A year later, A-Trak’s version of “Heads Will Roll” ended up in the climax scene of the comedic film, “Project X.” From then on, the song was cemented in greatness. Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It wasn’t until the remix circulated and gained popularity that the label eventually asked to release it. In a tweet, he remembers seeing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and immediately wanting to get his hands on their version of “Heads Will Roll.” He reached out to band asking to remix it-a process that typically happens the other way around.Īfter a few long months of working on the track while touring, the label Interscope rejected the release. In addition to explaining how the song was made, A-Trak also gave an anecdote as to why the project was so special for the artist. In a short YouTube clip, the Canadian producer talks over a screen recording of his beat lab while showing the progression the song took to its final form. “Heads Will Roll” has maintained an enduring presence in pop music. For instance, the A-Trax remix has appeared in the movies Project X (2012) and Goosebumps (2015), in addition to the videogame DJ Hero 2 (2010).A-Trak‘s lauded remix of “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is celebrating is 10th anniversary, and as such, the producer took the time to make a video for fans outlining the creative process behind it.
Later in 2011, the cast of Glee performed this song, mashed-up with “ Thriller” (1982) by Michael Jackson (which the aforementioned video is said to have been inspired by). Said rendition broke onto the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and thus became the first track written by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to do so. Additionally it has been certified gold in Belgium, Germany and the UK. Meanwhile the track was more solidly successful, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Singles Sales chart as well as the Ultratop 50 Flanders in Belgium. Below is a table of the meta data for Heads Will Roll - A-Trak Remix. Heads Will Roll - A-Trak Remix has a BPM/tempo of 132, is in the key C min and has a duration of 06:23. januari 2010 7 Keha Tik Tok 30 januari 2010 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (ATrak remix) (VL: 1 week) Eind januari volgde de ene verrassende nr. It is track 1 in the album Heads Will Roll. The Richard Ayoade-directed music video features a nod to Michael Jackson (who died just days before “Heads Will Roll” was released) and went on to be nominated for a MTV Video Music Awards. And the clip itself is also known for being quite graphic. Heads Will Roll - A-Trak Remix is a song by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, A-Trak released on 27th June 2022.
In fact Interscope had not intended to release this song as a single until the aforementioned remix rather blew up. This song was made public on 29 June 2009 as the second single from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ third album, It’s Blitz. It has become better known by its remix as rendered by a Canadian DJ named A-Trak, which also came out in 2009. And it is a bit strange, so to speak, that partygoers would take a liking to a song with such dark lyrics. And it should be noted that ravers happens to be some of the band’s biggest fans. It would therefore be strange for the band members to criticize this category of people.īut that being said, there is definitely some type of horror motif going on here. In other words, whereas the lyrics are intentionally macabre, there doesn’t seem to be any direct indication that the band actually meant it to be a criticism of ravers. And what we also know is that when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote it, they were actually seeking to put together a tune that “was just fun to write”.
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