Hard to Explain

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"Hard to Explain"
Single by The Strokes
from the album Is This It
B-side	"New York City Cops"
Released	June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25)
Recorded	March and April 2001
Studio	Transporterraum, New York City
Genre	Indie rock garage rock revival post-punk revival
Length	3:48
Label	Rough Trade RCA
Songwriter(s)	Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)	Gordon Raphael
The Strokes singles chronology
"Hard to Explain" (2001) "Last Nite" (2001)
Australian cover
Music video
"Hard to Explain" on YouTube

"Hard to Explain" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Is This It (2001), June 25, 2001. It peaked at number 7 in Canada, number 10 in Ireland, and number 16 in the United Kingdom. In a 2023 interview,^[1] producer Gordon Raphael explained that the song was originally written by frontman Julian Casablancas with his drum machine.