Yell Fire! is a 2006 album by the reggae-influenced band Michael Franti and Spearhead. It was inspired by Michael Franti's trip to the Middle East, visiting Iraq

Iraq

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, Israel

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, and the Palestinian territories

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. It is a politically charged album, with each track focusing on a controversial issue. The album was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

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 and San Francisco

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 and released on July 25, 2006 by ANTI-

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 and Liberation Records

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.

In the album's first week of sales, it had sold 7,215 copies and by March 28, 2007, Yell Fire! had sold 62,755 copies. In the U.S. the album peaked at #125 on the Billboard 200

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, but also peaked at #6 on Independent Albums and #1 on Heatseeker Albums.

Track listing

1. "Time to Go Home" (Franti, Shul, Young) - 5:10
2. "Yell Fire!" (Franti, Shul, Young) - 4:44
3. "I Know I'm Not Alone" (Franti, Shul, Young) - 4:04
4. "East to the West" (Bowman, Franti) - 3:56
5. "Sweet Little Lies" (Franti, Shul, Young) - 4:43
6. "Hello Bonjour" (Franti) - 4:50
7. "One Step Closer to You" (feat. Pink
   Pink (singer)
   Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
   
   )(Franti) - 4:41
8. "Hey Now Now" (Farguheson, Franti, Itiene) - 5:36
9. "Everybody Ona Move" (Franti, Shul, Young) - 5:49
10. "See You in the Light" (Franti) - 4:18
11. "Light Up Ya Lighter" (Franti, Itiene) - 4:57
12. "What I've Seen" (Bowman, Franti) - 4:52
13. "Tolerance" (Franti) - 3:49
14. "Is Love Enough?" (feat. Gentleman
    Gentleman (musician)
    Tilmann Otto , better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German Reggae musician.- Personal life :...
    
    ) (Franti, Itiene) - 5:08

Album

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...  (U.S.)	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...	125	Not certified	N/A
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)		6
Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.)		1