First Impressions of Earth

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First Impressions of Earth
First Impressions of Earth cover
Studio album by The Strokes
Released January 3, 2006
Recorded January–May 2005 in New York City
Genre Garage Rock Revival
Indie Rock
Post-Punk Revival
Length 52:19
Label RCA
Producer David Kahne, Gordon Raphael
Professional reviews
The Strokes chronology
Room on Fire
(2003)		 First Impressions of Earth
(2006)
Singles from First Impressions of Earth
  1. "Juicebox"
    Released: October 2005 (U.S.)
  2. "Heart in a Cage"
    Released: March 2006 (U.K.)
  3. "You Only Live Once"
    Released: September 2006 (U.S.)

First Impressions of Earth is the third album by the American rock band The Strokes. It was released in January 2006 (see 2006 in music), having been preceded by lead hit single "Juicebox" some weeks earlier. It is also the first album by The Strokes to have a Parental Advisory Label.

The album was recorded over a ten-month period. The Strokes initially set out to record it with Gordon Raphael, the producer of their first two albums. Later on, guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. introduced them to Grammy-winning producer David Kahne (Tony Bennett, Sublime, Paul McCartney), who stepped in to collaborate with Raphael. However, the collaboration was not working out and so Raphael stepped down. As a result, the majority of the album was produced by Kahne.

First Impressions of Earth is widely seen as an expansion beyond The Strokes' first two albums, Is This It and Room on Fire. The album received mixed reviews from critics, unlike their previous material which were generally acclaimed. "Heart in a Cage" was the album's second single, followed by "You Only Live Once". NME rated First Impressions of Earth at #8 in its Albums of the Year 2006 list.[1]

First Impressions of Earth entered the UK album chart at #1, The Strokes' first one at the top spot, while it reached #4 in the US, with an entry sales week of 88,000 units, somewhat below expectations.[citation needed] As of October 2006, the album had sold 271,000 units in the US, falling short of gold certification. Although the album was the band's first release to reach #1 on any chart worldwide, it is the only one not to reach UK platinum status, and spent much less time on the charts than the previous albums.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Julian Casablancas, except where noted.

  1. "You Only Live Once" – 3:09
  2. "Juicebox" – 3:17
  3. "Heart in a Cage" – 3:27
  4. "Razorblade" – 3:29
  5. "On the Other Side" – 4:38
  6. "Vision of Division" – 4:20
  7. "Ask Me Anything" (Casablancas, Nick Valensi) – 3:12
  8. "Electricityscape" – 3:33
  9. "Killing Lies" (Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture) – 3:50
  10. "Fear of Sleep" – 4:00
  11. "15 Minutes (Of Pain)" – 4:34
  12. "Ize of the World" – 4:29
  13. "Evening Sun" (Casablancas, Fabrizio Moretti) – 3:06
  14. "Red Light" – 3:11

[edit] Singles

Information
"Juicebox"
"Heart in a Cage"
"You Only Live Once"

[edit] References

  1. ^ NME: Albums of the Year 2006
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Albums / EPs
The Modern Age · Is This It · Room on Fire · First Impressions of Earth
Singles
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