Maps (song)
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{{Single infobox |
Name = Maps|
Cover = Maps (song) cover.jpg |
Artist = [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] |
from Album = [[Fever to Tell]]|
Released = [[February 10]], [[2004]] |
Format = [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[vinyl record|12"]] |
Recorded =|
Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
Length = |
Label = [[Interscope]] |
Producer = [[David Andrew Sitek]]<br>[[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] |
Misc = {{Extra musicsample |filename=Maps.ogg |format=[[Ogg]] |title=Maps |Type=song}} |
Chart position = <ul><li>#87 <small>([[United States|USA]])</small></li></ul> |
Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
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Last single = "[[Pin (song)|Pin]]"<br>(2003) |
This single = "'''Maps'''"<br>(2004) |
Next single = "[[Y Control]]"<br>(2004)|
}}
"'''Maps'''" is a single by the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] from their [[debut album|debut]] full-length album, ''[[Fever to Tell]]'' (2003). The song is about the relationship between [[Liars (band)|Liars]] frontman Angus Andrew and Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer [[Karen O]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Goth, Nerd, Slut | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/articles/story/9596960/yeah_yeah_yeahs_goth_nerd_slut | date = [[April 7]] [[2006]] | accessdate = 2007-07-05 | last = Sheffield | first = Rob | authorlink = Rob Sheffield | work = [[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=79&csid2=778&fid1=1003 | title = Yeah Yeah Yeahs: The Love Cats | month = April | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2007-07-06 | last = Lindsay | first = Cam | work = [[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> It was released on February 10th, 2004, and became a major hit for the band, making its way into the popular video game [[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]].
==Track listing==
#"Maps"
#"Countdown"
#"Miles Away [John Peel Session]"
*'Miles Away' is a newly recorded version of the song on [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP)|Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP]].
==Trivia==
{{trivia|date=June 2008}}
*The song has been covered by [[The White Stripes]], in [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading Festival]] [[Reading and Leeds Festivals line-ups#2004|2004]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.whitestripes.net/September-2004.php | title = ARCHIVES // SEPTEMBER 2004: 08.29.04 // THE READING FESTIVAL | publisher = WhiteStripes.net | date = [[August 29]] [[2004]] | accessdate = 2007-11-19 | quote = A stellar set was played with the addition of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's tune, Maps.}}</ref> and by [[Arcade Fire]], on ''[[The Jo Whiley Show]]'''s [[Live Lounge]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2005/09/arcade_fire_cov.html | title = Arcade Fire Cover Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs | publisher = BrooklynVegan | date = [[September 9]] [[2005]] | accessdate = 2007-11-19}}</ref>
==Charts==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="60%"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|2004
|align="left"|"Maps"
|align="left"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left"|9
|-
|align="left"|2004
|align="left"|"Maps"
|align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100
|align="left"|87
|-
|align="left"|2003
|align="left"|"Maps"
|align="left"|UK Official Charts
|align="left"|26
|}
==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
===Sources===
*[[Allmusic]]: [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4xkzu32aanok Maps Entry]
{{Yeah Yeah Yeahs}}
[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs]]