Last Nite

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"Last Nite"
Single by The Strokes
From the album Is This It
Single Released	2001 (USA)
Single Format	CD
Recorded
Genre	Garage Rock
Song Length
Record label	RCA
Producer	Gordon Raphael
Chart positions	14 (UK)
The Strokes single chronology
"Hard to Explain" 2001	"Last Nite" 2001	"Someday" 2001

"Last Nite" is a single lifted from Is This It, the debut album of acclaimed American garage rock/post-punk band The Strokes. The song is known for its catchy beat and solo by Albert Hammond Jr..

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Last Nite" at number 66 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

In September 2006, NME placed "Last Nite" at number 1 in its list of the 50 Greatest Tracks Of The Decade, in celebration of 10 years of nme.com.

The Strokes riff in this song is very similar to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' "American Girl." In a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Tom Petty said "The Strokes took 'American Girl' [for their song "Last Nite"], and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you.' It doesn’t bother me ^[1]." This was brought up because of plagarism accusations on the Red Hot Chili Peppers for similiarities between their "Dani California" and Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance." Petty has stated that he does not care about any similiarities and The Strokes have actually played as an opening act for Tom Petty in summer of 2006.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Last Nite (UK and USA version) 1.2 Last Nite (AUS version) 2 Covers 3 Samples 4 Notes

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Last Nite (UK and USA version)

1. "Last Nite (Album Version)" - 3:15
2. "When It Started" - 2:59

[edit] Last Nite (AUS version)

1. "Last Nite (Album Version)" - 3:15
2. "When It Started" - 2:59
3. "Last Nite (Live)" - 3:27
4. "Take It Or Leave It (Live)" - 3:29

[edit] Covers

The song has been covered by the Detroit Cobras.

"Weird Al" Yankovic performs a small sample of the song in a stereotypical barbershop style in the song "Angry White Boy Polka", from his 2003 album Poodle Hat.

[edit] Samples

[edit] Notes

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Tom Petty interview

The Strokes
Julian Casablancas | Nikolai Fraiture | Albert Hammond Jr | Fabrizio Moretti | Nick Valensi
Discography
Albums and extended plays: The Modern Age | Is This It | Room on Fire | First Impressions of Earth
Singles: "Hard to Explain" | "Last Nite" | "Someday" | "12:51" | "Reptilia" | "The End Has No End" | "Juicebox" | "Heart in a Cage" | "You Only Live Once"