One Way Trigger
{{Infobox song
| name = One Way Trigger
| cover = One Way Trigger single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = The Strokes
| album = Comedown Machine
| released = {{Start date|2013|01|25}}
| recorded = 2011–2012
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=01}}
| label = RCA
| writer = *{{hlist|Julian Casablancas|Nikolai Fraiture|Albert Hammond Jr.|Fabrizio Moretti|Nick Valensi}}{{Cite AV media notes |title=Comeback Machine |year = 2013 |others=The Strokes |type=Album liner notes}}
| producer = Gus Oberg
| prev_title = Taken for a Fool
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = All the Time
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header =
| type = song
| cover = One Way Trigger lyric poster.jpeg
| border =
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| caption = B movie-style lyrics sheet designed by Warren Fu.
}}
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"One Way Trigger" is a song by American rock band the Strokes. Written by the whole band, it was released as a free download ahead of their fifth studio album, Comedown Machine and was made available for streaming via YouTube{{cite web|title=The Strokes - "One Way Trigger" (Audio)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj6MJDpfjFA|website=YouTube|publisher=Google|access-date=30 June 2015}} and SoundCloud,{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49301-listen-the-strokes-new-song-one-way-trigger/|title=Listen: The Strokes' New Song "One Way Trigger"|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=January 25, 2013|author=Battan, Carrie|access-date=30 June 2015}} and as a free download via the band's official website on January 25, 2013. Casablancas posted a stylized lyric sheet for the song, designed by long-time collaborator Warren Fu, on his official website on January 30, 2013.{{cite web|last1=Snapes|first1=Laura|title=Check Out the Strokes' B Movie-Style Lyric Poster for "One Way Trigger"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49366-check-out-the-strokes-b-movie-style-lyric-poster-for-one-way-trigger/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=30 June 2015}} The song is one of the few from Comedown Machine to have been performed live, and is the only Strokes song to have ever been performed live by Hammond Jr. as a solo artist.{{cite web|last1=Fairbarn|first1=Sam|title=Albert Hammond Jr plays The Strokes' 'One Way Trigger' live|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/77153|website=NME.com|publisher=Time Inc. UK|access-date=30 June 2015}}
Composition
The song was the first written by Hammond Jr. following rehabilitation for his drug addiction.{{cite web|last1=Sundermann|first1=Eric|title=ALBERT HAMMOND JR.'S 'PALE BLUE DOT' MOMENT: "I WANTED TO BE CURIOUS AGAIN"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/albert-hammond-jr-interview-momentary-masters/|website=Noisey|publisher=Vice|access-date=1 July 2015}} It is synth-driven, similarly to several tracks on the band's previous album, Angles, and features unusual falsetto vocals from singer Julian Casablancas, as well as the first instance of an acoustic guitar on a Strokes recording.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = One Way Trigger
| length1 = 4:01
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2013–2015)
! Peak |
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| {{singlechart|France|167|artist=The Strokes|access-date=December 22, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardjapanhot100|57|artist=The Strokes|access-date=December 22, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Mexico Airplay (Billboard)
| 32 |