| "Icky Thump" | ||||
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| Single by the White Stripes | ||||
| from the album Icky Thump | ||||
| Released | April 26, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | January 20–22, 2007[1] | |||
| Studio | Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jack White III[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack White III[2] | |||
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| "Icky Thump" on YouTube | ||||
"Icky Thump" is a song recorded by the American alternative rock band the White Stripes. Written by Jack White, it was the first single released from their sixth and final album of the same name.[3] The song is a heavy garage-rock piece whose lyrics challenge anti-immigration pundits for their hypocrisy. It was recorded and mixed at Nashville's Blackbird studio.[4]
"Icky Thump" was released to significant commercial and critical success, with Rolling Stone naming in the 17th-best track of 2007. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2008. Commercially, it peaked at number 26 in the United States, number nine in Canada, and number two in the United Kingdom, earning a platinum sales certification in the US and a silver certification in the UK.
- ^ Ecky Thump. Third Man Books. 2017.
- ^ a b CD liner notes: Grammy Nominees 2008
- ^ FM96 Radio, Tuesday April 10 2007[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tingen, Paul (October 2007). "Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Joe Chiccarelli". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. Cambridge UK.