Hard to Explain
| "Hard to Explain" | ||||
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| Single by The Strokes | ||||
| from the album Is This It | ||||
| B-side | "New York City Cops" | |||
| Released | June 25, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | March and April 2001 | |||
| Studio | Transporterraum, New York City | |||
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| Length | 3:48 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Julian Casablancas | |||
| Producer(s) | Gordon Raphael | |||
| The Strokes singles chronology | ||||
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| Australian cover | ||||
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| "Hard to Explain" on YouTube | ||||
"Hard to Explain" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Is This It (2001), June 25, 2001. It peaked at number 7 in Canada, number 10 in Ireland, and number 16 in the United Kingdom. In a 2023 interview, producer Gordon Raphael explained that the song was originally written by frontman Julian Casablancas with his drum machine.