Is Is

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{{Infobox album

| name = Is Is

| type = EP

| artist = Yeah Yeah Yeahs

| cover = Is_Is.jpeg

| alt =

| released = July 24, 2007

| recorded = Stratosphere Studios, NYC

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|art punk|garage punk}}

| length = 17:47

| label = {{hlist|Interscope (U.S.)|Polydor (UK)|Modular}}

| producer = {{hlist|Nick Launay|Yeah Yeah Yeahs}}

| prev_title = Show Your Bones

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = It's Blitz!

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Yeah Yeah Yeahs

| type = Singles

| prev_title = Cheated Hearts

| prev_year = 2006

| title = Down Boy

| year = 2007

| next_title = Zero

| next_year = 2009

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = (78/100){{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/is-is-ep/yeah-yeah-yeahs/critic-reviews|access-date=2013-05-16|title=Critic Reviews for Is Is (EP)|work=Metacritic}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1088116|pure_url=yes}}|author=Phares, Heather|access-date=2011-07-02|title=Is Is – Yeah Yeah Yeahs|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = C{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/yeah-yeah-yeahs-is-is,7663/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628135818/http://www.avclub.com/articles/yeah-yeah-yeahs-is-is,7663/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|author=Gordon, Scott|access-date=2013-05-16|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is|work=The A.V. Club|date=2007-07-31}}

| rev3 = Drowned in Sound

| rev3Score = (7/10){{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10722/reviews/2241841-?search|author=Kharas, Kev|access-date=2013-05-16|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP|work=Drowned in Sound|date=2007-07-26|archive-date=2020-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613154649/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10722/reviews/2241841-?search|url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Hot Press

| rev4Score = (favorable){{Cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/3975904.html|author=Walshe, John|access-date=2013-05-16|title=Is Is|work=Hot Press|date=2007-08-16}}

| rev5 = The New York Times

| rev5Score = (favorable) {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/arts/music/29play.html|author=Chinen, Nate|access-date=2011-07-02|title=Billie Holiday Remixed, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recharged|work=The New York Times|date=2007-07-29}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = (8/10){{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/8820|author=Nicolson, Barry|access-date=2011-07-02|title=Yeah Yeah Yeah's: Is Is|work=NME|date=2007-07-30}}

| rev7 = Now

| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork Media

| rev8Score = (8.2/10){{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10453-is-is-ep/|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is EP|access-date=2011-07-02|author=Deusner, Stephen M.|work=Pitchfork Media|date=2007-07-24}}

| rev9 = Prefix Magazine

| rev9Score = (positive){{Cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/is-is-ep/16094/|title=Album Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP|access-date=2013-05-16|author=Motley, John|work=Prefix Magazine|date=2007-07-25}}

| rev10 = Robert Christgau

| rev10Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs|title=CG: Yeah Yeah Yeahs|access-date=2011-07-02|author=Christgau, Robert|publisher=RobertChristgau.com}}

| rev11 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev11Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/yeah-yeah-yeahs/albumguide|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Album Guide|access-date=2013-05-16|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

| rev12 = Stylus Magazine

| rev12Score = B+{{Cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/is-is-ep.htm|title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP – Review|author=Weber, Theon|access-date=2011-07-02|work=Stylus Magazine|date=2007-07-25|archive-date=2011-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629065352/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/is-is-ep.htm|url-status=dead}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Is Is is Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third EP released on July 24, 2007. Songs for the EP were written in 2004 in between touring behind the band's first record Fever to Tell. The song "Down Boy" was No. 61 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.No byline (December 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210730/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/16 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21

The EP

Written amidst a turbulent and emotionally unstable period in Yeah Yeah Yeahs' history, the angst that colored that time translates into a sexually charged body of songs. On their choice of producer, Karen O stated, "Nick Launay was the natural choice having produced PiL Flowers of Romance, collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat."{{cite press release |url=http://site.yeahyeahyeahs.com/news.aspx |title=IS IS isn't your mommy or daddy's EP |publisher=yeahyeahyeahs.com |date=2007-06-15 |access-date=2007-06-21 |archive-date=2007-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629054818/http://site.yeahyeahyeahs.com/news.aspx |url-status=dead }}

The EP has been released on CD, double 7" vinyl, USB flash drive and digital download.

"Down Boy" was originally released as a split single with Liars only released in Australia and Japan. The album title is an extraction of the fourth track song Isis, which in turn is an extraction of the Egyptian goddess Isis.

The video

The band made a live film to accompany the EP with co-directors K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs. Recorded in night vision at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on 7 May, the band played two sets that night to 100 fans each time—the first for a mixed audience and the second for females only. There will be two filmed versions of lead track "Down Boy"—one live, and one to EP audio.

Three of these live videos, and the EP audio version of "Down Boy", have been uploaded to their official YouTube channel.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Yeah Yeah Yeahs

| title1 = Rockers to Swallow

| length1 = 3:14

| title2 = Down Boy

| length2 = 3:54

| title3 = Kiss Kiss

| length3 = 2:45

| title4 = Isis

| length4 = 4:00

| title5 = 10 x 10

| length5 = 3:44

| total_length = 17:47

}}

Personnel

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|38|artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs|song=Is Is EP|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}
scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web |last=Williams |first=John |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Sum_41/2007/08/01/4385468-ca.html |title=Sum 41's 'Hero' debuts at No. 1 |publisher=Jam! |date=August 1, 2007 |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819015905/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Sum_41/2007/08/01/4385468-ca.html |archive-date=August 19, 2016}}

| 44

{{single chart|Denmark|5|artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs|song=Is Is EP|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}
{{single chart|Italy|33|artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs|song=Is Is EP|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}
scope="row"| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico){{cite web |url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs&titel=Is+Is&cat=a |title=Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is |publisher=mexicancharts.com |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724040301/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yeah%2BYeah%2BYeahs&titel=Is%2BIs&cat=a |archive-date=July 24, 2011}}

| 63

{{album chart|Billboard200|72|artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 1, 2019}}

References

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