Romantic Rights

"Romantic Rights"
Single by Death from Above 1979
from the album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
Released	November 4, 2004
Recorded	February – April 2004
Genre	Dance-punk hard rock noise rock
Length	3:15
Label	679
Songwriter(s)	Sebastien Grainger Jesse F. Keeler
Producer(s)	Al-P
Death from Above 1979 singles chronology
"Romantic Rights" (2004) "Blood on Our Hands" (2005)

"Romantic Rights" is the first single from Death from Above 1979's debut album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. Released in 2004, it reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart. Prior to the band's first name change, a self-titled extended play was released on April 13, 2004, consisting of four songs.

The song plays as the intro to, and throughout, the MTV show Human Giant. The song appears on the soundtrack for video games SSX On Tour and NBA 2K15, the latter which was curated by music producer Pharrell Williams. The band played "Romantic Rights" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, with Grainger drumming for the first half of the performance and Late Night's Max Weinberg on the same drum set for the second.

Track listing

7" vinyl

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Romantic Rights"	3:18

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Romantic Rights" (The Phones Lovers remix)	4:41

679 – 679L090

12" vinyl

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Romantic Rights" (Erol Alkan's Love from Below Re-Edit)	6:21

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Romantic Rights" (The Phones Lovers remix)	4:41
2.	"Romantic Rights" (Marczech Makuziak remix)	3:57

679 – 679L090T

Extended play

Romantic Rights
EP by Death from Above
Released	April 13, 2004
Recorded	November 2003
Genre	Indie rock
Length	12:58
Label	Sound Virus Records
Death from Above chronology
Heads Up (2002) Romantic Rights (2004) You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (2004)

The EP consists of four songs including two early versions of songs from You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, one song exclusive to the EP and a remix of the title track. It was released by Sound Virus Records in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Don't Sleep at Night"	1:56
2.	"Romantic Rights"	2:57
3.	"Pull Out"	1:56
4.	"Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)	6:09

Personnel

Death from Above

• Jesse F. Keeler – bass guitar, synthesizer
• Sebastien Grainger – drums, vocals

Additional

• Scott Soares – percussion on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
• Al Puodziukas – engineering, recording, production on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
• Dan Zabawa – recording and production on "Romantic Rights" (Girlsareshort Remix)
• Brian Roettinger – design
• Eva Michon – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	57

External links

• Press reviews of Death from Above 1979