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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite
Written by Julian Casablancas, also Instant Crush (Daft Punk), Reptilia and Last Nite
Produced by Gordon Raphael, also Reptilia, Last Nite and Someday
Part of Is This It, also Last Nite, Someday and The Modern Age
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Gordon Raphael produced 7 of The Strokes’s top 10 songs
Gordon Raphael produced 40 songs on fono
The Strokes wrote 13 songs on fono
Gordon Raphael’s most frequent co-producer is Hinds (10 songs together)
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Julian Casablancas and The Strokes
- Produced by
- Gordon Raphael
- Performed by
- Albert Hammond, Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi and Nikolai Fraiture
- Part of
- Is This It
- Released on
- RCA
- Written by
- Julian Casablancas and The Strokes
- Produced by
- Gordon Raphael
- Performed by
- Albert Hammond, Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi and Nikolai Fraiture
- Part of
- Is This It
- Released on
- RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Julian Casablancas
Same producer: Gordon Raphael
Same label: RCA
Same release: Is This It
Same label: RCA
Same release: Is This It
Same release: Is This It
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was performed by Albert Hammond, Jr.
Hard to Explain was performed by Albert Hammond, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was performed by Fabrizio Moretti
Hard to Explain was performed by Fabrizio Moretti
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was performed by Julian Casablancas
Hard to Explain was performed by Julian Casablancas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was performed by Nick Valensi
Hard to Explain was performed by Nick Valensi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was performed by Nikolai Fraiture
Hard to Explain was performed by Nikolai Fraiture
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was produced by Gordon Raphael
Hard to Explain was produced by Gordon Raphael
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was written by Julian Casablancas
Hard to Explain was written by Julian Casablancas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was written by The Strokes
Hard to Explain was written by The Strokes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Hard to Explain is part of the release Is This It
Hard to Explain is part of the release Is This It
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song Hard to Explain
RCA is the label of the song Hard to Explain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Hard to Explain was released on 2001-01-27
Hard to Explain was released on 2001-01-27
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026