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{{Short description|2003 single by the Strokes}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = 12:51
| name = 12:51
| cover = The Strokes - 1251 - CD single cover.jpg
| cover = The Strokes - 1251 - CD single cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[the Strokes]]
| artist = [[The Strokes]]
| album = [[Room on Fire]]
| album = [[Room on Fire]]
| B-side = "The Way It Is" (Home Recording)
| B-side = "The Way It Is" (home recording)
| released = {{Start date|2003|10|28}}
| released = {{Start date|2003|10|06}}<ref name="ukrel">{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=October 4, 2003}}</ref>
| recorded = 2003
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio = TMF, New York City
| venue =
| genre = [[Power pop]]
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| length = 2:27
| genre = * [[New wave music|New wave]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=1 November 2003 |title=Different Strokes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ |magazine=Billboard |page=99 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |access-date=3 March 2021}} </ref>
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| label = {{hlist|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=26}}
| writer = [[Julian Casablancas]]
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| label = {{hlist|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
| writer = [[Julian Casablancas]]
| producer = [[Gordon Raphael]]
| producer = [[Gordon Raphael]]
| prev_title = [[Someday (The Strokes song)|Someday]]
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| prev_year = 2001
| prev_title = [[Someday (The Strokes song)|Someday]]
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| next_title = [[Reptilia (song)|Reptilia]]
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| prev_year = 2001
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| next_year = 2004
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| next_title = [[Reptilia (song)|Reptilia]]
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|LPAVDHo1Elc|"12:51"}}}}
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| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Strokes 1251.ogg
}}
}}
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{{External music video|{{Youtube|LPAVDHo1Elc|"12:51"}}}}
}}

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"'''12:51'''" is a song by the American [[indie rock]] band [[The Strokes]]. It was released as the first single from their second album, ''[[Room on Fire]]'', and was written by [[Julian Casablancas]].<ref name="AllMusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/room-on-fire-mw0000693088 "Room on Fire - The Strokes"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.</ref>


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"'''12:51'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|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]].<ref name="AllMusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/room-on-fire-mw0000693088 "Room on Fire - The Strokes"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.</ref> It peaked at number 7 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
The song borrows from [[Sonic Youth]]'s 1994 song "[[Bull in the Heather]]", which Casablancas would later admit was "totally ripping it off".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-08|title=The Roots Of... The Strokes {{!}} NME|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-roots-of-the-strokes-774852|access-date=2020-08-29|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-10-22|title=Is this it again?|url=https://www.spin.com/2003/10/it-again/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Spin}}</ref> It peaked at No. 7 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
"12:51" received positive reviews from critics. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Wes Orshoski wrote of the song: "Julian Casablancas' sleepy vocals arrive in synch with a nerdy, very '80s keyboard [Nick Valensi's guitar] 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."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ8EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover "Billboard Picks"]. ''Billboard''. September 20, 2003. p. 47.</ref> [[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."<ref name="AllMusic"/>
"12:51" received positive reviews from critics. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Wes Orshoski wrote of the song: "Julian Casablancas' sleepy vocals arrive in synch with a nerdy, very '80s keyboard [Nick Valensi's guitar] 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."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ8EAAAAMBAJ "Billboard Picks"]. ''Billboard''. September 20, 2003. p. 47.</ref> [[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."<ref name="AllMusic"/>


The song peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/419216/strokes/chart?f=377 "The Strokes - Chart history"]. billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.</ref>
The song peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/419216/strokes/chart?f=377 "The Strokes - Chart history"]. billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video for "12:51" was directed by [[Roman Coppola]] and was inspired by the 1982 film ''[[Tron]]''.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover "Different Strokes"]. ''Billboard''. November 1, 2003. p. 99.</ref>
The music video for "12:51" was directed by [[Roman Coppola]] and was inspired by the 1982 film ''[[Tron]]''.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0REEAAAAMBAJ "Different Strokes"]. ''Billboard''. November 1, 2003. p. 99.</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = 12:51
| title1 = 12:51
| length1 = 2:26
| length1 = 2:27
| title2 = The Way It Is (Home Recording)
| title2 = The Way It Is (Home Recording)
| length2 = 1:16
| length2 = 1:16
}}
}}

==Personnel==

* [[Julian Casablancas]] – vocals
* [[Nick Valensi]] – lead guitar
* [[Albert Hammond Jr.]] – rhythm guitar
* [[Nikolai Fraiture]] – bass
* [[Fabrizio Moretti]] – drums


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2003)
!Chart (2003)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-strokes/chart-history/cns/|title=The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart]])
| 30
|30
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|22|song=12:51|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)
| 22
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|40|artist=The Strokes|song=12:51|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|40|artist=The Strokes|song=12:51|rowheader=true|access-date=December 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|39|artist=The Strokes|song=12:51|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 15, 2012}}
{{single chart|Scotland|7|date=20031018|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=The Strokes|accessdate=7 August 2017|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|39|artist=The Strokes|song=12:51|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2012}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|15|artist=The Strokes|accessdate=7 August 2017|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=The Strokes|artistid=10217|rowheader=true|access-date=August 7, 2017|refname="The Strokes UK Singles Chart History"}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|2|date=20031018|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|15|artist=The Strokes|rowheader=true|access-date=August 7, 2017}}
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{YouTube|Bvf5Xo1H_FE|"12:51" Official audio}}
*{{YouTube|Bvf5Xo1H_FE|"12:51" Official audio}}
*{{youtube|LPAVDHo1Elc|"12:51" Official music video}}
*{{YouTube|LPAVDHo1Elc|"12:51" Official music video}}
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 21 December 2024

"12:51"
Single by The Strokes
from the album Room on Fire
B-side"The Way It Is" (home recording)
ReleasedOctober 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)[1]
StudioTMF, New York City
GenrePower pop
Length2:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)Gordon Raphael
The Strokes singles chronology
"Someday"
(2001) 		"12:51"
(2003) 		"Reptilia"
(2004)
Music video
"12:51" on YouTube

"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.[2] It peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

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"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 [Nick Valensi's guitar] 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."[3] 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."[2]

The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[4]

Music video

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The music video for "12:51" was directed by Roman Coppola and was inspired by the 1982 film Tron.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."12:51"2:27
2."The Way It Is (Home Recording)"1:16

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 40
Scotland (OCC)[9] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 7
UK Indie (OCC)[12] 2
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] 15

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 4, 2003. p. 27.
  2. ^ a b "Room on Fire - The Strokes". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Billboard Picks". Billboard. September 20, 2003. p. 47.
  4. ^ "The Strokes - Chart history". billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Different Strokes". Billboard. November 1, 2003. p. 99.
  6. ^ "The Strokes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 12:51". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Strokes – 12:51" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Strokes – 12:51". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  11. ^ "The Strokes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Strokes Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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