Is This It
US Version
International Version
CD Album by The Strokes
Released	25 September, 2001
Recorded	???
Genre	Indie rock
Length	UK Version (Featuring New York City Cops): 36 min 28 s
Record label	BMG (US) Rough Trade (UK)
Producer	Gordon Raphael
Professional reviews
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The Strokes Chronology
Is This It (2001)		Room on Fire (2003)

Is This It is The Strokes debut LP, released on September 25, 2001 (see 2001 in music). The Strokes were the first band to break into the mainstream as part of the turn-of-the-millennium garage rock trend. Hyped by the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, The Strokes' auspicious debut garnered them critical and popular attention, as well as a backlash from listeners turned off by the hype.

The track NYC Cops was pulled from the album in the US following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. It was replaced by "When It Started". The international version still contained the track "New York City Cops".

In 2002 it was re-released with a DVD with music videos and outtakes from a performance on MTV2.

Singer Julian Casablancas wrote all the songs on the album.

Track listing

1. "Is This It" - 2:35
2. "The Modern Age" - 3:32
3. "Soma" - 2:37
4. "Barely Legal" - 3:58
5. "Someday" - 3:07
6. "Alone, Together" - 3:12
7. "Last Nite" - 3:17
8. "Hard to Explain" - 3:47
9. "When It Started" - 2:57 / "New York City Cops" - 3:36
10. "Trying Your Luck" - 3:27
11. "Take It or Leave It" - 3:16

DVD track list:

1. "Last Nite"
2. "Hard To Explain"
3. "Someday"
4. "New York City Cops"
5. "The Modern Age"

Track 1-3: Music videos
Track 4-5: MTV2 outtakes

Personnel

• Greg Calbi - Mastering
• Gordon Raphael - Producer
• Steve Ralbovsky - A&R
• Fabrizio Moretti - Drums
• Nikolai Fraiture - Bass
• Julian Casablancas - Vocals
• Nick Valensi - Guitar
• Albert Hammond Jr. - Guitar

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

2002	The Billboard 200	                No. 33
2002	Top Internet Albums	                No. 11

Billboard (North America) - singles

2002	Last Nite	    Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 5
2002	Hard To Explain	    Canadian Singles Chart	        No. 7
2002	Hard To Explain	    Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 27
2002	Someday	            Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 21