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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

"The Modern Age" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, featured on both the debut EP named after itself, and on their debut album, Is This It, with different song arrangements and slightly changed lyrics. It was released on January 29, 2001, in the United Kingdom, by independent label Rough Trade Records, and May 22, 2001, in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record labels, the largest for a rock band in years.

"The Modern Age", and the other tracks on The Modern Age EP would later be re-recorded for their debut album, Is This It, with slightly altered lyrics and arrangements.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julian Casablancas.

The Modern Age EP track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Modern Age"3:13
2."Last Nite"3:19
3."Barely Legal"4:37

Personnel

Personnel taken from The Modern Age liner notes.

The Strokes

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2001)Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)28
Norway (VG-lista)20
UK Singles (OCC)68

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2001)Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)103
2002 year-end chart performance for "The Modern Age" by The Strokes
Chart (2002)Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)147

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