Songfacts®:

• This ferocious carpe noctem rocker was the first single from Yeah Yeah Yeah's debut album, Fever To Tell. It made an impact in the UK, where it climbed to #16, but was barely noticed in their homeland of America (the group is from New York City). A rock band with a female lead singer (they're fronted by the very expressive Karen O) was a tough sell in 2003, when R&B, teen pop, and a smattering of Good Charlotte was on the charts. Yeah Yeah Yeah's next single, "Pin," also flopped in the USA, but then they released the ballad "Maps," which found an audience. They became a popular live act and one of the few American rock groups to form in the '00s and show staying power.
• Singer Karen O recorded her trademark feline yelps and banshee wails twice on this and the other Fever to Tell tracks. She told NME: "We did all the tracks twice once with me totally wasted and then again with me sober. Then used whatever worked best."
• The video was directed by Patrick Daughters, who is best known for his Grammy-nominated visual for Feist's "1234." Much of it was recorded at Bristol University Union's Anson Rooms on March 1, 2003 but there also scenes shot at other venues during the same UK tour, including The Zodiac in Oxford.
• "Date With The Night" is often the closer at Yeah Yeah Yeahs live shows, an opportunity for Karen O to really let loose on stage. She brings a manic energy on stage and in the first few years of the band would often spit beer, put the microphone in her mouth, and stare down individual audience members. She toned it down a bit in later years (especially after COVID), but does her best to engage with the audience so they feel they're part of the show.