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“Date With The Night” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
From the album Fever to Tell (2003)
“Date With The Night” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs appears on 13 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2003 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Fever to Tell. Its best result is #46 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #164 alternative song of 2003 and #5,325 alternative song of all time.
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"Date with the Night" was the opening shot from Fever to Tell, the first Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, released by Polydor as its lead single in April 2003. The trio of Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase wrote it in 2002 and cut it at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn, producing with Dave Sitek, while Paul Mahajan recorded it and Alan Moulder mixed with Zinner.
It's three people making a racket that sounds like a dozen: Chase on drums and handclaps, Zinner's guitar slashing, Karen O banging a tambourine and howling through a lyric about a night charged with sex. Critics loved the sound and her manic delivery, and it reached number 16 in the UK, their best showing there to date.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 46 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1957 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1774 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1816 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1820 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1867 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1948 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2022 | 872 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 828 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Date With the Night; Date with the Night.
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