Juicebox (song)

"Juicebox"
Single by The Strokes
from the album First Impressions of Earth
B-side "Hawaii"
Released October 2005 (USA)
Format CD, 7"
Recorded 2005
Genre Garage rock, post-punk revival
Length 3:17
Label RCA
Writer(s) Julian Casablancas
Producer(s) David Kahne
The Strokes singles chronology
"The End Has No End"
(2004)
"Juicebox"
(2005)
"Heart in a Cage"
(2006)

"Juicebox" is a song by the American rock band The Strokes. It is the second track and first single from The Strokes' third album, First Impressions of Earth, released in the US in October 2005. Julian Casablancas was quoted in Spin Magazine as saying this about the song: "I remember people saying this track's ugly, I think it's got a great personality." The track was leaked long before its scheduled single release, forcing the band and managers to release it as a single in iTunes format earlier than planned. The B-side to the single is the song "Hawaii".

Reception

Their first single in over a year, "Juicebox" marked the Strokes' second single to reach the Top 10 in the UK and also their highest charting single to date. The song also became their first and only single to chart the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at #98.

Music video

The video for "Juicebox", directed by Michael Palmieri with cinematography by Christopher Doyle, features comedian David Cross as a DJ in a radio station in New York City. The video caused some controversy because it contained an abundance of sexual content, which caused Palmieri to do major edits on the video so that it would be less explicit. The director credit of the video is Alan Smithee.

Track listing

All songs written by Julian Casablancas.

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Juicebox"   3:17
2. "Hawaii"   3:52
3. "Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"   3:39
4. "Juicebox (Uncut video)"   5:01
US 7' vinyl
No. Title Length
1. "Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"   3:39
2. "Hawaii"   3:52
UK 7" vinyl
No. Title Length
1. "Juicebox"   3:17
2. "Hawaii"   3:52

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
Position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 44
Canada Hot 100 4
Dutch Top 40 20
European Hot 100 98
German Singles Chart 100
Irish Singles Chart 18
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 20
Swedish Singles Chart 50
UK Indie Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 98
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 9
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 65

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