XXXX (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = XXXX

| type = studio

| artist = You Say Party

| cover = You Say Party! We Say Die! - XXXX.jpg

| alt = A lone golden heart sits on a black background. Around it is text that endlessly spirals into the center of the cover that reads "you say party! we say die!" also included is text that reads "XXXX"

| released = September 29, 2009

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = indie rock/dance-punk

| length = 39:58

| label = Paper Bag

| producer = Howard Redekopp

| prev_title = Remik's Cube

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = You Say Party

| next_year = 2016

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Sendra |title=Review: XXXX |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1709382|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=February 10, 2010}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork Media

| rev2Score = (7.0/10) {{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13918-xxxx/

|title=You Say Party: XXXX|publisher=Pitchfork |date=February 16, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303125822/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13918-xxxx/ |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = Austin Chronicle

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Hernandez|first=Raoul |date=March 19, 2010 |title=You Say Party! We Say Die!: XXXX Album Review |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-03-19/981656/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=The Austin Chronicle|language=en-US}}

| rev4 = Artrocker

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{citation needed|date=June 2011}}

}}

XXXX is the third full-length album by Canadian dance-punk band You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!), released September 29, 2009. It was the last release featuring the band's original longer name and the last album with drummer Devon Clifford (who died in April 2010). The album was recorded between January and August 2009.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=You Say Party - XXXX |url=https://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/xxxx |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Paper Bag Records |language=en}}

The word "XXXX" also appears in several of the album's song titles. In each song, the four Xs represent the word "love".[https://www.straight.com/article-261526/xxxx-will-keep-us-together "XXXX keeps You Say Party! We Say Die! together"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005213/http://www.straight.com/article-261526/xxxx-will-keep-us-together |date=August 3, 2017 }}. Georgia Straight, October 8, 2009. In an interview with CBC Radio 3, the band's vocalist Becky Ninkovic explained that when finalizing the cover art for the band's first EP Dansk Wad, she had wanted to leave a personal "mark of love" on it, and settled on signing it with four small Xs.

The album is often considered to be the high point of You Say Party's career,{{Cite web |last=Janes |first=Steve |date=2020-09-14 |title=You Say Party's XXXX is now on our online shop! |url=https://www.withguitars.com/you-say-partys-xxxx-is-now-on-our-online-shop/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=WithGuitars Music Magazine}} as it was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1607851/ "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901203332/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1607851/ |date=September 1, 2010 }}. The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010. and won the 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for Rock Recording of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2010 Western Canadian Music Award Winners |url=https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-winners/2010-western-canadian-music-award-artistic-winners |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=BreakOut West |language=en}}

On September 21, 2010 a Remix album consisting of three of the tracks from XXXX ("Dark Days", "There is XXXX", and "Laura Palmer’s Prom") was released under the title REMIXXXX.{{cite news |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title=You Say Party Unveil REMIXXXX Album, Announce European Tour and BC Dates |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=145&csid2=844&fid1=48273 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=exclaim.ca |date=21 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811132758/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=145&csid2=844&fid1=48273 |archive-date=11 August 2010}}

On August 29, 2020, a 10th anniversary edition was released,{{Cite web |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=2020-07-30 |title=You Say Party Treat 'XXXX' to Vinyl Reissue |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/you_say_party_treat_xxxx_to_vinyl_reissue |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}} remastered by Troy Glessner.{{Cite web |title=You Say Party! We Say Die! XXXX LP |url=https://elusivedisc.com/you-say-party-we-say-die-xxxx-lp/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Elusive Disc |language=en}}