| "The Adults Are Talking" | ||||
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| Single by The Strokes | ||||
| from the album The New Abnormal | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Studio | Shangri-La (Malibu, California) | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Julian Casablancas | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
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| "The Adults Are Talking" on YouTube | ||||
"The Adults Are Talking" is a song by American rock band The Strokes, the opening track on their sixth studio album, The New Abnormal (2020). It was released to alternative radio as the album's fourth single on November 3, 2020. It was produced by Rick Rubin with music written by all members of the Strokes and lyrics written by the band's singer, Julian Casablancas. It is a new wave, indie rock and post-punk song that Casablancas sings with both crooning vocals and falsetto throughout.
The Strokes performed "The Adults Are Talking" on Saturday Night Live on October 31, 2020, and a music video for the song, directed by Roman Coppola, was released on December 1. Commercially, the song reached No. 141 in Portugal as well as No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.