Juicebox (song)

"Juicebox" is a song by the American rock band The Strokes. It is the second track and first single from The Strokes' third album, First Impressions of Earth, released in the US in October 2005. Julian Casablancas was quoted in Spin Magazine as saying this about the song: "I remember people saying this track's ugly, I think it's got a great personality." The track was leaked long before its scheduled single release,[1] forcing the band and managers to release it as a single in iTunes format earlier than planned.[2] The B-side to the single is the song "Hawaii".

"Juicebox"
Single by The Strokes
from the album First Impressions of Earth
B-side"Hawaii"
ReleasedOctober 2005 (US)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:17
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Julian Casablancas
Henry Mancini
Producer(s)David Kahne
The Strokes singles chronology
"The End Has No End"
(2004)		 "Juicebox"
(2005)		 "Heart in a Cage"
(2006)
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Music video
"Juicebox" on YouTube

Henry Mancini is also credited as a composer, due to the similarities between the song's bassline and "Peter Gunn".

Reception

Their first single in over a year, "Juicebox" marked the Strokes' second single to reach the Top 10 in the UK and also their highest charting single to date. The song also became their first and only single to chart the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at #98.

Music video

The video for "Juicebox", directed by Michael Palmieri with cinematography by Christopher Doyle, features comedian David Cross as a DJ in a radio station in New York City. The video caused some controversy because it contained graphic sexual content, which caused Palmieri to heavily edit it so it would be less explicit.

Track listing

All songs written by Julian Casablancas.

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Juicebox"3:17
2."Hawaii"3:52
3."Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"3:39
4."Juicebox (Uncut video)"5:01
US 7' vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Juicebox"3:17
2."Hawaii"3:52
3."Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"3:39
UK 7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Juicebox"3:17
2."Hawaii"3:52

Charts

References
  1. NME (2005-09-21). "Exclusive - The Strokes' new single leaks". NME. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. Juicebox - Single by The Strokes, retrieved 2019-04-22
  3. "IFPI archive". Archived from the original on 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2006-03-06.
  4. "The Strokes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. "The Strokes Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  6. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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