Under Cover of Darkness

"Under Cover of Darkness"
Single by The Strokes
from the album Angles
B-side "You're So Right"
Released 9 February 2011 (free download)
11 February 2011
Format 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Garage rock
Length 3:56
Label RCA, Rough Trade
Writer(s) J. Casablancas, A. Hammond, Jr., F. Moretti, N. Valensi
Producer Gus Oberg, Joe Chicarelli, The Strokes
The Strokes singles chronology
"You Only Live Once"
(2006)		 "Under Cover of Darkness"
(2011)		 "Taken for a Fool"
(2011)

"Under Cover of Darkness" is a song by American rock band The Strokes. The single served as the lead single for their fourth studio album, Angles and was released online on 9 February 2011 as a free download for 48 hours exclusively.[1] It is the first single release from the band in five years, following the release of "You Only Live Once" in 2006. "Under Cover of Darkness" received positive reviews, managing to reach BBC Radio 1's A Playlist; before going on to debut at number 47 on the respective chart.[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 133 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[3]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Under Cover of Darkness"   3:55
Vinyl[4]
No. Title Length
1. "Under Cover of Darkness"   3:55
2. "You're So Right"   2:34

Music video

The music video for the song was released on March 2, 2011. The video was directed and produced by Warren Fu at Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 17, 2011. The video begins with a clip of the music video for "You Only Live Once", and contains a reference to the song "Last Nite". The reference occurs when Julian Casablancas throws his microphone stand (which he also did in the video for "Last Nite") as he's saying "everybody's singing the same song for 10 years".

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
Canada Hot 100 88
Canada: Active Rock[5] 21
Canada: Alternative Rock[6] 3
France Top 100 75
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 46
Japan Hot 100 9
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[2] 47
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 12
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 23

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 9 February 2011[1] Digital Download
Worldwide 11 February 2011
United Kingdom 1 March 2011[4] Vinyl
16 April 2011[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Strokes to release 'Under Cover of Darkness' as free download NME, Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/2
  4. ^ a b The Strokes 'Under Cover of Darkness' - 7" Vinyl The Strokes.com, Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.

External links

The Strokes
Studio albums
Is This It (2001) • Room on Fire (2003) • First Impressions of Earth (2006) • Angles (2011)
Extended plays
Singles
"Hard to Explain" • "Last Nite" • "Someday" • "12:51" • "Reptilia" • "The End Has No End" • "Juicebox" • "Heart in a Cage" • "You Only Live Once" • "Under Cover of Darkness" • "Taken for a Fool"
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