

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. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Leave Heads Rolling On The Road at Billboard.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.^ "British single certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll".^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Heads Will Roll ')" (in German).^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2010".^ "Rapports Annuels 2010 – Singles" (in French).^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010 – Singles" (in Dutch).^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)".^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)".^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)".^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Artist Chart History".^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".^ " Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in German).^ " Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in French).

^ " Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll" (in Dutch).^ "MTV Video Music Awards | 2009 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards"."Watch: Yeah Yeah Yeahs tear it up with werewolf". ^ Roxy, Sabbath & Tangerine SFX | Mellotron M4000D Sound Card 02, retrieved.^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix)".^ "Project X - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll ( A-Track Remix ) (music video) HD"."Heads Will Roll: A Brief History Of Beheading In Song". "New Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Heads Will Roll" ". ^ Lapatine, Scott (February 22, 2009)."15 Essential Dance Rock Tracks From the 2000s". "Hear A-Trak's Remix of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" ". It was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video. In the UK, there are two different versions of this video, the second replacing the violent conclusion with repeated clips from the previous section of the video, but it shows the confetti falling onto the band. The music video contains some mockery of horror in general instead of blood, there is red glitter and confetti and Karen O keeps singing while decapitated. The video then ends with the band having been murdered while Karen O continues singing, her head severed from her body. He then proceeds to chase after the audience and kills most of them. A light flashes halfway through the music video and the werewolf transforms. It features the band playing in a (presumably) underground venue when a dancing werewolf whose dancing is reminiscent of Michael Jackson (who died four days before the single was released) appears on stage. The music video for "Heads Will Roll" was directed by Richard Ayoade. "Roxy SFX 2" from the Mellotron M4000D Sound Card 02. The song is built around a vintage sounding string riff, which was sampled from a Mellotron sound card.
