Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
| "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" | ||||
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| Single by The Flaming Lips | ||||
| from the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots | ||||
| B-side | "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (AOL Sessions)" | |||
| Released | March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June 2000–April 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, David Fridmann | |||
| Producer(s) | The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker | |||
| The Flaming Lips singles chronology | ||||
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"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, released as the second single taken from their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. It reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart as the highest-charting single from the album, after which the band made its debut appearance on Top of the Pops.
It is also a playable song in Rock Band 3 and Fantasia: Music Evolved with 2 remixes: Mumbai and Grimecraft. It is also one of the band's most popular songs they have played live, and it usually is accompanied by a sing along at Coyne's urging. During a concert in early 2014, Miley Cyrus and Coyne appeared on stage and sang the song together.