White Unicorn

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“White Unicorn”
Single by Wolfmother from the album Wolfmother
Released	February 26, 2006
Format	CD
Recorded	2005
Genre	Neo-Psychedelia Stoner metal Hard rock
Length	5:04
Label	Modular Recordings
Producer	Dave Sardy
Wolfmother singles chronology
"Mind's Eye" (2005) "White Unicorn" (2006) "Dimension" (2006)

"White Unicorn" is the second single from the debut album by Wolfmother. Also on this CD single are two music videos, one for "Dimension" and another for "Mind's Eye". It is the third single released in the US.

A slower and longer version is available on Wolfmother's first EP.

[edit] Overview

Guitarist/vocalist Andrew Stockdale wrote the lyrics on the song, as well as fronting the guitar riff and chord progression. Written about a fashion model Stockdale had seen on television wearing a "White unicorn shirt with the unicorn spread across her shoulders" (Rolling Stone), it would come to be identified more with Wolfmother's reputation for mythical-elementary songs (a common theme in the recent mid-2000's retro metal movement).

The song refers to homelessness and vagabonds, another theme in the songs included on Wolfmother's eponymous debut album. Stockdale, formerly homeless himself, refers to life on the road with "little less than your guitar for comfort" and a want for love and "a woman" in both "White Unicorn" and "Vagabond".

[edit] Track listing

1. "White Unicorn"
2. "Love Train"
3. "Dimension" (Video)
4. "Mind's Eye" (Video)

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