Mosquito (Yeah Yeah Yeahs album)

Mosquito
Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released	April 12, 2013
Studio	DFA Studios, Stratosphere Sound (New York City, New York) Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, Texas) The Square (London, England) Squeak E. Clean Studios (Echo Park, California)
Genre	Art rock[1] art punk[2]
Length	47:31
Label	Dress Up Interscope
Producer	Nick Launay James Murphy David Andrew Sitek Sam Spiegel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
iTunes Originals – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009) Mosquito (2013)
Singles from Mosquito
"Sacrilege" Released: February 26, 2013 "Despair" Released: July 19, 2013

Mosquito is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on April 12, 2013 by Interscope Records. The lead single "Sacrilege" was released on February 26, 2013.^[3] "Despair" was released as the second single on July 19, 2013.^[4]

Promotion

The full album was posted on Noisey's YouTube page featuring a track-by-track interview with the band on April 2, 2013.^[5] On April 5, the band appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to perform "Sacrilege" accompanied by the gospel choir Broadway Inspirational Voices.^[6] Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed the songs "Mosquito" and "Sacrilege" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 15.^[7]

A music video for the title track, directed by B. Shimbe Shim, debuted on May 8, 2013.^[8] The video for the second single "Despair" was directed by Patrick Daughters and premiered on June 21.^[9][10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
The A.V. Club	B+[13]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[14]
The Guardian	[15]
The Independent on Sunday	[16]
NME	7/10[17]
Pitchfork Media	6.0/10[18]
Rolling Stone	[19]
Slant Magazine	[20]
Spin	8/10[21]

Critical response

Mosquito received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100, the album received an average score of 75, based on 39 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[11]

Commercial performance

Mosquito entered the Billboard 200 at number five with 38,000 copies sold in its first week, earning the band their first top-10 album on the chart.^[22] The album debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 9,150 copies, becoming the band's third consecutive top-10 album.^[23]

Accolades

Mosquito was ranked number 30 on NME's 50 Best Albums of 2013 list and number 40 on Vice's Top 50 Albums of 2013 list.^[24][25]

Track listing

All tracks written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. 

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sacrilege"	Nick Launay David Andrew Sitek	3:50
2.	"Subway"	Sitek Launay	5:16
3.	"Mosquito"	Launay Sitek	2:59
4.	"Under the Earth"	Launay	4:18
5.	"Slave"	Launay Sitek	4:06
6.	"These Paths"	Sitek Launay	5:03
7.	"Area 52"	Launay Sitek	2:54
8.	"Buried Alive" (featuring Dr. Octagon)	James Murphy Sam Spiegel	5:16
9.	"Always"	Sitek Launay	4:06
10.	"Despair"	Sitek Launay	4:49
11.	"Wedding Song"	Sitek	4:54
Total length:			47:31

Deluxe edition and Japanese edition bonus tracks[26][27]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Subway" (NOLA Demo)	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	3:54
13.	"Wedding Song" (Acoustic)	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2:53
14.	"Despair" (Acoustic)	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	5:00
15.	"Mosquito" (Live from Area 52)	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	3:24
Total length:			62:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Mosquito.^[28]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – production (tracks 12–15)
• Karen O – vocals, bass, keyboards, design concept
• Nick Zinner – mixing (tracks 12, 14, 15); guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
• Brian Chase – drums, cymbal, percussion, vocals

Additional personnel

Atom – assistant engineering Debra Barsha – choir vocal arrangement (tracks 1, 4) Tara Beaudine – business management Greg Calbi – mastering Manuel Calderon – assistant engineering (all tracks); engineering (track 13) Danielle Chambers – choir (track 1) Tony Ciulla – management Shayna Cook – choir (track 1) Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineering Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant Bradley Dean – choir (tracks 1, 4) Laura Dean – choir (tracks 1, 4) Abby Echiverri – engineering (track 14, 15); mixing (track 14) Nathan Eldridge – assistant engineering Wes Fontenot – engineering, mixing (track 12) Matt Foster – assistant engineering Lucia Giannetta – choir (track 1) Charles Godfrey – assistant engineering Renee Goldsberry – choir (tracks 1, 4) Tanesha Gray – choir (track 1) Danielle L. Greaves – choir (tracks 1, 4) Julian Gross – design, layout Laura Haber – management Marva Hicks – choir (track 1) Zonya Johnson – choir (tracks 1, 4)

Chelsea Krombach – choir (tracks 1, 4) Nick Launay – production (tracks 1–7, 9, 10); engineering, recording Adriane Lenox – choir (track 1) Money Mark – keyboards (track 1) Dan Martensen – back cover photo Lisa Lynne Mathis – choir (track 1) Michael McElroy – choir leader (tracks 1, 4) Travis Morin – choir (track 1) James Murphy – production (track 8); engineering, recording Jesse Nager – choir (tracks 1, 4) Dr. Octagon – vocals (track 8) John Eric Parker – choir (track 1) Desiree Rodriguez – choir (tracks 1, 4) Eliseo Roman – choir (tracks 1, 4) Phil Sarna – business management Michael Seelbach – choir (track 1) Beomsik Shimbe Shim – artwork Craig Silvey – mixing David Andrew Sitek – production (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9–11); bass (tracks 1, 3, 5); engineering, recording Zeph Sowers – engineering, recording Sam Spiegel – production (track 8); engineering, recording Matt Thornley – assistant engineering Virginia Woodruff – choir (track 1)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[29]	17
Austrian Albums Chart[30]	44
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[31]	57
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[32]	120
Canadian Albums Chart[33]	10
Croatian Albums Chart[34]	23
French Albums Chart[35]	128
German Albums Chart[36]	63
Greek Albums Chart[37]	27
Irish Albums Chart[38]	8
Japanese Albums Chart[39]	54
Mexican Albums Chart[40]	66
Norwegian Albums Chart[41]	24
Scottish Albums Chart[42]	8
South Korean Albums Chart[43]	88
Swiss Albums Chart[44]	76
UK Albums Chart[45]	9
US Billboard 200[46]	5
US Alternative Albums[47]	2
US Rock Albums[48]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
Australia	April 12, 2013	CD digital download	Standard deluxe	Modular	[49][50][51][52]
Germany				Universal	[53][54][55][56]
		LP	Standard		[57]
United Kingdom	April 15, 2013	CD digital download	Standard deluxe	Polydor	[58][59][60][61]
		LP	Standard		[62]
United States	April 16, 2013	CD digital download	Standard deluxe	Dress Up Interscope	[63][64][65][66]
		LP	Standard		[67]
Canada		CD digital download	Deluxe	Universal	[68][69]
		LP digital download	Standard		[70][71]
Japan	April 17, 2013	CD			[27]
		Digital download	Standard deluxe		[72][73]

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External links

• Mosquito at Discogs (list of releases)