Reptilia (song)

"Reptilia" is a song by indie rock band the Strokes, and was the second single from their second album, Room on Fire. In the U.S., it peaked at number 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1] It fared better in the UK, however, where it reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[2][3] The single cover depicts an alien from the video game Centipede.[4]

"Reptilia"
Single by the Strokes
from the album Room on Fire
B-side"Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men"
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)Gordon Raphael
The Strokes singles chronology
"12:51"
(2003)		 "Reptilia"
(2004)		 "The End Has No End"
(2004)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Reptilia" on YouTube

The single's B-side was "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men", a duet between the band's lead singer Julian Casablancas and Regina Spektor. The release of the single was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as "the Strokes and Regina Spektor", claiming that it should read "Regina Spektor and The Strokes".[5]

In October 2011, NME placed "Reptilia" at number 129 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[6]

The song has appeared in the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock[7], Guitar Hero Live[8] and Rock Band.[9]

Music video

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, hands and instruments while performing the song. At the end of the video, Julian Casablancas blows cigarette smoke at the camera lens.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Reptilia"3:41
2."Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men" (Regina Spektor and The Strokes)3:40

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
Position
ARIA Charts 68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 17
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 19

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The Strokes Billboard Chart History: Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. "Reptilia - UK chart stats". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. "British album certifications – Strokes". bpi.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2018-04-04. Enter Strokes into the search field and press Enter
  4. Sellers, John (14 May 2004). "Arcade game inspires the Strokes". EW.com.
  5. Ross Bonaime (2011). "The 20 Best Songs By The Strokes". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  6. "150 BEST TRACKS OF THE PAST 15 YEARS". NME. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  7. "10 Songs You'll Immediately Recognize From Guitar Hero 3". We Speak Music. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. Futter, Mike (24 November 2015). "Here Are All Of The Currently Available Guitar Hero Live Tracks". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. "DLC Week of 5/17: The Strokes and The Warning!". Harmonix. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. "British single certifications – The Strokes – Reptilia". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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