De Stijl (album)
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| De Stijl | ||
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| Studio album by The White Stripes | ||
| Released | 20 June 2000 | |
| Recorded | January 2000 | |
| Genre | Blues rock, Indie rock | |
| Length | 37:31 | |
| Label | Sympathy For The Record Industry (original) V2 Records (U.S. reissue) XL Recordings (E.U. reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Jack White | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The White Stripes chronology | ||
| The White Stripes (1999) |
De Stijl (2000) |
White Blood Cells (2001) |
De Stijl is the second album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album reached #38 on Billboard magazine's Top Independent Albums chart in 2002 when The White Stripes' popularity began skyrocketing.
"De Stijl" (pronounced duh-STILE; Dutch pronunciation: IPA /də stɛil/) is the name of a Dutch art movement and means "The Style". Lead singer Jack White had been an admirer of the movement for a long time, especially of Gerrit Rietveld who made furniture but also designed the Rietveld Schröder House, which Jack and Meg visited while they were on tour in The Netherlands.
De Stijl was dedicated to Rietveld as well as Blind Willie McTell.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by The White Stripes, except where noted.
- "You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)" – 1:49
- "Hello Operator" – 2:36
- "Little Bird" – 3:06
- "Apple Blossom" – 2:13
- "I'm Bound to Pack It Up" – 3:09
- "Death Letter" (Son House) – 4:29
- "Sister, Do You Know My Name?" – 2:51
- "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise" – 3:14
- "A Boy's Best Friend" – 4:22
- "Let's Build a Home" – 1:58
- The voices at the beginning are of a young Jack White (when he was still John Gillis), his brother and his mother
- "Jumble, Jumble" – 1:53
- "Why Can't You Be Nicer to Me?" – 3:22
- "Your Southern Can Is Mine" (Blind Willie McTell) – 2:29
- The voices at the end of the song are of Blind Willie McTell being interviewed following a car accident
[edit] Samples
- "Death Letter" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Death Letter" by Son House; performed by The White Stripes.
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Credits
- Jack White - guitar, piano, vocals
- Meg White - drums, tambourine, floor tom
Additional personnel
- John Szymanski - harmonica
- Paul Hendry Ossy - violin in "I'm Bound To Pack It Up" and electric violin in "Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me"
| The White Stripes |
| Jack White | Meg White |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: The White Stripes | De Stijl | White Blood Cells | Elephant | Get Behind Me Satan | Walking with a Ghost |
| Singles: "Let's Shake Hands" | "Lafayette Blues" | "The Big Three Killed My Baby" | "Hand Springs" | "Hello Operator" | "Lord, Send Me an Angel" | "Party of Special Things to Do" | "Hotel Yorba" | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | "We're Going to Be Friends" | "Red Death at 6:14" | "Candy Cane Children" | "Seven Nation Army" | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | "The Hardest Button to Button" | "There's No Home for You Here" | "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" | "Blue Orchid" | "My Doorbell" | "The Denial Twist" |
| DVDs: Candy Coloured Blues (unofficial) | Under Blackpool Lights |
| Other projects: Aluminium |
| Management |
| Third Man Records | Ian Montone |
