Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Emily Kokal
Vocals
Miya Folick
Vocals
Stella Mozgawa
Drums
Courtney Barnett
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Murphy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stella Mozgawa
Producer
Omar Yakar Jr.
Mixing Engineer
Heba Kadry
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh
[Verse 1]
Oh, I don't know, I don't know, oh, where to begin, we are North Americans
And for those of you who still think we're from England, we're not, no
We've been on planes and on trains till we think we might die, far from North America
Where the buildings are old, and you might have lots of mimes, uh-huh, oh, oh
I hate the feelin' when you're lookin' at me that way, 'cause we're North Americans
But if we act all shy, it'll make it okay, makes it go away
Oh, I don't know, I don't know, oh, where to begin, when we're North Americans
But in the end, make the same mistakes all over again, come on, North Americans
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North American scum
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We're from North America
Shake, shake, shake
[Verse 2]
And all the kids, all the kids don't wanna make a scene, here in North America
When all your kids get to read it in your magazines, we don't have those
So where's the love? Where's the love? Where's the love? Where's the love? Where's the love, tonight?
But there's no love, man, there's no love when the kids are uptight, uh, uh
Uh, uh
So throw a party till the cops come in and bust it up, let's go, North Americans
Oh, you were planning it? I didn't mean to interrupt, sorry
I did it once and my parents got pretty upset, freaked out in North America
But then I said, "The more I do it, the better it gets", that's my c'mon North America
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North American scum
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We're from North America
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North American scum
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We're from North America
Shake, shake, shake
[Verse 3]
New York's the greatest if you get someone to pay the rent, wahoo, North America
And it's the furthest you can live from the government, come on, uh-huh, huh
Some fat American Christians might disagree here in North America
But New York's the only place we're keeping them off the street, so, ooh, ooh
Now, we can't have parties like in Spain where they go all night, shut down in North America
Or like Berlin where they go another night, alright, uh-huh, uh-huh
You see, I love this place that I have grown to know, alright, North America
And yeah, I know you wouldn't touch us with a ten-foot pole, 'cause we're North Americans
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North American scum
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North Americans
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We are North American scum
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We love North America
[Outro]
Take me back to the states, man
North American scum
Where we can be North Americans
Where the DJ gigs all his friends
Here in North American scum
Just don't blame the Canadians
Let's go, North America
Written by: James Murphy