The Yippee EP

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The Yippee EP
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EP by
Never Shout Never
ReleasedJuly 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)
Genre
Length12:01
Label
  • Loveway Records
  • Kurofune Records
ProducerChristofer Drew
Never Shout Never chronology
Demo-shmemo
(2008) 		The Yippee EP
(2008) 		Me & My Uke
(2009)
Singles from The Yippee EP
  1. "Big City Dreams"
    Released: July 18, 2008
  2. "30 Days"
    Released: June 30, 2009

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.

Background and recording

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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

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"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

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All tracks are written by Christofer Drew.

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Heregoesnothin"3:26
2."Bigcitydreams"3:12
3."Smelyalata"2:35
4."Dare4distance"2:47
Total length:12:01
CD special edition[14]
No.TitleLength
5."Uraltalk"3:11
6."Overtheyears (Demo)"2:45
Japanese edition[15]
No.TitleLength
5."Uraltalk"3:11
6."30days"3:11

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[14]

  • Christofer Drew Ingle – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, ukulele, drums
  • Kevin Gates – mixing, mastering

Chart performance

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
US
Hol
Dig.
[12] 		US
Hot
[8]
"Big City Dreams" 2008 — 1
"30 Days" 2009 29 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for The Yippee EP
Region Date Format Label Ref.
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]

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