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“Y-Control” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
From the album Fever to Tell (2003)
“Y-Control” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs appears on 16 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2004 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Fever to Tell. Its best result is #46 on The End Top 77 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #184 alternative song of 2004 and #1,450 alternative song of all time.
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"Y-Control" comes off Fever to Tell, the 2003 debut album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and it followed "Maps" out into the world as a single. Karen O sings, Nick Zinner plays guitar and Brian Chase drums; the band takes the writing credit and produced it with Dave Sitek, Paul Mahajan recorded it, and Zinner mixed it alongside Alan Moulder. It's dance-punk with its nerves showing, all tension and release.
Critics picked it out as one of the album's highlights from the start, and Pitchfork later placed it at 213 on its rundown of the decade's best songs. Spike Jonze directed the video, which picked up some play on MTV and MTV2, and the track later landed in the video game Dirt 2 in 2009.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 | 77 |
| 2004 | 136 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
| 2004 | 77 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 120 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 181 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 176 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 160 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 149 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 141 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 135 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2019 | 397 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 130 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 657 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 751 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 263 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 563 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: Y-control; Y Control.
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