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12:51 (The Strokes song)

2003 single by the Strokes

Field	Value
name	12:51
cover	The Strokes - 1251 - CD single cover.jpg
type	single
artist	The Strokes
album	Room on Fire
B-side	"The Way It Is" (home recording)
released
studio	TMF, New York City
genre	New wave
length	2:27
label
writer	Julian Casablancas
producer	Gordon Raphael
prev_title	Someday
prev_year	2002
next_title	Reptilia
next_year	2004
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| B-side = "The Way It Is" (home recording)

"12:51" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released on October 6, 2003, as the first single from their second studio album, Room on Fire (2003). The track was written by Julian Casablancas and produced by Gordon Raphael. It peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

"12:51" received positive reviews from critics. *Billboard'''s Wes Orshoski wrote of the song: "Julian Casablancas' sleepy vocals arrive in synch with a nerdy, very '80s keyboard that sounds so much cooler than it probably should against guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr.'s raw, fast strumming, the throbbing bass of Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti's cool swing beat." AllMusic's Heather Phares wrote that "its whistling, synth-like guitars and handclaps are undeniably catchy, but at first, the song seems to be searching for a structure. Eventually, though, it becomes sneakily addictive -- it's a stealth pop song."

The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Music video

The music video for "12:51" was directed by Roman Coppola and was inspired by the 1982 film Tron.

Track listing

Personnel

Julian Casablancas – vocals
Nick Valensi – guitar
Albert Hammond Jr. – guitar
Nikolai Fraiture – bass
Fabrizio Moretti – drums

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak
position	Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
30

References

(October 4, 2003). "New Releases: Singles".
[http://www.allmusic.com/album/room-on-fire-mw0000693088 "Room on Fire - The Strokes"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ8EAAAAMBAJ "Billboard Picks"]. ''Billboard''. September 20, 2003. p. 47.
[http://www.billboard.com/artist/419216/strokes/chart?f=377 "The Strokes - Chart history"]. billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
Cohen, Jonathan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ "Different Strokes"]. ''Billboard''. November 1, 2003. p. 99.
"The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)".

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