De Stijl (album)

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De Stijl
De Stijl cover
Studio album by The White Stripes
Released June 20, 2000
Recorded 1999–2000
Genre Garage rock revival
Length 37:31
Label Sympathy for the Record Industry
V2 (US reissue)
XL (Europe reissue)
Producer Jack White
Professional reviews
The White Stripes chronology
The White Stripes
(1999)		 De Stijl
(2000)		 White Blood Cells
(2001)

De Stijl (pronounced /də ˈstaɪl/) is the second album by American alternative rock band The White Stripes, released in 2000. The album reached number thirty-eight on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart in 2002 when The White Stripes' popularity began establishing itself. It has since become a cult hit for White Stripes fans because it displays the early simplicity of the band before the breakthrough success of White Blood Cells. De Stijl was dedicated to Rietveld as well as Blind Willie McTell.

"De Stijl" is 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 furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld who also designed the Rietveld Schröder House, which Jack and Meg White visited while on tour in the Netherlands.

On February 5, 2008, Canadian media reported that Former Radio-Canada host Dominique Payette has filed a lawsuit against the White Stripes for using a 10-second clip of her interview with a little girl at the beginning of "Jumble, Jumble". She is demanding $70,000 in damages and the removal of the album "De Stijl" from store shelves. [1]

[edit] Track listing

All songs credited to The White Stripes, except where noted.

  1. "You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)" – 1:49
  2. "Hello Operator" – 2:36
  3. "Little Bird" – 3:06
  4. "Apple Blossom" – 2:13
  5. "I'm Bound to Pack It Up" – 3:09
  6. "Death Letter" (Son House) – 4:29
  7. "Sister, Do You Know My Name?" – 2:51
  8. "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise" – 3:14
  9. "A Boy's Best Friend" – 4:22
  10. "Let's Build a Home" – 1:58
  11. "Jumble, Jumble" – 1:53
  12. "Why Can't You Be Nicer to Me?" – 3:22
  13. "Your Southern Can Is Mine" (Blind Willie McTell) – 2:29

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Singles

Single information
" Hello Operator"
  • Released: May 2000
  • Chart positions:
  • none
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