Is This It?

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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

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