Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)
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| Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||||||||
| from the album Fever to Tell | ||||||||
| Released | February 10, 2004 | |||||||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||||||
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| Label | Interscope | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner | |||||||
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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. It was released on February 10, 2004, and the band performed the song at that year's MTV Movie Awards. The music video received much play on MTV. It reached #9 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and was included in the popular video game Rock Band.
"Miles Away" is a newly recorded version of the song from the band's self-titled EP.
The video shows the band playing in an audition in a high school gymnasium, with different light filters changing the color of the room. The tears cried by Karen O in the video are real. 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." The video received substantial play on MTV. It was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and the MTV2 Award. The video was directed by Patrick Daughters.
"Maps" has been covered by:
"Maps" is widely regarded as one of the greatest songs of the 2000s:
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