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Yo La Tengo discography
Yo La Tengo performing in 2005
Studio albums	17
EPs	17
Compilation albums	6
Singles	22
B-sides	15
Music videos	19
Collaborations	4
Film scores	2

The discography of Yo La Tengo, an indie rock band based in Hoboken, New Jersey, consists of seventeen studio albums, six compilation albums, sixteen extended plays, twenty-two singles, two film score albums, four collaborative albums, and one album of cover songs.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	BEL (FL)	BEL (WA)	GER	FRA	NLD	POR	SPA	UK
Ride the Tiger	Released: 1986 Label: Coyote Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Wave Hot Dogs	Released: 1987 Label: Coyote Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
President Yo La Tengo	Released: 1989 Label: Coyote Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fakebook	Released: 1990 Label: Bar/None Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
May I Sing with Me	Released: February 28, 1992 Label: Alias Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Painful	Released: October 5, 1993 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Electr-O-Pura	Released: May 2, 1995 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One	Released: April 22, 1997 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out	Released: February 22, 2000 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	138	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79
Summer Sun	Released: April 8, 2003 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	115	—	—	95	—	—	—	—	76
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass	Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	66	—	—	70	179	—	—	—	87
Popular Songs	Released: September 8, 2009 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD	58	97	—	100	173	—	—	88	—
Fade	Released: January 15, 2013 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, download	26	32	58	66	—	88	23	40	82
Stuff Like That There	Released: August 28, 2015 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, download, cassette	96	77	86	—	85	76	29	35	86
There's a Riot Going On	Released: March 16, 2018 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, download	136	178	—	63	—	175	31	56	60
We Have Amnesia Sometimes	Released: July 17, 2020 Label: Matador Format: LP, download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
This Stupid World	Released: February 10, 2023 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, download	—	69	106	18	188	—	20	41	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo	Released: September 10, 1996 Label: Matador Format: CD, LP	Consists of rarities, alternate versions, and out-takes, spanning 1988 to 1995
Mishmoshi-Moshi	Released: 2000 Label: Trama Format: CD	Brazilian edition of 2000 Japanese compilation, and is a combination of UK's 'You Can Have It All' CD single & the 'Danelectro' CD EP.
Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003	Released: 2005 Label: Matador Format: 2xCD, 3xCD	A best-of compilation album, available in two or three disc editions where the third CD consisted of out-takes and rarities from 1986 to 2002
Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics	Released: 2006 Label: Egon Format: CD	A compilation of cover songs performed at the annual WFMU fundraisers (1996–2003).
They Shoot, We Score	Released: September 12, 2008 Label: Egon Format: CD	Compiles songs written and recorded for the films Old Joy (2006), Junebug (2005), Game 6 (2005) and Shortbus (2006)
Murder in the Second Degree	Released: 2016 Label: Egon Format: CD	Another compilation of cover songs performed at the annual WFMU fundraisers (1996–2003).

Film score albums

Title	Album details	Notes
The Sounds of the Sounds of Science	Release: September 2002 Label: Egon Format: LP, CD	78 minutes of instrumental music to accompany his eight short documentary-style films shot underwater for filmmaker Jean Painlevé.
The Original Score from the Motion Picture Adventureland	Released: September 8, 2009 Label: Matador Format: LP	Made available only on LP upon pre-ordering Popular Songs through the Matador online store.

Collaborative albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Strange but True	Released: 1998 Label: Matador Format: CD, LP	Collaboration with Jad Fair
V.O.T.E.	Released: 2004 Label: Yep Roc Format: CD	Collaboration with Chris Stamey
Parallelogram	Released: 2015 Label: Three Lobed Recordings Format: LP	Split album with Bardo Pond
Nursery Rhymes	Released: 2015 Label: Karaoke Kalk Format: CD	Bill Wells & Friends. Yo La Tengo appear on 6 tracks

Other albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Fuckbook	Released: 2009 Label: Matador Format: CD, LP	Released under the name Condo Fucks

Extended plays

Title	Album details
That Is Yo La Tengo	Released: 1991 Label: City Slang Format: 12", CD
Upside-Down	Released: 1992 Label: Alias Format: CD
Shaker	Released: August 24, 1993 Label: Matador Format: CD
From a Motel 6	Released: January 7, 1994 Label: Matador Format: CD
Tom Courtenay	Released: March 21, 1995 Label: Matador, City Slang Format: CD
Camp Yo La Tengo	Released: September 19, 1995 Label: Matador, City Slang Format: CD
Little Honda	Released: 1997 Label: Matador Format: CD
Autumn Sweater	Released: 1997 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Danelectro	Released: 2000 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Nuclear War	Released: 2002 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Merry Christmas from Yo La Tengo	Released: 2002 Label: Egon Format: CD
Today Is the Day	Released: November 2, 2003 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Live Session	Released: 2007 Label: iTunes Format: digital download
Here To Fall Remixes	Released: June 8, 2010 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Stupid Things	Released: September 25, 2012 Label: Matador Format: CD, 12"
Sleepless Night	Released: October 9, 2020 Label: Matador Format: 12", download
The Bunker Sessions	Released: November 8, 2023

Singles

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1985	"The River of Water" b/w "A House Is Not a Motel" Release date: 1985 Format: 7"	Egon Records	"A House Is Not a Motel" by Arthur Lee
1987	"The Asparagus Song" b/w "For the Turnstiles" Release date: 1987 Format: 7"	Coyote Records	"For the Turnstiles" by Neil Young
1990	"Speeding Motorcycle" Release date: 1990 Format: 7"	Singles Only Label	With Daniel Johnston
1991	"Walking Away from You" b/w "Cast a Shadow" Release date: 1991 Format: 7"	Bar/None Records	"Cast A Shadow" by Beat Happening
1993	"Shaker" b/w "For Shame of Doing Wrong" Release date: 1993 Format: 7"	Matador Records	"For Shame of Doing Wrong" by Richard Thompson
1993	"Big Day Coming" b/w "Double Dare (Sominextraction)" Release date: September 30, 1993 Format: 7"	Matador Records
1995	"Tom Courtenay" b/w "The Bisexual Boogie" Release date: 1995 Format: 7"	Matador Records (US) City Slang (UK)
1995	Camp Yo La Tengo Release date: September 19, 1995 Format: 7"	Matador Records	Contains "(Thin) Blue Line Swinger" and "Tom Courtenay"
1996	"Blue/Green Arrow" b/w "Watching the Sun Rise or Johnny Carson" Release date: 1996 Format: 7"	Earworm Records (UK)
1996	"Rocket #9" b/w "Wig Out with Charly Dapper" Release date: 1996 Format: 7"	Planet Records (UK)
1997	"Sugarcube" b/w "Busy with Me Thoughts" Release date: 1997 Format: 7"	Matador Records
1997	"Little Honda" Release date: 1997 Format: 7"	Matador Records	"Little Honda" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
1998	"Run Run Run" b/w "Urban Crusher" Release date: 1998 Format: 7"	Egon Records	"Run Run Run" (instrumental) by Velvet Underground
2000	"You Can Have It All (edit)" b/w "Ready-Mades" Release date: 2000 Format: 7"	Matador Records	"Ready-Mades" by Bonzo Dog Band A young Amy Poehler appears on the cover art
2006	"Mr. Tough" b/w "I'm Your Puppet" Release date: 2006 Format: 7"	Matador Records
2009	"Here to Fall (Pete Rock Remix) " Release date: 2009 Format: 7"	Matador Records
	"Periodically Double or Triple" Release date: 2009 Format: 7"	Matador Records
	"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (With Fucked Up, Ezra Koenig, David Cross, Kevin Drew, Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, Kyp Malone, GZA) Release date: 2009 Format: 7"	Matador Records	Written by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof
2013	"Ohm" b/w "Oriole" Release date: 2013 Format: 12"	Matador Records	ORANGE COVER "Ohm" (album version) b/w "Oriole" (mix 12); RED COVER "Ohm" (live rock version) b/w "Oriole" (mix 15); BLUE COVER "Ohm" (live quiet version) b/w "Oriole" (mix 29)
2013	"Super Kiwi" b/w "A Day in the Life Of a Tree" Release date: 2013 Format: 7"	Matador Records	"A day in the Life Of a Tree" by Beach Boys
2013	"Toymaggedon" Release date: 2013 Format: 7"	Matador Records	With Ira Glass and Eugene Mirman
2015	"Friday I'm In Love" Release date: 2015 Format: 7"	Matador Records	Written by The Cure

Music videos

Date	Title	Director(s)	Notes
1988	"Teenager in Love"	Mike McGonigal	released on the VHS Mouthful of Sweat Video: Chemical Imbalance Video Compilation #1
1988	"Everyday"	Mike McGonigal
Aug 1990	"The Summer"	Phil Morrison
Apr 1992	"Upside-Down"	Peter Walsh
1993	"Big Day Coming"	Phil Morrison
1993	"From a Motel 6"	Hal Hartley	scrapped by Atlantic for being too arty
Jan 23, 1994	"From a Motel 6"	David Kleiler
Mar 1995	"Tom Courtenay"	Phil Morrison	cameo by Marshall Crenshaw
Oct 1995	"Blue Line Swinger"	George Spyros
Aug 3, 1997	"Sugarcube"	Phil Morrison	cameos by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, & John Ennis
Jul 28, 2009	"Here to Fall"	John McSwain	first in a series of four clips
Aug 4, 2009	"Periodically Double or Triple"		second in a series of four clips
Aug 11, 2009	"Avalon or Someone Very Similar"		third in a series of four clips
Aug 18, 2009	"Nothing to Hide"	Pelham Johnston & Brandon Reichard
Sep 1, 2009	"When It's Dark"	John McSwain	fourth in a series of four clips
Nov 15, 2012	"Before We Run"	Emily Hubley
Jan 28, 2013	"I'll Be Around"	Phil Morrison
Jul 10, 2013	"Ohm"	Donick Cary	animated by Sugarshack Animation
Aug 6, 2013	"Is That Enough"	Donick Cary	animated by Sugarshack Animation
Jan 14, 2014	"Tree"	Jim Woodring (characters & storyboard) & Drop (animation)	released as DVD
Jul 14, 2015	"Friday I'm In Love"	Jason Woliner

Songs

Originals

Year	Title	Available on	Written by
1985	"The River of Water"	"The River of Water" 7" (1985) Ride the Tiger reissue (1993, 1996) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Ira Kaplan
1985	"Private Doberman"	Luxury Condos Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon (1985)	Ira Kaplan
1986	"The Cone of Silence"	Ride the Tiger (1986) Yo Yo a Go Go (Live acoustic 1994) (1996)	Ira Kaplan
	"The Evil That Men Do"	Ride the Tiger (1986)	Ira Kaplan
	"The Forest Green"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"The Pain of Pain"		Ira Kaplan
	"The Way Some People Die"		Dave Schramm
	"Alrock's Bells"		Ira Kaplan
	"Five Years"		Dave Schramm, Tony Rubin
	"Screaming Dead Balloons"		Ira Kaplan
	"Crispy Duck"	Ride the Tiger reissue (1993, 1996)
1987	"Clunk"	New Wave Hot Dogs (1987)
	"Did I Tell You"
	"House Fall Down"
	"Lewis"	New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) The Best of Mountain Stage (Live) (1992) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Lost in Bessemer"	New Wave Hot Dogs (1987)
	"3 Blocks from Groove St."
	"Serpentine"		Ira Kaplan, Phil Milstein
	"A Shy Dog"		Ira Kaplan
	"No Water"		Ira Kaplan, Phil Milstein
	"The Story of Jazz"	New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Ira Kaplan
	"The Asparagus Song"	"The Asparagus Song" 7" (1987) President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs reissue (1993, 1996)	Ira Kaplan, Emily Hubley
1989	"Barnaby, Hardly Working"	President Yo La Tengo (1987) Fakebook (1990) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Live) (1996) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Drug Test"	President Yo La Tengo (1987) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Ira Kaplan
	"The Evil That Men Do (Craig's Version)"	President Yo La Tengo (1987)	Ira Kaplan
	"Alyda"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"The Evil That Men Do (Pablo's Version)"		Ira Kaplan
1990	"Can't Forget"	Fakebook (1990)	Yo La Tengo
	"The Summer"	Fakebook (1987) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"What Comes Next"	Fakebook (1990)
	"Did I Tell You"	Fakebook (1987) Prisoners of Love (2005)
1991	"Out the Window"	That Is Yo La Tengo 12" and CD (1991)
	"Swing for Life"	That Is Yo La Tengo 12" and CD (1991)
	"Walking Away from You"	That Is Yo La Tengo 12" and CD (1991) "Walking Away from You" 7" (1991) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Georgia Hubley
	"Five Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)"	That Is Yo La Tengo 12" and CD (1991) May I Sing with Me (1992)	Ira Kaplan
	"Fog Over Frisco"	That Is Yo La Tengo 12" and CD (1991) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)
	"Junk"	Real Underground Vol.2 (1991)
	"Artificial Heart"	"Delicacy & Nourishment - Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 3" (1991) "Extra Painful" (1994) (Live) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Ira Kaplan, Ernest Noyes Brookings
1992	"Detouring America with Horns"	May I Sing with Me (1992)	Georgia Hubley
	"Upside-Down"	May I Sing with Me (1992) Upside-Down CD EP (1992) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Ira Kaplan
	"Mushroom Cloud of Hiss"	May I Sing with Me (1992)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Swing for Life"	May I Sing with Me (1992) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Some Kinda Fatigue"	May I Sing with Me (1992) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Ira Kaplan
	"Always Something"	May I Sing with Me (1992)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"86-Second Blowout"		Ira Kaplan
	"Out the Window"
	"Satellite"
	"Sleeping Pill"	May I Sing with Me (1992) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Upside-Down One More Time"	Upside-Down CD EP (1992)	Ira Kaplan
	"Sunsquashed"	Upside-Down CD EP (1992) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
1993	"Big Day Coming"	Painful (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live Acoustic)	Ira Kaplan
	"From a Motel 6"	Painful (1993) "From a Motel 6" CD single (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live Acoustic) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Superstar-Watcher"	Painful (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"I Was the Fool Beside You for Too Long"	Painful (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Nowhere Near"	Painful(1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Demo & Live)	Georgia Hubley
	"Sudden Organ"	Painful(1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Demo & Live)	Ira Kaplan
	"Double Dare"	Painful(1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Demo)
	"A Worrying Thing"	Painful(1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Demo)
	"Big Day Coming"	Painful (1993) "Big Day Coming" 7" (1993) Prisoners of Love (2005) Extra Painful (1994) (Live) A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)
	"I Heard You Looking"	Painful (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Shaker"	"Shaker" 7" (1993) "Shaker" CD single (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"What She Wants"	"Shaker" CD single (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)
	"Double Dare (Sominextraction)"	"Big Day Coming" 7" (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)	Ira Kaplan
1994	"Nutricia"	"From a Motel 6" CD single (1994) Extra Painful (1994) (Live) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"From a Motel 6 (Remix)"	"From a Motel 6" CD single (1994)	Ira Kaplan
	"Tunnel Vision	Extra Painful (1994)	Yo La Tengo
	"Smart Window
	"Slow Learner
1995	"Regular Life"	Lo-Fi ~ Electric Acoustic & Radical (1995)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Jad Fair
	"Decora"	Electr-O-Pura (1995)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)"
	"The Hour Grows Late"
	"Tom Courtenay"	Electr-O-Pura (1995) Camp Yo La Tengo CD EP (1995) Camp Yo La Tengo 7" (1995) "Tom Courtenay" 7" (1995) Tom Courtenay CD EP (1995) Prisoners of Love (2005) A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)
	"False Ending"	Electr-O-Pura (1995)
	"Pablo and Andrea"	Electr-O-Pura (1995) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Paul Is Dead"	Electr-O-Pura (1995)
	"False Alarm"
	"The Ballad of Red Buckets"
	"(Straight Down to the) Bitter End"
	"My Heart's Reflection"
	"Don't Say a Word (Hot Chicken #2)"	Electr-O-Pura (1995) What's Up Matador (Demo) (1997)
	"Attack on Love"	Electr-O-Pura (1995) The Lounge Ax Defense and Relocation Compact Disc (Live) (1996)
	"Blue Line Swinger"	Electr-O-Pura (1995) Camp Yo La Tengo CD EP (1995) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"(Thin) Blue Line Swinger"	Camp Yo La Tengo 7" (1995)
	"Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger"	Camp Yo La Tengo CD EP (1995) A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)
	"Treading Water"	Tom Courtenay CD EP (1995)
	"Bad Politics"
	"My Heart's Reflection (Take 3)"
	"The Bisexual Boogie"	"Tom Courtenay" 7" (1995)
1996	"Blue/Green Arrow"	"Blue/Green Arrow" 7" (1996) A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)
	"Watching the Sun Rise or Johnny Carson"	"Blue/Green Arrow" 7" (1996)
	"Evanescent Psychic Pez Drop"	7" split with Stereolab (1996) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Demons"	I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack (1996) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Something to Do"	Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Ira Kaplan
	"Ultra-Powerful Short Wave Radio Picks Up Music from Venus"		David Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Up to You"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Her Grandmother's Gift"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"From a Motel 6 #2"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Gooseneck Problem"		Ira Kaplan
	"Ecstasy Blues"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Too Much, Part I"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"One Self: Fish Girl"
	"Enough"
	"Drum Solo"		Georgia Hubley
	"From a Motel 6 #1"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
	"Too Much, Part II"		Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
1997	"Return to Hot Chicken"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)	Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew
	"Moby Octopad"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)
	"Sugarcube"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) "Sugarcube" 7" (1997) "Everything is Nice: Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology" (Live) (1999) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Damage"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)
	"Deeper Into Movies"
	"Shadows"
	"Stockholm Syndrome"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Autumn Sweater"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) Autumn Sweater EP (1997) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Green Arrow"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)
	"One PM Again"
	"The Lie and How We Told It"
	"Center of Gravity"
	"Spec Bebop"
	"We're an American Band"
	"Rocket #9 (Long Version)"	"Rocket #9" 7" (1997)
	"Wig-Out with Charley Dapper"
	"Rocket #9 (Short Version)"
	"Busy with Me Thoughts"	"Sugarcube" 7" (1997)
	"3D"	"Spooky Sounds" (1997)
1998	"Looney Tunes"	"Little Honda" CD EP (1998)
1998	"Urban Crusher"	"Urban Crusher" 7" (1998)
1999	"Turtle Soup 1"	"The Book of Life" (1999)
1999	"Turtle Soup 2"	"The Book of Life" (1999)
2000	"Everyday"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)
	"Our Way to Fall"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) All Tomorrow's Parties (Live) (2001) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Saturday"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) "Saturday" CD single and 10" (2000)
	"Let's Save Tony Orlando's House"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)
	"Last Days of Disco"
	"The Crying of Lot G"
	"Tears Are in Your Eyes"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Cherry Chapstick"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) Today Is the Day! CD and 12" EP (2003)
	"From Black to Blue"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)
	"Madeline"
	"Tired Hippo"
	"Night Falls on Hoboken"
	"Danelectro 3"	Danelectro CD and 12" EP (2000) "Saturday" CD and 10" single (2000)
	"Danelectro 2"
	"Danelectro 1"	Danelectro CD and 12" EP (2000)
2002	"Sea Urchins"	The Sounds of the Sounds of Science (2002)
	"Hyas and Stenorhynchus"
	"Shrimp Stories"
	"How Some Jellyfish Are Born"
	"Liquid Crystals"
	"The Love Life of the Octopus"
	"Acera or the Wtiches' Dance"
	"The Sea Horse"
2003	"Beach Party Tonight"	Summer Sun (2003)
	"Little Eyes"	Summer Sun (2003) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Nothing But You and Me"	Summer Sun (2003)
	"Season of the Shark"	Summer Sun (2003) Prisoners of Love (2005)
	"Today Is the Day"	Summer Sun (2003) Today Is the Day! CD and 12" EP (2003)
	"Tiny Birds"	Summer Sun (2003)
	"How to Make a Baby Elephant Float"
	"Georgia Vs. Yo La Tengo"
	"Don't Have to Be So Sad"
	"Winter A-Go-Go"
	"Moonrock Mambo"
	"Let's Be Still"
	"Styles of the Times"	Today Is the Day! EP (2003)
	"Outsmartener"
	"Dr. Crash"
2005	"Stay Away from Heaven"	A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)
	"Pencil Test"
	"Almost True"
	"Weather Shy"
2006	"Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind"	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)
	"Beanbag Chair"
	"I Feel Like Going Home"
	"Mr. Tough"	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006) "Mr. Tough" 7" (2006)
	"Black Flowers"	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)
	"The Race Is on Again"
	"The Room Got Heavy"
	"Sometimes I Don't Get You"
	"Daphnia"
	"I Should Have Known Better"
	"The Weakest Part"
	"Song for Mahila"
	"Point and Shoot"
	"The Story of Yo La Tango"
	"Watch Out for Me Ronnie"	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006) Popular Songs iTunes (2009) (Live at Primavera 2009)
2007	"El Es Gay" (Live)	Live Session (2007)
	"Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind" (Live)
	"The Weakest Part" (Live)
	"Luci Baines" (Live)
2008	"Leaving Home"	They Shoot, We Score (2008)
	"Getting Lost"
	"Path to Springs"
	"Driving Home"
	"Leaving Home (Alternate Version)"
	"Old Joy: End Credits"
	"Ashley"
	"Meerkats"
	"Madeline"
	"A Roomful of Ladies" (Outtake)
	"David Wark"
	"Aftermath" (Outtake)
	"George"
	"This Could Be It"
	"The Phantom Who Haunts Broadway"
	"Game Time"
	"Pharaoh Blues"
	"Zoo Chant"
	"Love Chant"
	"Asbestos"
	"Return of the Pharaoh"
	"Spec Bebop" (Shorter Version)
	"Buckner's Boner"
	"Isolation Tank"
	"Panic in Central Park (Outtake)"
	"Panic in Central Park"
	"Wizard's Sleeve"
2009	"Here to Fall"	Here to Fall 12" (2009) Here to Fall 7" (2009) (Pete Rock Remix) Popular Songs (2009)
	"Avalon or Someone Very Similar"	Popular Songs (2009)
	"By Two's"
	"If It's True"
	"I'm On My Way"
	"When It's Dark"
	"All Your Secrets"
	"More Stars Than There Are in Heaven"
	"The Fireside"
	"And the Glitter Is Gone"
	"Nothing to Hide"	Popular Songs (2009) Popular Songs Buy Early Get Now (2009) (Demo)
	"Periodically Double or Triple"	Periodically Double or Triple 7" (2009) Popular Songs (2009) Popular Songs Buy Early Get Now (2009) (Demo)
2012	"Big Fish" (With the Lost City Ramblers)	Occupy This Album (2012)
2013	"Ohm"	Fade (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013) (Live)
	"Is That Enough"
	"Two Trains"	Fade (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013) (Demo)
	"Cornelia and Jane"	Fade (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013) (Instrumental)
	"Stupid Things"	Stupid Things 12" (2013) Fade (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013) (Instrumental)
	"Well You Better"	Fade (2013)
	"Paddle Forward"
	"I'll Be Around"
	"The Point of It"
	"Before We Run"	Fade (2013) Matador 2013 (Live at KEXP) (2013)
	"Super Kiwi"	Super Kiwi 7" (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013)
	"Note to self"	Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013)
	"Oriole"	Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013) Ohm 12" (2013)
2015	"Rickety"	Stuff Like That There (2015)
	"All Your Secrets"
	"The Ballad of Red Buckets"
	"Awhileaway"
	"Deeper Into Movies"
	"Suspirica"	Fifty at 50 (2015)

Covers

Year	Title	Available on	Written by
1985	"A House Is Not a Motel"	"The River of Water" 7" (1985) Ride the Tiger reissue (1993, 1996)	Arthur Lee
1986	"Big Sky"	Ride the Tiger (1986)	Ray Davies
	"The Empty Pool"		Dave Weckerman
	"Living in the Country"		Pete Seeger
	"Closing Time"	Ride the Tiger reissue (1993, 1996)	Sammy Walker
	"Heart's Expired"	For Your Ears Only - A Jersey Beat Compilation Vol.2 (1986)	Will Rigby
1987	"It's Alright (The Way That You Live)"	New Wave Hot Dogs reissue (1987)	Lou Reed
	"Let's Compromise"	New Wave Hot Dogs reissue (1987)	Information
	"For the Turnstiles"	"The Asparagus Song" 7" (1987)	Neil Young
	"Orange Songs"	President Yo La Tengo (1989)	Tara Key, Tim Harris
	"I Threw It All Away"	President Yo La Tengo (1989)	Bob Dylan
1990	"Griselda"	Fakebook (1990)	Antonio Apodeca
	"Here Comes My Baby"		Cat Stevens
	"Yellow Sarong"		The Scene Is Now
	"You Tore Me Down"		Chris Wilson, Cyril Jordan
	"Emulsified"		Rex Garvin
	"Speeding Motorcycle" (With Daniel Johnston)	Fakebook (1990) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Daniel Johnston
	"Casper the Friendly Ghost" (With Daniel Johnston)	The Daniel Johnston Hour (1990)	Daniel Johnston
	"Whispering Hope" (With Daniel Johnston)	The Daniel Johnston Hour (1990)	Daniel Johnston
	"Tried So Hard"	Fakebook (1990)	Gene Clark
	"Oklahoma, U.S.A."		Ray Davies
	"The One to Cry"		The Escorts
	"Andalucia"		John Cale
	"What Can I Say"		Joey Spampinato
	"Cast a Shadow"	"Walking Away from You" 7" (1991) Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Beat Happening
1992	"(The) Farmer's Daughter"	Upside-Down CD EP (1992)	The Beach Boys
	"Out of Control"	Upside-Down CD EP (1992)	Channel 3
	"Dreaming"	Freedom of Choice: Yesterday's New Wave Hits Compilation (1992)	Blondie
1993	"The Whole of the Law"	Painful (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Loops)	Peter Perrett
	"For Shame of Doing Wrong (Slide Version)"	“Shaker” CD single (1993) Extra Painful (1994) (Live)	Richard Thompson
	"For Shame of Doing Wrong"	“Shaker” 7" single (1993)	Richard Thompson
1994	"Ashes on the Ground"	"From a Motel 6" CD single (1994) Extra Painful (1994) (Live) A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)	David Fair, Mark Jickling
1995	"Can't Seem to Make You Mine"	Camp Yo La Tengo CD EP (1995)	Sky Saxon
1996	"Too Late"	Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996)	Bruce Gilbert
	"Hanky Panky Nohow"		John Cale
	"I'm Set Free"		Lou Reed
	"Surfin' with the Shah"		John Talley-Jones
	"Blitzkrieg Bop"		Ramones
1997	"Little Honda"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) "Little Honda" CD EP and 7" (1997)	Brian Wilson, Mike Love
	"My Little Corner of the World"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)	Bob Hilliard, Lee Pockriss
	"Be Thankful for What You Got"	"Little Honda" CD EP (1997)	William DeVaughn
	"No Return"		Ray Davies
	"Black Hole"		Jones
	"How Much I've Lied"		David Rivkin, Gram Parsons
	"By the Time It Gets Dark"	"Little Honda" CD EP (1997) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Sandy Denny
	"We Are the Champions" (Live)	"Little Honda" CD EP (1997)	Queen
1998	"Run Run Run"	"Urban Crusher" 7" (1998)	Lou Reed
2000	"You Can Have It All"	And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) "You Can Have It All" CD single and 7" (2000) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Harry Wayne Casey
2000	"Ready-Mades"	"You Can Have It All" CD single and 7" (2000)	Neil Innes, Vivian Stanshall
2001	"Gun"	The Invisible Circus (2001)	Jeff Tweedy
2002	"Rock N Roll Santa"	Merry Christmas from Yo La Tengo (2002)	Jan Terri
	"It's Christmas Time"		Alton Abraham, Sun Ra
	"Santa Claus Goes Modern"		Sven Swanson
	"Nuclear War"	Nuclear War EP (2002) Prisoners of Love (2005)	Sun Ra
	"Fancy"	This Is Where I Belong: The Songs Of Ray Davies & The Kinks Compilation (2002)	Ray Davies
2003	"Take Care"	Summer Sun (2003)	Alex Chilton
	"Needle of Death"	Today Is the Day! EP (2003)	Bert Jansch
	"Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse" (With Yoko Ono)	Wig in a Box: Songs from & Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch Compilation (2003)	John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask
2005	"Dreaming"	A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities (2005)	The Cosmic Rays
	"Bad Politics"		The Dead C
	"Dreams"		Stevie Nicks
	"Magnet"		Joey Spampinato, Terry Adams
2006	"I'm Your Puppet"	"Mr. Tough" 7" (2006)	Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
	"Tighten Up"	Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics (2006)	Archie Bell and the Drells
	"The Night Chicago Died"		Paper Lace
	"Raw Power"		The Stooges
	"Sea Cruise"		Huey "Piano" Smith
	"Favorite Thing"		The Replacements
	"Baseball Altamont"		Ned Hayden, Philip Shelley
	"Meet the Mets"		Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts
	"Oh Bondage, Up Yours!"		X-Ray Spex
	"Ding Dang/Interplanetary Music"		Brian Wilson, Roger McGuinn, Sun Ra
	"Captain Lou"		NRBQ
	"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'"		The Velvet Underground
	"Route 66"		Bobby Troup
	"Roadrunner"		Jonathan Richman
	"Tijuana Taxi"		Eryan Coleman
	"Mendocino/Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head"		Doug Sahm, Burt Bacharach
	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"		Eurythmics
	"Baby's on Fire"		Brian Eno
	"Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"		The Who
	"The Hokey Pokey"		Larry Laprise, Taftt Baker, Charles Macak
	"You May Be Right"		Billy Joel
	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"		Randy Newman
	"Roundabout"		Yes
	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"		Bachman-Turner Overdrive
	"Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)"		Yoko Ono
	"Downtown"		Petula Clark
	"Let the Good Times Roll"		Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee
	"Never on Sunday"		Manos Hadjidakis, Billy Towne
	"20th Century Boy"		T. Rex
	"Rock the Boat"		The Hues Corporation
	"Shotgun/Medley"		Junior Walker and the All-Stars
2007	"Fourth Time Around"	I'm Not There (soundtrack) (2007)	Bob Dylan
2007	"I Wanna Be Your Lover"	I'm Not There (soundtrack) (2007)	Bob Dylan
2009	"Gentle Hour"	Dark Was the Night compilation (2009)	Peter Gutteridge
	"What'cha Gonna Do About It"	Fuckbook (2009)	Brian Potter, Ian Samwell
	"Accident"		Brian McMahon
	"This Is Where I Belong"		Ray Davies
	"Shut Down"		Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
	"Shut Down Part 2"		Carl Wilson
	"With a Girl Like You"		Reg Presley
	"The Kid with the Replaceable Head"		Richard Hell
	"Dog Meat"		Chris Wilson, Cyril Jordan
	"So Easy Baby"		Billy Miller
	"Come On Up"		Felix Cavaliere
	"Gudbuy T'Jane"		Jim Lea, Noddy Holder
	"Coloured"	Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox Compilation (2009)	Chris Knox
	"You've Got a Friend"	Popular Songs (Japanese CD) (Argentine CD) (2009)	Carole King
	"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (With Fucked Up, Ezra Koenig, David Cross, Kevin Drew, Tegan & Sara, Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, Kyp Malone, GZA)	Do They Know It's Christmas? 7" (2009)	Midge Ure, Bob Geldof
2010	"You Make Me Feel Good"	Sweetheart : Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs Compilation (2010)	Chris White
2012	"I Saw the Light"	Super Hits Of The Seventies Compilation (2012) Fade (bonus 7") (Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out) (2013)	Todd Rundgren
2013	"Move To California"	Super Kiwi 7" (2013) Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013)	Times New Viking
	"A Day in the Life of a Tree"		Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley
	"La Grange"	Fade Deluxe Edition CD - Fade out (2013)	ZZ Top
2014	"Maxwell Snake" (With David Greenberger)	Near the Edge of the Penny Jar Spill (2014)	David Greenberger
2014	"Eight Day Weekend" (With Jeff Tweedy)	Christmas Time Again (2014)	Jeff Tweedy
2015	"My Heart's Not In It"	Stuff Like That There (2015)	Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman
	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"		Hank Williams
	"Friday I'm in Love"		Cure
	"Before We Stopped to Think"		Great Plains
	"Butchie's Tune"		Steve Boone
	"Automatic Doom"		Dan Cuddy
	"I Can Feel the Ice Melting"		George Clinton, Tamala Lewis
	"Naples"		Tim Harris
	"Somebody's in Love"		Raymond Dancer, Lonnie Tolbert
2016	"Alley Cat"	Murder in the Second Degree (2016)	Frank Bjorn
	"New York Groove"		Russ Ballard
	"Bertha"		Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
	"Add It Up"		Gordon Gano
	"To Love Somebody"		Bee Gees
	"Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo I Don't Want to Leave the Congo)"		Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman
	"Suspect Device"		Jake Burns
	"First I Look At The Purse"		Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers
	"Jailbreak"		Phil Lynott
	"Popcorn"		Gershon Kingsley
	"Girl from the North Country"		Bob Dylan
	"Build Me Up Buttercup"		Mike d'Abo, Tony Macaulay
	"I Wanna Be Free"		Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
	"Rock and Roll Love Letter"		Tim Moore
	"Emotional Rescue"		Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
	"Some Velvet Morning"		Lee Hazlewood
	"Medley: The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys/Mr. Soul"		Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi/Neil Young
	"Pay to Cum"		Bad Brains
	"Never My Love"		Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
	"King Kong"		Ray Davies
	"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"		Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson
	"Slurf Song"		Michael Hurley
	"Different Drum"		Mike Nesmith
	"Crazy"		Willie Nelson
	"Be My Baby"		Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
	"Hey Ya!"		Andre 3000
	"Heart of Darkness"		Pere Ubu
	"Chantilly Lace/Medley"		Big Bopper

Notes

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but it peaked at number 24 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

References

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Studio albums	Ride the Tiger New Wave Hot Dogs President Yo La Tengo Fakebook May I Sing with Me Painful Electr-O-Pura I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out Summer Sun I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass Popular Songs Fade Stuff Like That There There's a Riot Going On We Have Amnesia Sometimes This Stupid World
EPs	Today Is the Day!
Compilation albums	Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo Prisoners of Love Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics They Shoot, We Score Murder in the Second Degree
Other albums	Strange but True (with Jad Fair) The Sounds of the Sounds of Science Fuckbook
Singles	"You Can Have It All" "Saturday" "Periodically Double or Triple" "Stupid Things"
Related articles	Discography This Stupid World tour Dump

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