Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is the 2004 debut album by the American art rock band TV on the Radio. The album was recorded at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn. It was awarded the Shortlist Music Prize for 2004. It was released on CD, 12" vinyl and MP3 download formats. The CD is enhanced with two different quality QuickTime video files of the “Dreams” music video. The 12" features two records with the extra song “You Could Be Love” and a different track order from the CD. The MP3 version includes two extra songs not available on the CD. “Staring at the Sun” has the intro edited from the original version on Young Liars, and is the same version used on the single and video. As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 116,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Tracklisting

1. The Wrong Way
2. Dreams
3. King Eternal
4. Ambulance
5. Poppy
6. Don’t Love You
7. Bomb Yourself
8. Wear You Out
9. Staring At The Sun
10. You Could Be Love
11. Staring At The Sun (Demo)
12. New Health Rock (Single)
13. Modern Romance (NHR Single)
14. Final Fantasy
15. Dry Drunk Emperor

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Videos

“Staring at the Sun” by TV on the Radio

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• The Wrong Way
• Ambulance
• Wear You Out
• Dreams
• Poppy
• Bomb Yourself
• King Eternal
• Don’t Love You

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