My Body (Young the Giant song)

According to singer Sameer Gadhia, "My Body" was conceived at the end of a frustrating day for the band. "Why don't we just jam something out, like the most ridiculous thing you could imagine?" Gadhia recalled the discussion. "It doesn't even have to make sense. Just yell it out, because it means you're releasing your tension." Ten minutes later, he said, "the entire song had been created." ==Release and critical reception==

"My Body" was released onto the internet in July 2010 in advance of the band's debut album, which was released digitally in October. The song also peaked at number 54 in Canada and number 56 in the Netherlands. Pitchforks Ian Cohen described the song as "rank Cold War Kids karaoke".{{cite web The song has been covered by the Danish heavy metal band Volbeat on their album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. ==In popular culture==

The song featured in the fifth episode of the final season of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The song is featured in the sixth episode of the third season of The Vampire Diaries. The song is featured on the series “Outer Banks” ==Live performances==

Young the Giant performed "My Body" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Fuel TV's The Daily Habit in January 2011, and then the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland in May. In August, they performed "My Body" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web The band invited 300 fans from their hometown of Irvine, California onstage for the performance.{{cite magazine The appearance resulted in a 220 percent increase in digital downloads for the song during the following week.{{cite magazine ==Charts and certifications==

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