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The Modern Age

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For the album by Sleeper, see The Modern Age (album).
The Modern Age
EP by
The Strokes
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)
RecordedNovember 2000[1]
StudioTransporterraum, New York City
Genre
Length11:09
Label
ProducerGordon Raphael
The Strokes chronology
The Modern Age
(2001) 		Is This It
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

"The Modern Age" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, featured on both the debut EP named after itself, and on their debut album, Is This It, with different song arrangements and slightly changed lyrics. It was released on January 29, 2001, in the United Kingdom, by independent label Rough Trade Records, and May 22, 2001, in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record labels, the largest for a rock band in years.[1]

"The Modern Age", and the other tracks on The Modern Age EP would later be re-recorded for their debut album, Is This It, with slightly different lyrics and song structures.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Julian Casablancas

The Modern Age EP track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Modern Age"3:13
2."Last Nite"3:19
3."Barely Legal"4:37

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 28
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 68

Year-end charts

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2001 year-end chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2001) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 103
2002 year-end chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2002) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 147

References

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  1. ^ a b Joe D'Angelo (2001). "the Strokes: "We Just Do Our Own Thing"". Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Bekkala, Steve. "The Modern Age [US CD]". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "The Strokes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 788. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ "The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Strokes – The Modern Age". VG-lista. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2)". Jam!. January 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004.
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