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SeanGlover: /* Trivia */

SeanGlover — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:00:10 GMT

Trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* Undeniably the band's most popular and well-known song.		* Undeniably the band's most popular and well-known song.
		+	* Live guitar: The [[Kay]] in open A.
	* Won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2004.		* Won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2004.
	* The riff was written at a sound check before a show at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. It was inspired by the main theme of Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony.		* The riff was written at a sound check before a show at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. It was inspired by the main theme of Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony.
	* In March 2005, Q Magazine placed "Seven Nation Army" at #8 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.		* In March 2005, Q Magazine placed "Seven Nation Army" at #8 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
	* Ranked #1 on UpVenue's 10 Best White Stripes Songs.		* Ranked #1 on UpVenue's 10 Best White Stripes Songs.
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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	I'm gonna fight 'em off -- a seven-nation army couldn't hold me back. They're gonna rip it off, taking their time right behind my back. And I'm talking to myself at night because I can't forget, back and forth through my mind behind a cigarette, and the message coming from my eyes says leave it alone. Don't want to hear about it; every single one's got a story to tell. Everyone knows about it, from the Queen of England to the hounds of hell. And if I catch it coming back my way, I'm gonna serve it to you, and that ain't what you want to hear, but that's what I'll do. And the feeling coming from my bones says find a home. I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera forevermore. I'm gonna work the straw; make the sweat drip out of every pore. And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding right before the Lord. All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think no more, and the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home.		I'm gonna fight 'em off -- a seven-nation army couldn't hold me back. They're gonna rip it off, taking their time right behind my back. And I'm talking to myself at night because I can't forget, back and forth through my mind behind a cigarette, and the message coming from my eyes says leave it alone. Don't want to hear about it; every single one's got a story to tell. Everyone knows about it, from the Queen of England to the hounds of hell. And if I catch it coming back my way, I'm gonna serve it to you, and that ain't what you want to hear, but that's what I'll do. And the feeling coming from my bones says find a home. I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera forevermore. I'm gonna work the straw; make the sweat drip out of every pore. And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding right before the Lord. All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think no more, and the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home.

SeanGlover at 03:11, 24 January 2012

SeanGlover — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:11:26 GMT

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
-	[[Category:~~Songs~~]]	+	[[Category:The White Stripes songs]]

SeanGlover: /* Other Appearances */

SeanGlover — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:48:46 GMT

Other Appearances

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	==Other Appearances==		==Other Appearances==
	* Appeared on the 2003 episode of ''Joan of Arcadia'', "The Fire and the Wood".		* Appeared on the 2003 episode of ''Joan of Arcadia'', "The Fire and the Wood".
		+	* Performed for the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004, introduced by [[Beck]]. The song won the Grammy for Best Rock Song the same year. (See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi8KdTk0u0g here].)
	* Appeared on VH1's 2008 program ''100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs''.		* Appeared on VH1's 2008 program ''100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs''.
	* Appeared on the 2008 episode of ''Skins'', "Everyone".		* Appeared on the 2008 episode of ''Skins'', "Everyone".
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	* The Oak Ridge Boys have covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSQ9YQa_6w here].)		* The Oak Ridge Boys have covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSQ9YQa_6w here].)
	* Weezer has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNbHsx_8b0 here].)		* Weezer has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNbHsx_8b0 here].)
-	* ~~Nostalgia 77 and~~ Alice Russell ~~have~~ covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4D273C7Ac here].)	+	* Alice Russell has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrTQngkjLE here].)
		+	* Nostalgia 77 has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4D273C7Ac here].)
	* C.W. Stoneking has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU2dcdk7obU here].)		* C.W. Stoneking has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU2dcdk7obU here].)
	* Metallica has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJfuirgEsOQ here].)		* Metallica has covered this. (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJfuirgEsOQ here].)
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	* Sampled by the rapper Apathy for his song "It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back". (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q13EQ_Erb0M here].)		* Sampled by the rapper Apathy for his song "It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back". (Hear it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q13EQ_Erb0M here].)
	* Also reportedly covered by Ryan Adams, A Perfect Circle, and Living Colour, among others.		* Also reportedly covered by Ryan Adams, A Perfect Circle, and Living Colour, among others.
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	==Credits==		==Credits==
	===Performers===		===Performers===

SeanGlover at 00:25, 31 August 2011

SeanGlover — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:25:07 GMT

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Shaun the Ripper at 02:43, 12 July 2008

Shaun the Ripper — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:43:03 GMT

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	'''Seven Nation Army''' is a song by The White Stripes. It can be heard on their fourth album, ''[[Elephant]]''. It was released as a single in April 2003.		'''Seven Nation Army''' is a song by The White Stripes. It can be heard on their fourth album, ''[[Elephant]]''. It was released as a single in April 2003.
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		+	The song is arguably their most famous song, and is well-known for its catchy riff, which is NOT played with a bass guitar, but instead with Jack's guitar ran through an octave pedal.

	==Track Listing==		==Track Listing==
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	==Band Quotes==		==Band Quotes==
-	* [[Jack White]] :"I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."	+	* [[Jack White]] : "I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."
	* [[Meg White]] :"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."		* [[Meg White]] :"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."
-	* [[Jack White]] :"~~that~~'s not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."	+	* [[Jack White]] : "That's not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."
-	* [[Jack White]] :"It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."	+	* [[Jack White]] : "It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."

	==Facts==		==Facts==
-	* The riff of Seven Nation Army has been used by tifosi of Italian national football ~~team~~ to celebrate the victory in Germany 2006 World Cup: "Cam-pio-ni del mon-do ! Cam-pio-ni del mon-do !".	+	* The riff of Seven Nation Army has been used by tifosi of Italian national football teams to celebrate the victory in Germany 2006 World Cup: "Cam-pio-ni del mon-do ! Cam-pio-ni del mon-do!".
-	* "Seven Nation Army" is widely acknowledged as being the band's best known and most infamous song.	+
	* In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Seven Nation Army" at number 8 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.		* In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Seven Nation Army" at number 8 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

	==Covers==		==Covers==
-	* Audioslave ~~has performed this live.~~	+	* Audioslave, Ryan Adams, Metallica, and A Perfect Circle have all performed this song live.
-	* Ryan Adams ~~has performed this live.~~	+
-	* Metallica ~~has performed this live.~~	+
-	* A Perfect Circle ~~has~~ performed this live.	+
	* The Flaming Lips recorded a version of Seven Nation Army, dubbed "Harry Potter's and George W. Bush's Severed Head Army Mix". The lyrics to this version were evidently inspired by the Butthole Surfers song, "Moving To Florida".		* The Flaming Lips recorded a version of Seven Nation Army, dubbed "Harry Potter's and George W. Bush's Severed Head Army Mix". The lyrics to this version were evidently inspired by the Butthole Surfers song, "Moving To Florida".
	* The track was sampled by the rapper, Apathy for his 12" single entitled It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back.		* The track was sampled by the rapper, Apathy for his 12" single entitled It Takes A Seven Nation Army To Hold Us Back.

Tbboy13: /* Track Listing */

Tbboy13 — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:05:28 GMT

Track Listing

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	===CD===		===CD===
	*1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52		*1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52
-	*2. "Good to Me" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06	+	*2. "[[Good to Me]]" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06
-	*3. "Black Jack Davey" - 5:06	+	*3. "[[Black Jack Davey]]" - 5:06

	===CD (Radio Promo)===		===CD (Radio Promo)===
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	===7"===		===7"===
-	* 1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52	+	* 1. "[[Seven Nation Army]]" - 3:52
-	* 2. "Good to Me" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06	+	* 2. "[[Good to Me]]" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06

	===7" (Promo)===		===7" (Promo)===
	* 1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52		* 1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52
-	* 2. "In The Cold, Cold Night" - 2:58	+	* 2. "[[In The Cold, Cold Night]]" - 2:58

	==Band Quotes==		==Band Quotes==

Tbboy13 at 19:01, 14 October 2006

Tbboy13 — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:01:59 GMT

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	===CD===		===CD===
	*1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52		*1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52
-	*2. "Good to Me" (Brendan Benson) - 2:06	+	*2. "Good to Me" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06
	*3. "Black Jack Davey" - 5:06		*3. "Black Jack Davey" - 5:06

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	===7"===		===7"===
	* 1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52		* 1. "Seven Nation Army" - 3:52
-	* 2. "Good to Me" (Brendan Benson) - 2:06	+	* 2. "Good to Me" [[Brendan Benson\|(Brendan Benson)]] - 2:06

	===7" (Promo)===		===7" (Promo)===
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	==Band Quotes==		==Band Quotes==
-	* [[Jack White]] : ''"I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."''	+	* [[Jack White]] :"I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."
-	* [[Meg White]] : ''"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."''	+	* [[Meg White]] :"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."
-	* [[Jack White]] : ''"that's not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."''	+	* [[Jack White]] :"that's not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."
-	* [[Jack White]] : ''"It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."''	+	* [[Jack White]] :"It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."

	==Facts==		==Facts==
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	==Video==		==Video==
-	The music video for the song~~, directed by Alex and Martin, consists The video~~, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end. Despite the [[1964 JB Hutto Montgomery Airline\|signature red Airline guitar]] depicted in the video, the song is almost exclusively played by a [[Kay Hollowbody]] guitar.	+	The music video for the song, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end. Despite the [[1964 JB Hutto Montgomery Airline\|signature red Airline guitar]] depicted in the video, the song is almost exclusively played by a [[Kay Hollowbody]] guitar.
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-	~~==External links==~~	+

Shaun the Ripper: /* Video */

Shaun the Ripper — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:56:08 GMT

Video

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	==Video==		==Video==
-	The music video for the song, directed by Alex and Martin, consists The video, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end. Despite the signature red ~~airline~~ guitar depicted in the video, the song is almost ~~exlusively~~ played by a ~~kay hollowbody~~ guitar.	+	The music video for the song, directed by Alex and Martin, consists The video, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end. Despite the [[1964 JB Hutto Montgomery Airline\|signature red Airline guitar]] depicted in the video, the song is almost exclusively played by a [[Kay Hollowbody]] guitar.

	==External links==		==External links==

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74.111.39.70 — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:22:14 GMT

Video

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	==Video==		==Video==
-	The music video for the song, directed by Alex and Martin, consists The video, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end.	+	The music video for the song, directed by Alex and Martin, consists The video, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, each containing a picture of either Jack or Meg playing. During the video, when the song reaches a rockish point, lights flash. Images of walking skeleton soldiers (a reference to Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts) also appear regularly. An elephant (to coincide for their album) appears once near the end. Despite the signature red airline guitar depicted in the video, the song is almost exlusively played by a kay hollowbody guitar.

	==External links==		==External links==

Tbboy13: /* Band Quotes */

Tbboy13 — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:44:53 GMT

Band Quotes

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	* [[Jack White]] : ''"I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."''		* [[Jack White]] : ''"I wrote that riff in a soundcheck in Australia at a show that we played down there. I was working on this phrase that I used to say when I was a kid. I used to call the Salvation Army 'Seven Nation Army' because I thought that's what the name was. So I was working around that and it just became a song about gossip. When I wrote that, I thought if I ever got asked to write the next James Bond theme, that would be the riff for it."''
	* [[Meg White]] : ''"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."''		* [[Meg White]] : ''"Jack basically wrote (Seven Nation Army) around the idea of this guy who comes into town and all his friends are gossiping about him. It gets so bad, he wants to leave town and then he decides not to."''
-	* Jack White : ''"that's not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."''	+	* [[Jack White]] : ''"that's not a bass at the start but my guitar with an octave pedal. The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating. The world constantly tries to dissect people, chew them up and spit them out. We get that all the time, people wanting our songs for commercials, wanting to know what the inside of Meg's bathroom looks like."''
-	* Jack White : ''"It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."''	+	* [[Jack White]] : ''"It felt strong when we mixed the album down. It felt like it should be the first track on the album. It just felt like an opening, explosive thing. I thought it would be interesting to release that at first."''

	==Facts==		==Facts==