Hysterical is the third album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. It was released in September 2011.

Hysterical
Studio album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Released	September 20, 2011
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Self-released
Producer	John Congleton
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah chronology
Some Loud Thunder (2007) Hysterical (2011) Only Run (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	C[3]
Clash	8/10[4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Independent	[7]
Beats Per Minute	62%[8]
NME	7/10[9]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[10]
Spin	5/10[11]
Uncut	[12]
Rockfreaks.net	[13]

History

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's album Hysterical was released on September 12, 2011, in Europe, Japan, and Australia, and September 20 in the United States by Wichita Recordings. The album was produced by John Congleton and features cover art designed by Maya Pindyck.[14] It was the last album to feature long-time backing vocalist Robbie Guertin.^{[citation needed]}

The band released "Same Mistake" and "Maniac" as singles for download from their website. A music video for "Maniac" made by Belgian director Pieter Dirkx was released on September 14, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Alec Ounsworth.

1. "Same Mistake"
2. "Hysterical"
3. "Misspent Youth"
4. "Maniac"
5. "Into Your Alien Arms"
6. "In a Motel"
7. "Yesterday, Never"
8. "Idiot"
9. "Siesta (For Snake)"
10. "Ketamine and Ecstasy"
11. "The Witness' Dull Surprise"
12. "Adam's Plane"

References