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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.
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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]
The Strokes have been said to be, "as influential to their era as the Velvet Underground or the Ramones were to theirs", by Lizzy Goodman in her book on the New York City music scene, claiming that, "almost every artist I interviewed for this book – from all over the world – said it was The Strokes that opened the door for them."
It was released along with "Hard to Explain" as a double A-side single on June 25, 2001, in Australia and Europe. It appears on international editions of their debut studio album, Is This It (2001); it was replaced with the track "When It Started" on the then-unreleased American CD edition following the September 11 attacks due to its lyrics ...
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 ...
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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.