Young the Giant is an American rock band that formed in Irvine, California, in 2004. The band’s line-up is Sameer Gadhia (lead vocals), Jacob Tilley (lead guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass guitar), and Francois Comtois (drums).

Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant was signed by Roadrunner Records in 2009 and released its eponymous debut album in 2010.

The band’s first three singles, “My Body”, “Cough Syrup” and “Apartment” reached the top five of the US Alternative Songs chart.

They have since released four additional albums:
Mind Over Matter (2014); Home of the Strange (2016); Mirror Master (2018); and American Bollywood (2022) as well as special release Mirrorball and a tenth anniversary version of their debut.