12:51 Lyrics

[Outro]
We'd go out and get forties
Then we'd go to some party

Oh, really, your folks are away now?
Alright, I'm coming, I'll be right there

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The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas said “12:51” was about “the moment right before you fuck.”

Lead guitarist Nick Valensi managed to painstakingly create the sound of a synthesized keyboard with his guitar for this song. However when a friend heard it, he responded with crushing logic, “Why didn’t he just play a keyboard?”

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Credits
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Recorded At
TMF Studios, New York City, New York
Release Date
October 13, 2003
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