Studio Album · No. 6

The New Abnormal Songwriting Credits by The Strokes

2020 RCA / Cult 9 tracks 45:07

Produced by Rick Rubin  ·  Engineered by Jason Lader, Pete Min, Gus Oberg, Ben Baptie, Stephen Marcussen

RCA / Cult Indie RockSynth-PopAlternative Rock
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Strokes carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer67%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

9
Tracks
1
Lyricists
1
Producers
35,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2020
Released
Data Insight

Casablancas is the only credited writer on all nine tracks, which returns the band to the arrangement of Is This It after two albums of shared credits. Rick Rubin is the new element, and the record that won the Grammy is the one where the writing went back to one person. Nobody else appears in the writer column anywhere on it.

The New Abnormal is The Strokes' sixth album, released in April 2020 on Cult and RCA, their first in seven years. Rick Rubin produced it. It won Best Rock Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the band's first Grammy.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Adults Are Talking
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
2
Selfless
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
3
Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus #7
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
4
Bad Decisions #6
Julian Casablancas Billy IdolTony James Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
5
Eternal Summer
Julian Casablancas Richard Lofthouse ButlerTimothy George Butler Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
6
At the Door #18
Julian Casablancas Paul Vassallo Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
7
Why Are Sundays So Depressing
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
8
Not the Same Anymore
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)
9
Ode to the Mets
Julian Casablancas The StrokesNikolai FraitureAlbert Hammond Jr.Fabrizio MorettiNick Valensi Rick Rubin The Strokes (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 12 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions The New Abnormal

Who wrote The New Abnormal?
Julian Casablancas, credited alone on all nine tracks, returning to the way the first album was written.
Did it win a Grammy?
Yes, Best Rock Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, the band's first.
Who produced it?
Rick Rubin, with Jason Lader engineering and mixing most of it and Ben Baptie mixing the rest.
Who wrote "Bad Decisions"?
Julian Casablancas, as with every track on the album. It reached number six on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
How did it chart?
Number eight on the Billboard 200 and number three in the UK, with 35,000 sold in the United States.
Why the seven-year gap?
Comedown Machine in 2013 closed out the RCA contract and the band went quiet, releasing only an EP in 2016 before regrouping with Rick Rubin.

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