Juicebox (song)

"Juicebox" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. It was written by singer Julian Casablancas and produced by David Kahne. The song was released by RCA Records as the lead single from the Strokes' third studio album, First Impressions of Earth. In the United States, the song was released in October 2005, while in the United Kingdom and Australia, it was released in December. Casablancas was quoted in Spin as saying this about the song: "I remember people saying this track's ugly, I think it's got a great personality." The track was leaked long before its scheduled single release,^[2] forcing the band and managers to release it as a single in iTunes format earlier than planned.^[3] The B-side to the single is the song "Hawaii".

"Juicebox"
Single by The Strokes
from the album First Impressions of Earth
B-side	"Hawaii"
Released	October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
Studio	Red Carpet, New York City
Genre	Punk rock[1]
Length	3:17
Label	RCA, Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Julian Casablancas
Producer(s)	David Kahne
The Strokes singles chronology
"The End Has No End" (2004) "Juicebox" (2005) "Heart in a Cage" (2006)
Music video
"Juicebox" on YouTube

Reception

Their first single in over a year, "Juicebox" marked the Strokes' second single to reach the Top 10 in the UK and also their highest charting single to date. The song also became their first and only single to chart the US Billboard Hot 100, at number 98.

Music video

The video for "Juicebox", directed by Michael Palmieri with cinematography by Christopher Doyle, features comedian David Cross as a DJ in a radio station in New York City. The video caused some controversy because it contained graphic sexual content, which caused Palmieri to heavily edit it so it would be less explicit.

Track listings

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juicebox"	3:17
2.	"Hawaii"	3:52
3.	"Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"	3:39
4.	"Juicebox (Uncut video)"	5:01

All tracks are written by Julian Casablancas.

US 7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juicebox"	3:17
2.	"Hawaii"	3:52
3.	"Juicebox (Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)"	3:39

UK 7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Juicebox"	3:17
2.	"Hawaii"	3:52

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	44
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5]	4
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[6]	27
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7]	20
Germany (GfK)[8]	100
Greece (IFPI Greece)[9]	45
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	98
Scotland (OCC)[12]	7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13]	14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	50
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	5
UK Indie (OCC)[16]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	98
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[18]	9
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[19]	65

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 3, 2005	Alternative radio	RCA	[20]
United Kingdom	December 5, 2005	CD	Rough Trade	[21]
Australia	December 12, 2005		BMG	[22]