Studio Album · No. 4

Angles Songwriting Credits by The Strokes

2011 RCA 10 tracks 34:27

Produced by Joe Chiccarelli, Gus Oberg, The Strokes  ·  Engineered by Gus Oberg, Noah Georgeson, Justin Gerrish, George Marino

RCA Indie RockNew WaveSynth-Pop
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Strokes carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
10 trackswritten by The Strokes 0 tracksoutside writers
The Strokes's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
1
Lyricists
3
Producers
221,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2011
Released
Data Insight

Every track is credited to the Strokes rather than to any member, the first time that happens in the catalogue. It is a direct consequence of how the record was made: the four instrumentalists wrote together while Casablancas worked apart, and the collective credit is the honest description of the result. The per-track authorship figure on this page reads as zero for that reason, not because the band did not write it.

Angles is The Strokes' fourth album, released in March 2011 after a five-year gap. Joe Chiccarelli started the sessions, Gus Oberg finished them, and Casablancas recorded his vocals separately from the rest of the band. The liner notes credit the writing to the Strokes as a group.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Machu Picchu
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
2
Under Cover of Darkness #47
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
3
Two Kinds of Happiness
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
4
You're So Right
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
5
Taken for a Fool
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
6
Games
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
7
Call Me Back
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
8
Gratisfaction
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
9
Metabolism
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)
10
Life Is Simple in the Moonlight
The Strokes The Strokes Joe ChiccarelliGus ObergThe Strokes The Strokes (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 3 contributors

TS
The Strokes
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album10 written
GO
Gus Oberg
Producer
On this album10 produced
JC
Joe Chiccarelli
Producer
On this album10 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Angles

Who wrote Angles?
The Strokes, credited as a group on all ten tracks. No individual member is named as a writer anywhere on the record.
Why is the writing credited to the whole band?
Casablancas recorded his vocals separately from the rest of the band, and the songs came out of the four instrumentalists working together rather than from one person arriving with them finished.
Who produced it?
Joe Chiccarelli began the sessions and Gus Oberg finished them, with the band credited as co-producers. Noah Georgeson mixed and George Marino mastered.
How did it chart?
It reached number four on the Billboard 200 and number three in the UK, selling 221,000 in the United States.
What was the single?
"Under Cover of Darkness", which reached number 47 in the UK, followed by "Taken for a Fool".
Why the five-year gap?
First Impressions of Earth came out in 2006 and the band went on hiatus, with the members making solo records before reconvening for Angles.
Data note: Every track on Angles is credited to the Strokes collectively rather than to individual members, which is how the liner notes record it. The per-track authorship figures therefore show no named member on this album even though the band wrote all of it.

Sources

Wikipedia: Angles (The Strokes album) Wikipedia: The Strokes discography Cover Art Archive: Angles by The Strokes