Last Nite
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| Single by The Strokes | ||
| from the album Is This It | ||
| Released | 2001 (USA) | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Garage Rock | |
| Length | 3:15 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | Gordon Raphael | |
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| The Strokes singles 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.
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]." The band originally did not want to make a music video. When they asked if they could just perform it live and got the ok, they were more than happy to. Sum41 made a parody of the video for their single "Still Waiting".
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Last Nite (UK and USA version)
- "Last Nite (Album Version)" - 3:15
- "When It Started" - 2:59
[edit] Last Nite (AUS version)
- "Last Nite (Album Version)" - 3:15
- "When It Started" - 2:59
- "Last Nite (Live)" - 3:27
- "Take It Or Leave It (Live)" - 3:29
[edit] Covers
"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
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- "Last Nite" by The Strokes
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[edit] Notes
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| The Strokes |
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| 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" |
