The Modern Age

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The Modern Age
The Strokes - The Modern Age.jpg
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)
RecordedNovember 2000 [1]
StudioTransporterraum, New York City
Genre
Length11:09
Label
Producer Gordon Raphael
The Strokes chronology
The Modern Age
(2001)
Is This It
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau A− [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

"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

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

Weekly charts

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

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

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