The Modern Age Explained

"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.^[2]

"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 different lyrics and song structures.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3]	28

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4]	103

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5]	147

Notes and References

1. Web site: the Strokes: "We Just Do Our Own Thing". January 23, 2007. 2001. Joe D'Angelo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211070125/http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4690. February 11, 2007. mdy-all.
2. Web site: the Strokes: "We Just Do Our Own Thing". January 23, 2007. 2001. Joe D'Angelo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211070125/http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4690. February 11, 2007. mdy-all.
3. The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs). Billboard. December 12, 2023.
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020726120310/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles2.html. July 26, 2002. Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
5. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2). January 14, 2003. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles2.html. September 6, 2004.