Spitting Off the Edge of the World

"Spitting Off the Edge of the World"
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs featuring Perfume Genius
from the album Cool It Down
ReleasedJune 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
GenrePower ballad
Length4:17
LabelSecretly Canadian
Songwriters
ProducerDavid Andrew Sitek
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Despair"
(2013)
"Spitting Off the Edge of the World"
(2022)
"Burning"
(2022)
Music video
"Spitting Off the Edge of the World" on YouTube

"Spitting Off the Edge of the World" is a song by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, featuring American musician Perfume Genius, from their fifth studio album, Cool It Down (2022). It was released by Secretly Canadian as the album's lead single in June 2022, marking their first single release in nine years. Written by the band and producer David Andrew Sitek, "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" is a power ballad with lyrics inspired by singer Karen O's thoughts on the climate crisis.

"Spitting Off the Edge of the World" was praised by reviewers and nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance; it reached the top 30 of digital charts in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and topped Billboard's television and digital rock charts. The song's music video was directed by Cody Critcheloe and nominated for the Libera Award for Video of the Year.