Ratatat, from Brooklyn, New York, United States is an electronic music duo:… Read Full Bio ↴Ratatat, from Brooklyn, New York, United States is an electronic music duo: guitarist Mike Stroud and synthesizer driver and producer Evan Mast (E*Vax).

Stroud and Mast originally met as students at Skidmore College, but did not work together musically until 2001, when their project was named Cherry (later the name of the final song on their debut album). Written and recorded in the bedroom of Mast's Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment, the band's debut album Ratatat for XL Recordings was released in 2004. This album is entirely instrumental, except for excerpts of dialogue at the ends of some tracks. Ratatat has toured with bands such as Interpol, Clinic, Junior Boys, The Killers, The Faint, Daft Punk, The Shins and most recently Björk.

Ratatat have been known to remix other artists' songs, most notably on their limited 2004 release Ratatat Remixes Mixtape Vol 1, which garnered the attention of Rolling Stone. In 2005, the band remixed a track for Swedish band Shout Out Louds and The Knife.

In August 2006, Ratatat released a second album Classics, from which the single Wildcat was taken.

In October 2006, a demo album from Ratatat entitled 9 Beats was leaked online. This set of tracks does not appear on any official discography listings. The tracks consist of short instrumental electronic musical pieces and demos for their next mixtape.
This release was followed by another remix album, Ratatat Remixes Mixtape Vol 2 which was released in 2007. This album featured 14 new remixes featuring: Bun B, Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z, Slim Thug, Devin the Dude, Young Jeezy, T.I., Beanie Sigel, Pimp C, Ludacris, Young Buck, Saigon, Juvenile, Z-ro, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West and exclusive tracks from Despot and Beans.

A third album, LP3, was released on July 8th, 2008.

In late April 2010, Ratatat's fourth album, LP4 was leaked online. The originally announced release date was June 8th, 2010.

Both musicians have had experience with other projects, such as Mast's E*Vax and Carpet Musics and Stroud's stage work with Ben Kweller and Florida's alternative rock band Dashboard Confessional.

The track Seventeen Years was featured in the 2008 movie Cloverfield.

The track Loud Pipes was featured in MLB 07: The Show for Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Playstation Portable.

For merchandise visit, http://www.ratatatmusic.com

Spanish Armada
Ratatat Lyrics

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Nunca Te Hare Llorar (I'll Never Break Your Heart: Spanish)
Mi vida, yo se que te han herido
Se que en este momento siestes
Que no podrias volver a amar
Aun asi dame una oportunidad
De mostrate que te amo

Cuando vi tu sonrisa supe que
Estaria junto a ti juntos por siempre
Cuando meacerque a salir yo te invite
Me dijiste que jamas volverias a amar

El te hizo da? o y tambien te enga? o
Pero deja monstrarte que ese no soy yo
Es dificil volver a confiar
Hazlo y te ense? are a amar

Nunca te hare llorar
Nunca te hare cambiarr
Prefiero morir que vivir sin ti
Te dare mi ser siempre sere fiel

Corazon todos se ve un poco mejor
Podrias quererme como yo te quiere a ti
Se que sientes gran temor
De mostrar tus sentimientos
El dolor y sufrimiento
Marcaron tu corazon

El te hizo da? o y tambien te enga? o
Pero deja mostrarte que ese no soy yo
Es dificil volver a confiar
Hazlo y te ense? are a amar Yo te hare feliz

No te hare llorar
Nena note hare llorar

Chorus (2X)

Overall Meaning

Firstly, it is important to note that these are not the original lyrics to the Ratatat song Spanish Armada. Instead, the lyrics posted are to the song "Nunca Te Hare Llorar" by the Backstreet Boys translated into Spanish. With that being said, if one were to analyze the lyrics, we can see that the song is about a man who is trying to win back the love of his life after she has been hurt and feels unable to love again. He is pleading with her to give him a chance and to trust him, promising that he will never hurt her and will always be faithful.

Throughout the song, there are references to the pain and suffering that the woman has endured in the past, as well as her fear of opening up and showing her true feelings. The man tries to assure her that he is not like the person who hurt her before, and that he will do everything in his power to make her happy and never make her cry again.

Line by Line Meaning

Mi vida, yo se que te han herido
My love, I know you've been hurt

Se que en este momento siestes
I know you're quiet right now

Que no podrias volver a amar
That you couldn't love again

Aun asi dame una oportunidad
Still, give me a chance

De mostrate que te amo
To show you how much I love you

Cuando vi tu sonrisa supe que
When I saw your smile I knew that

Estaria junto a ti juntos por siempre
I would be with you forever

Cuando meacerque a salir yo te invite
When I approached you to go out, I invited you

Me dijiste que jamas volverias a amar
You told me you would never love again

El te hizo da? o y tambien te enga? o
He hurt you and also deceived you

Pero deja monstrarte que ese no soy yo
But let me show you that I am not him