Last Nite

Released as the second single from The Strokes' debut album Is This It in 2001, "Last Nite" became a defining anthem of the early 2000s garage rock revival. The song's driving guitar riff drew widespread comparisons to Tom Petty's "American Girl," which Julian Casablancas openly acknowledged. Directed by Roman Coppola, the stripped-down music video captures the band's raw, no-frills energy that helped define the New York rock scene.