitz Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on July 16 2014 Retrieved July 17 2014 Keefe Jonathan March 16 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It s Blitz Slant Magazine Retrieved July 17 2014 Fletcher Alex March 29 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero Digital Spy Retrieved January 17 2019 Hubbard Michael February 18 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs back with a big Zero musicOMH Retrieved July 17 2014 Sawdey Evan March 22 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs It s Blitz PopMatters Retrieved January 17 2019 50 Best Tracks of 2009 NME December 2 2009 Archived from the original on December 13 2009 Retrieved December 13 2009 The 20 Best Songs of 2009 Spin December 7 2009 Retrieved December 17 2009 The Top 100 Tracks of 2009 Pitchfork December 14 2009 Retrieved January 17 2019 150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years 39 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero NME October 6 2011 Archived from the original on October 15 2011 Retrieved January 17 2019 Petridis Alexis April 11 2013 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito review The Guardian Retrieved November 8 2015 Knight David March 16 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero by Barney Clay Promo News Retrieved January 17 2019 a b Robertson Jessica March 9 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero Video Premiere Spinner Archived from the original on November 20 2011 Retrieved July 17 2014 Cipriano Janelle April 28 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hit the Streets of SF in Zero Video 7x7 Retrieved January 17 2019 a b Port Ian S March 12 2009 New YYY Name That S F Bodega SF Weekly Retrieved January 17 2019 The Party s Over 90210 Season 1 Episode 22 May 5 2009 The CW In the Stars Ugly Betty Season 3 Episode 22 May 14 2009 ABC Graff Gary May 19 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Leave Heads Rolling On The Road Billboard Retrieved February 24 2014 Allison January 10 2012 The L A Complex Music Ep 1 Give Up MuchMusic Archived from the original on March 1 2014 Retrieved February 24 2014 Crecente Brian October 6 2009 Tony Hawk Ride The Soundtrack Kotaku Retrieved February 24 2014 a b Zero Amazon US Retrieved February 24 2014 a b c Zero physical singles available in the UK for 1 week only Interscope Records April 2 2009 Archived from the original on April 29 2009 Retrieved February 24 2014 a b Zero EP by Yeah Yeah Yeahs iTunes Store UK Archived from the original on June 20 2010 Retrieved February 24 2014 a b Zero Remixes EP by Yeah Yeah Yeahs iTunes Store US Retrieved February 24 2014 a b Yeah Yeah Yeahs Releases Zero Remixes Interscope Records Archived from the 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