“At the Door” by The Strokes
The Strokes’ “At the Door” is your quintessential rock tune in that there is discernible sentiment being relayed, but the specifics of the situation are shrouded by metaphors. And these metaphors are open to various interpretations. Overall it is obvious that the vocalist is trying to escape from something which reads like an internal issue.
So generally speaking, you can say that he is suffering from a condition akin to a negative, pessimistic disposition. And what the lyrics of this song seem to focus on is how he is dealing with this unenviable situation. For instance, at first it seems like he’s trying to escape it or perhaps even is looking for help. But by the time the song concludes we find him “waiting from the other side”, which sounds as if he has decided to let this condition transpire in its own time. But again, this is just a surface examination of “At the Door”. For it is obvious that when penning these types of tunes, artists like The Strokes rely on allegorical and ambiguous language which are intended to conceal part of its meaning.
Facts about “At the Door”
RCA Records released this track on 11 February 2020. The Strokes premiered this tune the day prior, at a rally held in New Hampshire for political candidate Bernie Sanders.
“At the Door” is also the first single The Strokes have dropped since 2013. And it is part of their 2020 album, “The New Abnormal”.
The writers of this song are the five members of The Strokes along with songwriter Paul Vincent Vassallo. And the track was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin. The writing credits for “At the Door” are as follows:
- Julian Casablancas
- Nikolai Fraiture
- Albert Hammond Jr.
- Fabrizio Moretti
- Nick Valensi
- Paul Vincent Vassallo
Mike Burakoff served as the director of the music video to “At the Door”.
