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Mosquito(Yeah Yeah Yeahs album)

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Mosquito
A computer-animated image of a nude, screaming infant being grabbed by a giant mosquito
Studio albumby
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
ReleasedApril 12, 2013(2013-04-12)
Studio
Genre
Length47:31
Label
Producer
Yeah Yeah Yeahschronology
iTunes Originals: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(2009) 		Mosquito
(2013) 		Cool It Down
(2022)
SinglesfromMosquito
  1. "Sacrilege"
    Released: February 26, 2013
  2. "Despair"
    Released: July 19, 2013

Mosquitois the fourth studio album by Americanindie rockbandYeah Yeah Yeahs,released on April 12, 2013, byInterscope Records.The lead single "Sacrilege"was released on February 26, 2013.[3]"Despair" was released as the second single on July 19, 2013.[4]

Karen Odescribed the album as "extremelylo-fi",explaining:" We had a shitty drum machine, a shitty sampled keyboard, tons of delay on the vocals. There's a real tone, character, and style to it. "[5]

Promotion

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The full album was posted onNoisey'sYouTubepage featuring a track-by-track interview with the band on April 2, 2013.[6]On April 5, the band appeared onLate Show with David Lettermanto perform "Sacrilege" accompanied by thegospel choirBroadway Inspirational Voices.[7]Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed the songs "Mosquito" and "Sacrilege" onJimmy Kimmel Live!on April 15.[8]

A music video for the title track, directed by B. Shimbe Shim, debuted on May 8, 2013.[9]The video for the second single "Despair" was directed byPatrick Daughtersand premiered on June 21.[10][11]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
The A.V. ClubB+[14]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[15]
The Guardian[16]
The Independent on Sunday[17]
NME7/10[18]
Pitchfork6.0/10[19]
Rolling Stone[20]
Slant Magazine[21]
Spin8/10[22]

Critical response

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Mosquitoreceived generally positive reviews from music critics. AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaveragescore of 75, based on 39 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Commercial performance

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Mosquitoentered theBillboard200at number five with 38,000 copies sold in its first week, earning the band their first top-10 album on the chart.[23]The album debuted at number nine on theUK Albums Chartwith first-week sales of 9,150 copies, becoming the band's third consecutive top-10 album.[24]

Accolades

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Mosquitowas ranked number 30 onNME's "50 Best Albums of 2013" list and number 40 onVice's "Top 50 Albums of 2013" list.[25][26]

Track listing

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All tracks are written byYeah Yeah Yeahs

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sacrilege"
3:50
2."Subway"
  • Sitek
  • Launay
5:16
3."Mosquito"
  • Launay
  • Sitek
2:59
4."Under the Earth"Launay4:18
5."Slave"
  • Launay
  • Sitek
4:06
6."These Paths"
  • Sitek
  • Launay
5:03
7."Area 52"
  • Launay
  • Sitek
2:54
8."Buried Alive" (featuringDr. Octagon)
5:16
9."Always"
  • Sitek
  • Launay
4:06
10."Despair"
  • Sitek
  • Launay
4:49
11."Wedding Song"Sitek4:54
Total length:47:31
Deluxe edition and Japanese edition bonus tracks[27][28]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
12."Subway" (NOLA demo)Yeah Yeah Yeahs3:54
13."Wedding Song" (acoustic)Yeah Yeah Yeahs2:53
14."Despair" (acoustic)Yeah Yeah Yeahs5:00
15."Mosquito" (live from Area 52)Yeah Yeah Yeahs3:24
Total length:62:42

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition ofMosquito.[29]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Additional musicians

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  • David Andrew Sitek– bass(tracks 1, 3, 5)
  • Money Mark– keyboards(track 1)
  • Dr. Octagon– vocals(track 8)
  • Debra Barsha – choir vocal arrangement(tracks 1, 4)
  • Michael McElroy – choir leader(tracks 1, 4)
  • Danielle Chambers – choir(track 1)
  • Shayna Cook – choir(track 1)
  • Bradley Dean – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Laura Dean – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Tanesha Gray – choir(track 1)
  • Lucia Giannetta – choir(track 1)
  • Renee Goldsberry– choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Danielle L. Greaves – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Marva Hicks– choir(track 1)
  • Zonya Johnson – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Chelsea Krombach – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Adriane Lenox – choir(track 1)
  • Lisa Lynne Mathis – choir(track 1)
  • Travis Morin – choir(track 1)
  • Jesse Nager – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • John Eric Parker – choir(track 1)
  • Desiree Rodriguez – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Eliseo Roman – choir(tracks 1, 4)
  • Michael Seelbach – choir(track 1)
  • Virginia Woodruff – choir(track 1)

Technical

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  • Nick Launay– production(tracks 1–7, 9, 10);recording, engineering
  • David Andrew Sitek – production(tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–11);recording, engineering
  • James Murphy– production(track 8);recording, engineering
  • Sam Spiegel– production(track 8);recording, engineering
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs– production(tracks 12–15)
  • Nick Zinner – mi xing(tracks 12, 14, 15)
  • Wes Fontenot – mi xing, engineering(track 12)
  • Manuel Calderon – engineering(track 13);engineering assistance
  • Abby Echiverri – mi xing(track 14);engineering(track 14, 15)
  • Zeph Sowers – recording, engineering
  • Atom – engineering assistance
  • Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineering assistance
  • Nathan Eldridge – engineering assistance
  • Matt Foster – engineering assistance
  • Charles Godfrey – engineering assistance
  • Matt Thornley – engineering assistance
  • Craig Silvey – mi xing
  • Eduardo de la Paz – mi xing assistance
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Artwork

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  • Beomsik Shimbe Shim – art
  • Julian Gross – design, layout
  • Karen O – concept
  • Dan Martensen – back cover photo

Charts

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Chart performance forMosquito
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[31] 44
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)[32] 57
Belgian Albums (UltratopWallonia)[33] 120
Canadian Albums(Billboard)[34] 10
Croatian Albums (HDU)[35] 23
French Albums (SNEP)[36] 128
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37] 63
Greek Albums (IFPI)[38] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[39] 8
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[40] 54
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[41] 66
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 24
Scottish Albums(OCC)[43] 8
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[44] 88
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 76
UK Albums(OCC)[46] 9
USBillboard200[47] 5
USTop Alternative Albums(Billboard)[48] 2
USTop Rock Albums(Billboard)[49] 2

Release history

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Release dates and formats forMosquito
Region Date Format Edition Label Ref(s)
Australia April 12, 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Modular [50][51][52][53]
Germany Universal [54][55][56][57]
LP Standard [58]
United Kingdom April 15, 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Polydor [59][60][61][62]
LP Standard [63]
United States April 16, 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
[64][65][66][67]
LP Standard [68]
Canada
  • CD
  • digital download
 Deluxe Universal [69][70]
  • LP
  • digital download
 Standard [71][72]
Japan April 17, 2013 CD [28]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [73][74]

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