12:51

by The Strokes

12:51 cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 6 October 2003
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Steve Ralbovsky, Ted Jensen, Yoshie Tominaga, Nikolai Fraiture, Julian Casablancas

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Clocking in at a brisk two minutes, this track features a distinct, highly compressed guitar tone from Nick Valensi designed to sound like a vintage synthesizer. It served as the effortlessly cool lead single for 'Room on Fire', proving the band could evolve their sound without losing their downtown New York swagger.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. 12:51 (Album Version)
  2. The Way It Is (Home Recording)

Credits

  • The Strokes - primary artist, arranged by
  • J.P. Bowersock - other [guru]
  • Julian Casablancas - vocals, words by, music by
  • Ryan Gentles - management [managed by]
  • Gordon Raphael - producer [produced by]
  • Steve Ralbovsky - a&r
  • Will Kelly - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Toshikazu Yoshioka - engineer [engineered by]
  • Ted Jensen - mastered by
  • Yoshie Tominaga - photography by

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