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"Hard to Explain" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Is This It (2001), June 25, 2001. It peaked at number 7 in Canada, number 10 in Ireland, and number 16 in the United Kingdom.
Live recorded versions of "Hard to Explain", its B-side "New York City Cops", and "Last Nite" from The Modern Age aired on the UK music show Top of the Pops on July 6, 2001. [30] The Strokes were added to the main stage at the T in the Park festival in Scotland on July 7 after alternative rock group Weezer pulled out. [31]
Media in category "The Strokes album covers" The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. 0–9. ... File:Strokes hard to explain UK cover.PNG; O.
"New York City Cops", written in response to the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo by four plainclothes police officers, was released along with "Hard to Explain" as a double A-side single on June 25, 2001, through RCA Records in Australia and Europe.
Helped by lead single "Hard to Explain", the album debuted at number two in the UK and number 33 on the Billboard 200. Highly acclaimed by critics, Is This It was certified platinum in the US and UK, selling over two million copies worldwide. [2] The Strokes released their next LP, Room on Fire, in October 2003. The album did well on the charts ...
The Strokes began performing songs from the album for the first time throughout 2019 before revealing the album's track list and cover art in early 2020. "At the Door", "Bad Decisions", and "Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" were released as singles prior to the album's release, with "The Adults Are Talking" being released to radio months later.
ASCAP College Vanguard Award "In recognition of the impact of new and developing musical genres which help shape the future of American music and which gain early popularity on college radio, ASCAP is proud to present the 2002 ASCAP College Vanguard Award to RCA/BMG recording artists the Strokes, whose debut album, Is This It, has achieved substantial commercial and critical acclaim in the U.S ...
Nikolai Philippe Fraiture [1] (born November 13, 1978) [2] is an American musician best known as the bassist of the rock band The Strokes.Since co-founding the band in 1998, he has released six studio albums with them.