Reptilia (song)

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"Reptilia"
Single by The Strokes
from the album Room on Fire
Released	2004 (USA)
Format	CD
Genre	Post-punk
Length	3:35
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Gordon Raphael
Chart positions
#17 (UK)
The Strokes singles chronology
"12:51" 2003	"Reptilia" 2004	"The End Has No End" 2004

"Reptilia" is the second single lifted from Room on Fire, the sophomore album of acclaimed American garage rock/post-punk band The Strokes. The single's B-side contains "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men", where lead singer Julian Casablancas duets with Regina Spektor. The official release date was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as "The Strokes and Regina Spektor", claiming that it should read "by Regina Spektor and the Strokes".

The title "Reptilia" refers to the "Reptilian brain," the central part of one's brain that handles basic emotions such as love and hate.

The cover of the single features the artwork from the cabinet of the 1980 arcade game Centipede by Atari.

The album title Room On Fire was drawn from a line in this song, "The room is on fire as she's fixing her hair".

The music video for the song was their first that was not directed by Roman Coppola. Instead they chose Jake Scott to shoot the video, which features close shots of the band members' faces and hands while performing the song.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Reptilia

1. "Reptilia (Album Version)" - 3:35
2. "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men" - 3:41

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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"