XXXX (album)

XXXX
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Genreindie rock/dance-punk
Length39:58
LabelPaper Bag
ProducerHoward Redekopp
You Say Party chronology
Remik's Cube
(2015)
XXXX
(2009)
You Say Party
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)
Austin Chronicle
Artrocker

XXXX is the third full-length album by Canadian dance-punk band You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!), released September 29, 2009. It was the last release featuring the band's original longer name and the last album with drummer Devon Clifford (who died in April 2010). The album was recorded between January and August 2009.

The word "XXXX" also appears in several of the album's song titles. In each song, the four Xs represent the word "love". In an interview with CBC Radio 3, the band's vocalist Becky Ninkovic explained that when finalizing the cover art for the band's first EP Dansk Wad, she had wanted to leave a personal "mark of love" on it, and settled on signing it with four small Xs.

The album is often considered to be the high point of You Say Party's career, as it was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, and won the 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for Rock Recording of the Year.

On September 21, 2010 a Remix album consisting of three of the tracks from XXXX ("Dark Days", "There is XXXX", and "Laura Palmer’s Prom") was released under the title REMIXXXX.

On August 29, 2020, a 10th anniversary edition was released, remastered by Troy Glessner.