The Yippee EP
2008 EP by Never Shout Never
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The Yippee EP is the second extended play recorded by American indie rock band Never Shout Never. It was released on July 29, 2008, via Loveway Records.[2] The EP has sold 46,000 copies in the US as of February 2010.[3] A Japanese edition of the EP containing two bonus tracks, "Uraltalk" and "30 Days", was released on December 17, 2008, via Kurofune Records.
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| Released | July 29, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 12:01 | |||
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| Producer | Christofer Drew | |||
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Background and recording
The EP was written and produced by Christofer Drew.[2] On June 2, 2008, Never Shout Never announced that recording for The Yippee EP was finished, and was expected to be released in late July.[4] It was released on July 29, 2008. The EP comprises four tracks, with songs written about love such as "Big City Dreams" and "Dare4distance". Musically, the EP features the pop-sounding "Heregoesnothin" and the experimental "Smelyalata", blending folk pop and dance pop.[5] In support of the EP, Never Shout Never embarked on a US tour with Jamestown Story, Owl City and Handshakes and Highfives from July to August.[4]
Release
"Big City Dreams" was released on July 18, 2008.[6] It was the first single released from the EP, where he performed it live on MTV TRL on July 31.[7] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.[8] The music video for "Big City Dreams" was directed by Isaac Ravishankara.[9] The second single "30 Days" was released on June 30, 2009, via his MySpace page.[10] It was released through digital music services on July 3.[11] The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Holiday Digital Song Sales chart.[12] "Smelyalata" was released as a free download in 2011.[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Christofer Drew.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Heregoesnothin" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Bigcitydreams" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Smelyalata" | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Dare4distance" | 2:47 |
| Total length: | 12:01 | |
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| 5. | "Uraltalk" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Overtheyears (Demo)" | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 5. | "Uraltalk" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "30days" | 3:11 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[14]
- Christofer Drew Ingle – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, ukulele, drums
- Kevin Gates – mixing, mastering
Chart performance
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||
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| "Big City Dreams" | 2008 | — | 1 | ||
| "30 Days" | 2009 | 29 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | July 29, 2008 | CD | Loveway Records | [14] |
| Japan | December 17, 2008 | Kurofune Records | [15] | |
| Various | July 3, 2009 | Digital download | Loveway Records | [16] |