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The Modern Age
EP by The Strokes
Released	January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)
Recorded	November 2000
Studio	Transporterraum, New York City
Genre	Indie rock garage rock revival post-punk revival
Length	11:09
Label	Beggars Banquet Rough Trade
Producer	Gordon Raphael
The Strokes chronology
The Modern Age (2001) Is This It (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

"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.

"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

Personnel

Personnel taken from The Modern Age liner notes.

The Strokes

• Fab Moretti – drums
• Nick Valensi – guitar
• Nikolai Fraiture – bass guitar
• Albert Hammond Jr. – guitar
• Julian Casablancas – vocals

Additional personnel

• Gordon Raphael – production, engineering
• Ryan Gentles – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ 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 Modern Age (EP liner notes). The Strokes. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
7. "The Strokes – The Modern Age". VG-lista. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
9. "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
10. "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2)". Jam!. January 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004.

External links

• "The Modern Age" Official music video on YouTube

• 2001 songs
• The Strokes songs
• Songs written by Julian Casablancas
• 2001 debut EPs
• The Strokes EPs
• Beggars Banquet Records EPs
• Rough Trade Records EPs