The longest song on an album of long songs, "You Wanted a Hit" clocks in at over nine minutes. The lyrics are pretty self explanatory: it's James Murphy's response to anyone expecting a radio friendly hit from him.
On another note, James Murphy was one approach by the Princess of Pop herself, Britney Spears, to write a song for her. Small world!
Best bit: The length! Best lyrics: "Oh we both know that's an awful line / But it doesn't make it wrong"
Apparently, the second single from Contra was originally performed as part of a comedic rap due named L'homme Run which featured Ezra. That sounds pretty horrific. The songs title comes from a book Ezra;s father gave him about the Japanese expelling all foreigners from the country. The video to the song is centered around an 'unbeatable' tennis player and features Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, RZA and Lil Jon. You couldn't make it up!
Best bit: The outro Best lyrics:“Your sword's grown old and rusty / Burnt beneath the rising sun”