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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Zero' -- Video Premiere

Leave it to Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O to tell a story through visuals. The art rockers teamed with director and fellow New Yorker Barney Clay for the video for band's new single, 'Zero,' off their latest album, 'It's Blitz!' The concept? The world is your stage, metaphorically speaking. "The visuals had to be well paced with the slow ecstatic build of the song," Karen O tells Spinner. "It made sense that the visuals would take you on a journey and keep you on the move -- no sitting still for too long in the city landscape of bright lights, dark alleys and glittering streets. 'Zero''s sentiment is to revel in being you -- you're a zero so screw it! It's the underdogs, the rebels, the outsiders that have always captivated me growing up so I decided why not flaunt that side of myself in the video."

As for Karen O's favorite video of all time? "It's a tie between Chris Cunningham's 'All is Full of Love,' for Bjork, and 'Thriller!'" Here, here.



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    Yeah Yeah Yeahs portrait for their 2009 album 'It's Blitz!'

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    Yeah Yeah Yeahs portrait for their 2009 album 'It's Blitz!'

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    Karen O and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the screening of 'August' at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room on July 9, 2008 in New York City.

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    Karen O performs with her band, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the 2nd Annual Virgin Festival by Virgin Mobile at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, August 5, 2007.

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    Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the Reading Festival on August 25, 2006

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    Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the 2006 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival on July 28, 2006

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    Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's performing at the Enmore on July 19, 2006

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    Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 30, 2006

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    Yeah Yeah Yeahs portrait for their 2006 album 'Show Your Bones'

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    Yeah Yeah Yeahs Visit MTV2's "Subterranean" on February 17, 2006

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iwonderifmeison

everyone here would love The Gossip. if u havent heard em already, their new album just came out http://www.gossipyouth.com/us

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Grego

Sounds very good

April 03 2009 at 4:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Terry

Very cool song! Let's welcome back the 80's!!

April 02 2009 at 9:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dw. Dunphy

This is the kind of song Chrissy Hynde should have recorded last year.

April 02 2009 at 5:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Castorpsbuddy1

Hot hot hot! Karen O's the best. So fun and smart and funny and full of life. I haven't been this excited about music in a long time.

March 16 2009 at 5:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Margarita

Like always, the YEAH YEAH YEAHS never fail :D

March 09 2009 at 11:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rybeknowin

Righteous! Loved that you guys picked my back yard of San Francisco as your metaphorical world as your stage. Come back and play for us anytime and soon!

March 09 2009 at 9:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
apchersepeacock

love it! karen o and the guys always come up with an awesome album! love anything they put out. can't wait to see them in concert! more US dates!!!!

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goldgunsgirls

sooooo good
the new album is amazing

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