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"Reptilia" is the second single lifted from Room on Fire, the second album of acclaimed American garage rock/post-punk band The Strokes. The single's B-side contains "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men", where lead singer Julian Casablancas duets with Regina Spektor. The official release date was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as "The Strokes and Regina Spektor", claiming that it should read "by Regina Spektor & The Strokes".
The title "Reptilia" refers to the "Reptilian brain", the central part of one's brain that handles basic emotions such as love and hate.
The cover of the single features the artwork from the cabinet of the 1980 arcade game Centipede by Atari.
The music video for the song was their first that was not directed by Roman Coppola. Instead they chose Jake Scott to shoot the video, which features close shots of the band members' faces and hands while performing the song. At the end of the video, Julian Casablancas spits at the camera lens.
The song is a playable track in the video games Rock Band and in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The minor difference is the guitar tracks are slightly louder than the original and the overexposed effect on Casablancas' vocals is removed.
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@YOUREANGRY Your mom sucks hairy balls!
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YOU SUCK KEEP CRYIN BITCH NIGGA
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this song really sucks
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@TheSovietSquirrel LOLL
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@ShootAAppleOffMyHead What, is the last second of the song not good enough for you?
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@ShootAAppleOffMyHead no 00:00 to 3:40
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6 people had a stroke.
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amoooo a the strokes x k sin the strkes no hay mundo pro sin julian casablancas no hay univrso IS MY HUSBAN
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@Runepath1 Oh my gosh! It's not that difficult.
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oh my gosh. i can play this on REAL GUITAR. not just on guitar hero!
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the best part of this song is from 00:01 to 3:39
ShootAAppleOffMyHead 2 years ago 70
dude.. every guy touches their balls.. live with it
Sk8dude177 3 years ago 50