Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 explained

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]

Track listing

DVD single

  1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (video)
  2. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
  3. "Fish Fry & The Bigot's Drunk"
  4. "Galactic Melancholy"

UK CD1

  1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
  2. "Do You Realize??" (Scott Hardkiss Floating in Space Vocal Mix)
  3. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (Japanese version)

UK CD2

  1. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
  2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (KEXP version)
  3. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" (Sessions @ AOL version)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 . Discogs . February 29, 2024.
  2. Flaming Lips Join Miley on 'Yoshimi' . Coleman . Miriam . 2014-02-23 . Rolling Stone . 2017-12-12.