“Last Nite” is from The Strokes’ 2001 debut album Is This It. Written by Julian Casablancas, the song’s raw garage-rock energy and distinctive vocals helped fuel the early-2000s rock revival. It reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart but did not enter the Billboard Hot 100.
The song’s opening guitar riff closely resembles Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “American Girl.” When listeners pointed out the similarity, Casablancas simply replied “Yeah, we ripped it off.”