Under Cover of Darkness

"Under Cover of Darkness" is a song by American rock band The Strokes. The single served as the lead single for their fourth studio album, Angles and was released online on 9 February 2011 as a free download for 48 hours exclusively.^[1] It was the first single release from the band in five years, following the release of "You Only Live Once" in 2006. "Under Cover of Darkness" received positive reviews, managing to reach BBC Radio 1's A Playlist; before going on to debut at number 47 on the respective chart.^[2] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 133 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on March 2, 2011. The video was directed and produced by Warren Fu at Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 17, 2011. The video begins with a clip of the music video for "You Only Live Once", and contains a reference to the song "Last Nite". The reference occurs when Julian Casablancas throws his microphone stand (which he also did in the video for "Last Nite") as he's saying "everybody's singing the same song for 10 years".

In popular culture

"Under Cover Of Darkness" was made available for download on July 24, 2012 to play in Rock Band 3 Basic and PRO mode utilizing real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards. It appears on the setlist for Rocksmith which was released in October, 2011 in North America. The song is also featured on the soundtrack for basketball simulation game NBA 2K15 which was released on October, 2014 in North America.

Track listing

Digital download^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Under Cover of Darkness"	3:55

Vinyl^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Under Cover of Darkness"	3:55
2.	"You're So Right"	2:34

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak Position
Canada Hot 100	88
Canada: Active Rock^[5]	21
Canada: Alternative Rock^[6]	3
France Top 100	75
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	46
Japan Hot 100	9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[2]	47
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	12
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs	23

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United Kingdom	9 February 2011^[1]	Digital Download
Worldwide	11 February 2011	Digital Download
United Kingdom	1 March 2011^[4]	Vinyl
United Kingdom	16 April 2011^[1]	Vinyl

References

1 2 3 4 The Strokes to release 'Under Cover of Darkness' as free download NME, Retrieved 2011-04-18.
1 2 "Archive Chart: 2011-04-02" UK Singles Chart.
↑ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/2
1 2 The Strokes 'Under Cover of Darkness' - 7" Vinyl The Strokes.com, Retrieved 2011-04-16.
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↑ "Chart Track: Week 12, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.

External links

"Under Cover Of Darkness" Official music video on YouTube

The Strokes

Studio albums

Is This It (2001)
Room on Fire (2003)
First Impressions of Earth (2006)
Angles (2011)
Comedown Machine (2013)

Extended plays

The Modern Age (2001)
The Observer (2003)
Future Present Past (2016)

Singles

Other songs

"When It Started"
"One Way Trigger"

Side-projects

Albums and EPs

Yours to Keep (2006; Hammond, Jr.)
¿Cómo Te Llama? (2008; Hammond, Jr.)
Surfing (2008; Moretti)
Little Joy (2008; Moretti)
The Time of the Assassins (2009; Fraiture)
Phrazes for the Young (2009; Casablancas)
We Are Born (2010; Valensi)
Cavalo (2013; Moretti)
AHJ (2013; Hammond, Jr.)
Tyranny (2014; Casablancas)
Momentary Masters (2015; Hammond, Jr.)
New Skin (2016; Valensi)
With You Tonight (2017; Fraiture)

Discography

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