"Max played the demo and he was singing on it," says Kevin of the first time he heard the song. This was gonna be our third album in Europe, but it was only gonna be our second album in the United States, so there was a lot of pressure, a lot of anticipation for our second record." Kevin thought it was going to be a hit straight away. Kevin says, "We had just finally broken in the United States. There was a lot of pressure on the band before "I Want It That Way" came out. To be fair, I don't either, and I've listened to it 50,000 times. Nick doesn't remember the first time he heard the song. Here, they (sort of) answer all our questions about "I Want It That Way" and how it came to be. We chatted with Nick, A.J., and Kevin about their signature ballad. Although "I Want It That Way" is 17 years old, it's still on regular rotation everywhere from karaoke bars to fashion weeks-and still makes news headlines. The Ongoing History of New Music can be heard on the following stations:ġ02.1 The Edge/Toronto – Sunday night at 7Q107/TorontoLive 88-5/Ottawa107.5 Dave-FM/KitchenerFM96/LondonPower 97/WinnipegSonic 102.9/EdmontonThe Zone/VictoriaThe Fox/VancouverSurge 105/HalifaxWAPS/WKTL The Summit/Arkon, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown © 2021 Corus Radio, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.The 1999 song is such a classic that when I went to get a coffee this morning, it was playing in the cafe. If you’re in any of those markets and you want the show, lemme know and I’ll see what I can do.Īnd here’s the usual playlist from Eric Wilhite. Songs heard on this show (all songs by The Strokes):īad DecisionsLast Nite (demo)Hard to ExplainSomeday12:51JuiceboxUnder Cover of DarknessOne Way TriggerDrag QueenWe’re still looking for more affiliates in Calgary, Kamloops, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Brandon, Windsor, Montreal, Charlottetown, Moncton, Fredericton, and St John’s, and anywhere else with a transmitter.
Nice one, Nigel.īut why The Strokes? Where did they come from? And why was this guy in London telling me about a band from New York? This requires some explanation. The Strokes were one of the very, very first new bands behind what became the indie-rock revival that began at the tail end of the 90s and blew up over the next couple of years. “This should cure your ills.” It was a song not from some UK band but from a New York group called The Strokes. Nigel reached under the counter and pulled out a CD single. “Give me something that is exciting, new, and fresh,” I said.
This is the story I told to Nigel, the guy behind the counter in the small Rough Trade shop. Music made the old-school way with guitars, bass, drums, and vocals seemed out of date and played out.īut that couldn’t be true, could it? In the past, every time rock was declared dead, someone or something came along and breathed new life into everything.
On top of all that, a new genre dubbed “electronica” was siphoning off a lot of rock fans. And nu-metal, the biggest thing at the time, was very, very polarizing. The big acts were searching for direction. Alt-rock had lost its way after grunge burned out. The mainstream was awash in pop music: Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, ‘NSync, Britney Spears. I desperately needed some comfort and inspiration. I was a little bummed out at the time, concerned that music had hit a dead end. When I was in London in the summer of 2001, I made my usual trip to the original Rough Trade Records store on Talbot Street, just off Portobello Road in Notting Hill.
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