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The opening track, "Bang", was inspired by Karen O's sexual dissatisfaction with a former boyfriend, emphasized by the repeated lyric "As a fuck, son, you sucked!"[{{Cite magazine |last=True |first=Everett |author-link=Everett True |date=August 2002 |title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs FAQ |url=http://www.collapseboard.com/features/interviews/an-ancient-interview-with-yeah-yeah-yeahs-thought-you-might-enjoy-reading-it/3/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110318/http://www.collapseboard.com/features/interviews/an-ancient-interview-with-yeah-yeah-yeahs-thought-you-might-enjoy-reading-it/3/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2026 |magazine=BB Gun |via=''Collapse Board''}}] "Mystery Girl" was co-written with guitarist Jack Martin and depicts a sexually promiscuous woman.[{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Tyler |date=April 16, 2013 |title=The 10 best Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/yeah-yeah-yeahs/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806150945/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/yeah-yeah-yeahs/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs |archive-date=August 6, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |quote="Art Star" was the outlying track that proved a lurking, yet-to-be-seen quirkiness—and how they willing the trio was to hop to polarized ends of the musical spectrum.}}][{{Cite web |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=February 6, 2006 |title=Positive attitude |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/positive-attitude |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401151503/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/positive-attitude |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2026 |website=[[The New Yorker]]}}] It is the only Yeah Yeah Yeahs song to feature a spoken word introduction and [[Screaming in music|screaming]] vocals.[{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Julia |date=June 1, 2018 |title=The 10 best Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs |url=https://stereogum.com/1999279/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs/lists |access-date=March 7, 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111202417/https://stereogum.com/1999279/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs/lists|archive-date=January 11, 2026|url-status=live}}] |
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The opening track, "Bang", was inspired by Karen O's sexual dissatisfaction with a former boyfriend, emphasized by the repeated lyric "As a fuck, son, you sucked!"[{{Cite magazine |last=True |first=Everett |author-link=Everett True |date=August 2002 |title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs FAQ |url=http://www.collapseboard.com/features/interviews/an-ancient-interview-with-yeah-yeah-yeahs-thought-you-might-enjoy-reading-it/3/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110318/http://www.collapseboard.com/features/interviews/an-ancient-interview-with-yeah-yeah-yeahs-thought-you-might-enjoy-reading-it/3/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2026 |magazine=BB Gun |via=''Collapse Board''}}] "Mystery Girl" was co-written with guitarist Jack Martin and depicts a sexually promiscuous woman.[{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Tyler |date=April 16, 2013 |title=The 10 best Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/yeah-yeah-yeahs/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806150945/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/yeah-yeah-yeahs/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs |archive-date=August 6, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2026 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |quote="Art Star" was the outlying track that proved a lurking, yet-to-be-seen quirkiness—and how they willing the trio was to hop to polarized ends of the musical spectrum.}}][{{Cite web |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=February 6, 2006 |title=Positive attitude |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/positive-attitude |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401151503/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/positive-attitude |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2026 |website=[[The New Yorker]]}}] It is the only Yeah Yeah Yeahs song to feature a spoken word introduction and [[Screaming in music|screaming]] vocals.[{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Julia |date=June 1, 2018 |title=The 10 best Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs |url=https://stereogum.com/1999279/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs/lists |access-date=March 7, 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111202417/https://stereogum.com/1999279/the-10-best-yeah-yeah-yeahs-songs/lists|archive-date=January 11, 2026|url-status=live}}] |
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"Miles Away" concerns a woman who, as said in the song, has "hurt fewer people in a better world".[{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs play "Our Time" at their first show, 20 years ago today |url=https://stereogum.com/2099961/yeah-yeah-yeahs-first-show-mercury-lounge/news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815220314/https://www.stereogum.com/2099961/yeah-yeah-yeahs-first-show-mercury-lounge/news/ |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |access-date=March 28, 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]]}}] It is an [[anthem]] about a nearly failed romance, which inspired some New Yorkers after the [[September 11 attacks]]. |
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"Miles Away" concerns a woman who, as said in the song, has "hurt fewer people in a better world".[{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs play "Our Time" at their first show, 20 years ago today |url=https://stereogum.com/2099961/yeah-yeah-yeahs-first-show-mercury-lounge/news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815220314/https://www.stereogum.com/2099961/yeah-yeah-yeahs-first-show-mercury-lounge/news/ |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |access-date=March 28, 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]]}}] It is an [[anthem]] about a nearly failed romance, which gained resonance for New Yorkers after the [[September 11 attacks]]. |
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