The single's B-side was "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men", a duet between the band's lead singer Casablancas and Regina Spektor. The release of the single was delayed slightly after Casablancas objected to the song being credited as "the Strokes and Regina Spektor", claiming that it should read "Regina Spektor and The Strokes".[7]
In October 2011, NME placed "Reptilia" at number 129 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[8] In 2020, The Independent and Paste ranked the song number seven and number six, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Strokes songs.[9][10]
The music video for the song was their first that was not directed by Roman Coppola. Instead they chose Jake Scott to shoot the video, which features close shots of the band members' faces, hands, and instruments while performing the song.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Reptilia"
3:41
2.
"Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men" (Regina Spektor and The Strokes)
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
^"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 7, 2004. p. 33.
^Cardenas, Mari (December 1, 2020). "Staff Pix 11/30". WECB. Emerson College. Retrieved March 15, 2021. This is the ultimate indie-alt classic.
^"The Strokes and The Warning!". Harmonix Music. Harmonix. May 15, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2021. The drums are fast and dense, as you'd expect from the garage punk sound.
^"The Strokes: Next Steps". iTunes. Apple. April 26, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2021. [...]amping up the post-punk influence and baiting the trap with jagged, Wire-like riffs on "Reptilia."