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Yeah Yeah (Willy Moon song)

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Released
  
10 September 2012

Genre
  
Alternative dance

Label
  
Island Records

Recorded
  
2012

Length
  
2:44

Format
  
Digital download, 7" vinyl

"Yeah Yeah" is a song by New Zealand-born musician, singer and producer Willy Moon, initially released on 5 May 2012. The song peaked to number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and 18 in the US on the Billboard Rock Chart.

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The song samples Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 song "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit" from the rap group's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

The song was re-released on 10 September 2012 due to its use in Apple Inc's 2012 iPod lineup TV advertisement, including the 5th-Generation Touch, 7th-Generation Nano, and 4th-Generation Shuffle. It was also featured in the official soundtrack of the 2012 Xbox 360 game Forza Horizon, in the trailer for the 2013 comedy film Last Vegas as well as in a 2016 Southwest Airlines commercial.

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Yeah Yeah" was directed by Alex Cortes and debuted on YouTube on 31 October 2012.

Remixes

"Yeah Yeah" has been remixed by Cedric Gervais, A1 Bassline, Sinden (DJ) and DJ Cable. There was also an "Urban" remix, which featured a guest verse from Wiley (also re-worked into DJ Cable's remix).

References

Yeah Yeah (Willy Moon song) Wikipedia