Hysterical (album)

Hysterical is the third album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Hysterical
Studio album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Released	September 20, 2011
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Self-released
Producer	John Congleton
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah chronology
Some Loud Thunder (2007) Hysterical (2011) Only Run (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	C[3]
Clash	8/10[4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Independent	[7]
Beats Per Minute	62%[8]
NME	7/10[9]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[10]
Spin	5/10[11]
Uncut	[12]
Rockfreaks.net	[13]

History

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's album Hysterical was released on September 12, 2011, in Europe, Japan, and Australia, and September 20 in the United States by Wichita Recordings. The album was produced by John Congleton and features cover art designed by Maya Pindyck. It was the last album to feature long-time backing vocalist Robbie Guertin.

The band released "Same Mistake" and "Maniac" as singles for download from their website. A music video for "Maniac" made by Belgian director Pieter Dirkx was released on September 14, 2011.

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Alec Ounsworth.

1. "Same Mistake"
2. "Hysterical"
3. "Misspent Youth"
4. "Maniac"
5. "Into Your Alien Arms"
6. "In a Motel"
7. "Yesterday, Never"
8. "Idiot"
9. "Siesta (For Snake)"
10. "Ketamine and Ecstasy"
11. "The Witness' Dull Surprise"
12. "Adam's Plane"

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Hysterical – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. Gregory Heaney. "Hysterical – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Hysterical · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – Album Reviews – Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. Phil Mongredien. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Hysterical – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. "Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Hysterical (V2)". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
8. "Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – BPM". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
9. "NME Reviews – Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 'Hysterical' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
10. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
11. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 'Hysterical' Review". SPIN. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
12. Uncut, Oct 2011, p.83
13. "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – Rockfreaks.net". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 14 February 2015.