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Yard Act – Petroleum (2024) | Track profile | Dork

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Yard Act
Where’s My Utopia?
Petroleum

SINGLE

Petroleum

Release date: 1st March 2024

From Where’s My Utopia?Track 7

3:40

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About This Track

"Petroleum" is a single by Yard Act, from the album Where’s My Utopia?, released 1st March 2024. The track is 3:40 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Yard Act.

About the Artist

Yard Act

Yard Act

Lyrics

Petroleum

Imagine if I had to give you my soul
In a moment when my soul was asleep
For it happens sometimes
Through no fault of our own
It's just a momentary blip in the passing of time
It's not a sign that the embers of passion are dying

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

I'm grateful in ways I could never explain
In a moment I cannot escape
But I can't phone it in (No, we can't phone it in)
No, I could never begin (He could never begin)
Oh, I could never tell you how I'm feeling, if I'm not feeling it
It's a standard that I set myself to ruin relationships

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it I would

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

My bones burn (My bones burn)
And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it I would
That's how it goes
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh

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Track details

From Where’s My Utopia?

3:402024Single

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Album

Where’s My Utopia?

Track number

7

Release year

2024

1An Illusion
3:36
2We Make Hits
3:03
3Down by the Stream
3:45
4The Undertow
4:02

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Yard Act — Petroleum

Yard Act — Petroleum

Petroleum

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A Vineyard for the NorthWhere’s My Utopia?

Fizzy FishWhere’s My Utopia?

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The OverloadThe Overload

RichThe Overload

100% EnduranceThe Overload

Dead HorseThe Overload

The IncidentThe Overload

Pour AnotherThe Overload

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Witness (Can I Get A?)The Overload

PaydayThe Overload

Land Of The BlindThe Overload

Land Of The Blind

Quarantine The Sticks

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Tiny Dancer (Apple Music Home Session)

Apple Music Home Session: Yard Act

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A Vineyard for the NorthWhere’s My Utopia?
5:04
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Dream JobWhere’s My Utopia?
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3:31
Grifter's GriefWhere’s My Utopia?
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The UndertowWhere’s My Utopia?
4:02
We Make HitsWhere’s My Utopia?
3:03

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7Petroleum

3:40

8When the Laughter Stops (feat. Katy J Pearson)

9Grifter's Grief

10Blackpool Illuminations

11A Vineyard for the North

—When the Laughter Stops

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: James Smith (Yard Act), Jay Russell, Ryan Needham, Sam Shipstone
Producer: Remi Kabaka Jr., Yard Act
Engineer: Alex Graves, Jay Russell, Matt Peel
Drums: Jay Russell
Vocals: James Smith (Yard Act)
Additional Engineering: Harpaal Sanghera
Background Vocals: Ryan Needham
Bass Guitar: Ryan Needham
Electric Guitar: Sam Shipstone
Glockenspiel: James Smith (Yard Act)
Mastering Engineer: Matt Colton
Mixing Engineer: Ross Orton
Percussion: James Smith (Yard Act), Jay Russell
Programmer: Jay Russell
Recording Engineer: Paul Norris
Synthesizer: Jay Russell