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Young The Giant Are An American Alternative Rock Band Who Formed In Irvine California In 2004. The Band Consists Of Sameer Gadhia Vocals Percussion Jacob Tilley Guitar Eric Cannata Guitar Payam Doostzadeh Bass And François Comtois Drums . The Band's Name Is Purposefully Nonsensical Gadhia Explained It As A "leftfield Idea" Meant To Evoke Curiosity. The Band Released Their Debut Self-Titled Album Young The Giant On 25 January 2011 Which Was Preceded By A Digital-Only Release In October 2010. The First Single "My Body " Reached #5 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart And A Second Single "Cough Syrup " Reached #3 On The Same Chart. Previously The Band Was Known As The Jakes. They Released A 7 Song EP Shake My Hand In 2008 Which Including Two Songs "Garands" And "Cough Syrup" Now On The Current Self-Titled Album Young The Giant.
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"My Body" Is A 2010 Song By American Alternative Rock Band Young The Giant From Their Eponymous Debut Album. Written By The Band And Released As A Single In 2011 It Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart And Number 65 On The US Billboard Hot 100. Young The Giant Performed "My Body" At The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards And The Song Was Featured In NHL 15. According To Singer Sameer Gadhia "My Body" Was Conceived At The End Of A Frustrating Day For The Band. "Why Don't We Just Jam Something Out Like The Most Ridiculous Thing You Could Imagine?" Gadhia Recalled The Discussion. "It Doesn't Even Have To Make Sense. Just Yell It Out Because It Means You're Releasing Your Tension." Ten Minutes Later He Said "the Entire Song Had Been Created." Guitarist Eric Cannata In A Separate Interview Echoed Gadhia's Remarks That The Song "started Just As A Quirky Joke" To Help Relieve Stress. Cannata Added "The Dynamic Between Tension And Liberation Came From The Very Basic Literal Interpretation Of The Struggle We Experienced Directly Before The Creation Of The Song. It Was A Stroke Of Inspiration And Later Appreciated Insight That Cut Through A Relatively Frustrating Time For Us As Writers." Gadhia Told Spinner.Com That The Song "really Embodies Young The Giant A Combination Of Youthful Energy And Slightly Naïve But Optimistic Determination. It Captures A Sense Of Passion Urgency And Excitement That We've Felt Throughout The Writing And Recording Process." "My Body" Was Released Onto The Internet In July 2010 In Advance Of The Band's Debut Album Which Was Released Digitally In October. The Song Entered The US Alternative Songs Chart In January And Peaked At Number 5 In April. Five Months Later The Song Reached Number 65 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The Song Also Peaked At Number 54 In Canada And Number 56 In The Netherlands. Billboard's Ryan Reed Complimented Gadhia's Vocals And Wrote That The Song "is Representative Of The Group's Charms Offering An Infectious Mix Of Stainless Steel Electric Guitars Beefy Drums And Mammoth Hooks." In A Review Of The Album Caitlin Meyer Of Consequence Said "with A Danceable Building Beat And An Explosive Anthem Of A Chorus It's Truly Difficult Not To Put This Song On Repeat Sing Along And Forgo Listening To The Rest Of The Album." Chris Conaton Of PopMatters Compared The Song's Drumbeat To That Of Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People" And Said "My Body" Is "one Of The Better Tracks On The Album". Drowned In Sound's Alex Yau Said The Sound Of The Song's Guitars Is Reminiscent Of That On The Kings Of Leon Album Come Around Sundown. Pitchfork's Ian Cohen Described The Song As "rank Cold War Kids Karaoke". The Song Has Been Covered By The Danish Heavy Metal Band Volbeat On Their Album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The Song Featured In The Fifth Episode Of The Final Season Of The Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why. The Song Is Featured In The Sixth Episode Of The Third Season Of The Vampire Diaries. Young The Giant Performed "My Body" On ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! And Fuel TV's The Daily Habit In January 2011 And Then The BBC's Later... With Jools Holland In May. In August They Performed "My Body" At The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The Band Invited 300 Fans From Their Hometown Of Irvine California Onstage For The Performance. The Appearance Resulted In A 220 Percent Increase In Digital Downloads For The Song During The Following Week.
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Young The Giant Are An American Alternative Rock Band Who Formed In Irvine California In 2004. The Band Consists Of Sameer Gadhia Vocals Percussion Jacob Tilley Guitar Eric Cannata Guitar Payam Doostzadeh Bass And François Comtois Drums . The Band's Name Is Purposefully Nonsensical Gadhia Explained It As A "leftfield Idea" Meant To Evoke Curiosity. The Band Released Their Debut Self-Titled Album Young The Giant On 25 January 2011 Which Was Preceded By A Digital-Only Release In October 2010. The First Single "My Body " Reached #5 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart And A Second Single "Cough Syrup " Reached #3 On The Same Chart. Previously The Band Was Known As The Jakes. They Released A 7 Song EP Shake My Hand In 2008 Which Including Two Songs "Garands" And "Cough Syrup" Now On The Current Self-Titled Album Young The Giant.
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"My Body" is a 2010 song by American alternative rock band Young the Giant from their eponymous debut album. Written by the band and released as a single in 2011, it peaked at number five on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Young the Giant performed "My Body" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and the song was featured in NHL 15.
According to singer Sameer Gadhia, "My Body" was conceived at the end of a frustrating day for the band. "Why don't we just jam something out, like the most ridiculous thing you could imagine?" Gadhia recalled the discussion. "It doesn't even have to make sense. Just yell it out, because it means you're releasing your tension." Ten minutes later, he said, "the entire song had been created." Guitarist Eric Cannata, in a separate interview, echoed Gadhia's remarks that the song "started just as a quirky joke" to help relieve stress. Cannata added, "The dynamic between tension and liberation came from the very basic literal interpretation of the struggle we experienced directly before the creation of the song. It was a stroke of inspiration, and later appreciated insight, that cut through a relatively frustrating time for us as writers."
Gadhia told Spinner.com that the song "really embodies Young the Giant: a combination of youthful energy and slightly naïve but optimistic determination. It captures a sense of passion, urgency and excitement that we've felt throughout the writing and recording process."
"My Body" was released onto the internet in July 2010 in advance of the band's debut album, which was released digitally in October. The song entered the US Alternative Songs chart in January and peaked at number 5 in April. Five months later, the song reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song also peaked at number 54 in Canada and number 56 in the Netherlands.
Billboard's Ryan Reed complimented Gadhia's vocals and wrote that the song "is representative of the group's charms, offering an infectious mix of stainless steel electric guitars, beefy drums and mammoth hooks." In a review of the album, Caitlin Meyer of Consequence said, "with a danceable, building beat and an explosive anthem of a chorus, it's truly difficult not to put this song on repeat, sing along, and forgo listening to the rest of the album." Chris Conaton of PopMatters compared the song's drumbeat to that of Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People", and said "My Body" is "one of the better tracks on the album". Drowned in Sound's Alex Yau said the sound of the song's guitars is reminiscent of that on the Kings of Leon album Come Around Sundown. Pitchfork's Ian Cohen described the song as "rank Cold War Kids karaoke". The song has been covered by the Danish heavy metal band, Volbeat on their album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies.
The song featured in the fifth episode of the final season of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The song is featured in the sixth episode of the third season of The Vampire Diaries.
Young the Giant performed "My Body" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Fuel TV's The Daily Habit in January 2011, and then the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland in May. In August, they performed "My Body" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The band invited 300 fans from their hometown of Irvine, California onstage for the performance. The appearance resulted in a 220 percent increase in digital downloads for the song during the following week. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Young The Giant Is The Debut Album By American Indie Rock Band Young The Giant. It Was Released Digitally By The Roadrunner Record Label On October 26 2010 And Was Followed By A Physical CD And Vinyl Release In The United States On January 25 2011. The Album Was Released In The United Kingdom On May 2 2011. The Band Began Work On The Album With Producer Joe Chiccarelli Engineers Lars Fox And Ian Kirkpatrick And Mixer Michael H. Brauer In Early 2010. Young The Giant Lead Singer Sameer Gadhia Described The Album As Having A "summery Kind Of An Orange County Sound." Songs On The Album Include The U.S. Single "My Body" Which Reached The Top Five Of Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart "Apartment" The First International Single And "Cough Syrup" Which Was Originally Recorded For The 2008 EP Shake My Hand When The Band Was Known As The Jakes. Following The Departure Of Keyboardist Ehson Hashemian In Late 2009 Rock Group The Jakes Changed Its Name To Young The Giant. Lead Singer Sameer Gadhia Said The New Band Name Did Not Have Any Specific Meaning But That It Epitomized The Band They Had Become. "I Was Thinking About What We Want To Portray " Gadhia Said. "We Are Still Youthful But When We Aren't We Still Want To Have That Exuberance In Our Music." In Early 2010 Young The Giant Began Work On Its Debut Album With Grammy-Winning Producer Joe Chiccarelli. The Album Features Live Track Recordings Which The Band Had Never Previously Attempted. Drummer Francois Comtois Noted That Working With Chiccarelli For The Sessions "was Incredibly Intimidating But He Kicked Our Asses Into Shape." Gadhia Also Recalled The Experience "We Were Criticized In Ways We Had Never Even Thought Of And Were Constantly Pushed To Reach The Next Level. Looking Back On It He Shaped Us Into Better Musicians Performers And Songwriters. It Was Also Great Fun Hearing His Stories About Bono Jay-Z And Elton John. An Underlying Theme Of The Album According To Gadhia Is The "feeling Of Isolation And Almost Surreal Happiness With A Lover." Much Of The Album Was Inspired By The Beach Gadhia Said. "It Is Summery Kind Of An Orange County Sound. When We First Started Doing This Seriously And Living Together Newport Was Just Like Eternal Summer For Us. We Did Draw From A Lot Of That." In Particular The Track "Strings" Is An Attempt To Showcase The Sounds Of The Beach. Gadhia Described That The Band Wanted To "have The Arrangements Cascade Together And Tonally We All Worked Hard With Joe To Recreate The Fervor And Wetness Of Splashing Waves." Gadhia Said The Track "My Body" Is An Embodiment Of The Band "a Combination Of Youthful Energy And Slightly Naive But Optimistic Determination. It Captures A Sense Of Passion Urgency And Excitement That We've Felt Throughout The Writing And Recording Process Over The Past Two Years." Another Song "Cough Syrup" Was Co-Written By Former Bandmate Ehson Hashemian And Dates Back To The 2008 EP "Shake My Hand" When The Band Was Still Known As The Jakes. Three Tracks - "My Body" "I Got" And "Strings" - Were Leaked Individually Prior To The Album's October 26 2010 Digital Release. Young The Giant Was Released On CD And Vinyl In The United States On January 25 2011. It Debuted And Peaked At Number Six On The Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums Chart. The First U.S. Single "My Body" Peaked At Number Eight On The Alternative Songs Chart. The Album Was Released On May 2 In The UK With "Apartment" As The Lead International Single. The Album Peaked At Number 83 On The UK Albums Chart.