Romantic Rights

2004 single by Death from Above 1979

"Romantic Rights"

Single by Death from Above 1979
from the album  You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
Released| November 4, 2004
Recorded| February - April 2004
Genre|

* Dance-punk
* hard rock
* noise rock

Length| 3:15
Label| 679
Songwriter(s)| Sebastien Grainger
Jesse F. Keeler
Producer(s)| Al-P
Death from Above 1979 singles chronology
|  | "Romantic Rights"
(2004)  | "Blood on Our Hands"
(2005)

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"Romantic Rights" is the first single from Death from Above 1979's debut album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. Released in 2004, it reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Prior to the band's first name change, a self-titled extended play was released on April 13, 2004, consisting of four songs.

The song plays as the intro to, and throughout, the MTV show Human Giant. The song appears on the soundtrack for video games SSX On Tour and NBA 2K15, the latter which was curated by music producer Pharrell Williams.[2] The band played "Romantic Rights" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, with Grainger drumming for the first half of the performance and Late Night's Max Weinberg on the same drum set for the second.[3]

## Track listing

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### 7" vinyl

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Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Romantic Rights"| 3:18

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Romantic Rights" (The Phones Lovers remix)| 4:41

679 – 679L090[4]

### 12" vinyl

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Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Romantic Rights" (Erol Alkan's Love from Below Re-Edit)| 6:21

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Romantic Rights" (The Phones Lovers remix)| 4:41
2.| "Romantic Rights" (Marczech Makuziak remix)| 3:57

679 – 679L090T[5]

## Extended play

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Romantic Rights

EP by

Death from Above

Released| April 13, 2004
Recorded| November 2003
Genre| Indie rock
Length| 12:58
Label| Sound Virus Records
Death from Above chronology
| Heads Up
(2002)  | Romantic Rights
(2004)  | You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
(2004)

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The EP consists of four songs including two early versions of songs from You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, one song exclusive to the EP and a remix of the title track. It was released by Sound Virus Records in the United States.

### Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "We Don't Sleep at Night"| 1:56
2.| "Romantic Rights"| 2:57
3.| "Pull Out"| 1:56
4.| "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)| 6:09

### Personnel

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Death from Above

* Jesse F. Keeler – bass guitar, synthesizer
* Sebastien Grainger – drums, vocals

Additional

* Scott Soares – percussion on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
* Al Puodziukas – engineering, recording, production on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
* Dan Zabawa – recording and production on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
* Brian Roettinger – design
* Eva Michon – photography

## Charts

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Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 57

## References

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1. ^ "DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
2. ^ Williams, Katie (August 13, 2014). "Pharrell Williams' NBA 2K15 Soundtrack Revealed". IGN. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
3. ^ Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights - Live on Conan O'Brien - 11/03/2005, retrieved March 16, 2022
4. ^ "Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights". Discogs.
5. ^ "Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights". Discogs.
6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

## External links

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* Press reviews of Death from Above 1979

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Death from Above 1979

* Sebastien Grainger
* Jesse F. Keeler

Studio albums|

* You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
* The Physical World
* Outrage! Is Now
* Is 4 Lovers

EPs|

* Heads Up
* Romantic Rights EP

Compilations|

* Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes & B-Sides

Singles|

* "Romantic Rights"
* "Blood on Our Hands"
* "Black History Month"

Related articles|

* Discography
* MSTRKRFT
* Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains
* Last Gang Records
* Vice Records
* 679 Recordings
* "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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