Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 | |
Cover: | Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The Flaming Lips |
Album: | Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots |
Released: | March 2003 |
Recorded: | June 2000–April 2002 |
B-Side: | "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (AOL Sessions)"[1] |
Genre: | Indie rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock |
Label: | Warner Bros. |
Producer: | The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker |
Prev Title: | Do You Realize?? |
Prev Year: | 2002 |
Next Title: | Fight Test |
Next Year: | 2003 |
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, released as the second single taken from their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. It reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart as the highest-charting single from the album, after which the band made its debut appearance on Top of the Pops.
It is also a playable song in Rock Band 3 and with 2 remixes: Mumbai and Grimecraft. It is also one of the band's most popular songs they've played live, and it usually is accompanied by a massive sing along at Coyne's urging. During a concert in early 2014, Miley Cyrus and Coyne appeared on stage and sang the song together.[2]