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| Released | April 1, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 2001 and April–May 2002[2] | |||
| Studio | Toe Rag Studios and Maida Vale Studios in London | |||
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| Length | 49:56 | |||
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| Producer | Jack White | |||
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| Singles from Elephant | ||||
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Elephant is the fourth studio album by the American rock duo The White Stripes, released on April 1, 2003, by V2, XL, and Third Man. The album was produced by the band's guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White, and continues their "back-to-basics" approach as seen in their previous album, White Blood Cells (2001). It was mostly recorded at Maida Vale and Toe Rag Studios across two weeks in April 2002, and was produced without the use of computers, instead utilizing a duct-taped 8 track tape machine and various gear no more recent than 1963.
Elephant peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and topped the UK Albums Chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have certified the album 2× Platinum and 3× Platinum respectively, and over 4 million copies have been sold worldwide.[8] The album spawned the hit singles "The Hardest Button to Button" and "Seven Nation Army", the latter of which became a sports anthem and has continued to experience commercial success. "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "There's No Home for You Here" were also released as singles.
Elephant received widespread acclaim from music critics, and became a defining event of the 2000s garage rock revival. The band earned several accolades for the album, including a nomination for Album of the Year and winning Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song ("Seven Nation Army") at the 2004 Grammy Awards. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest albums of the 21st century and was ranked number 449 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[9]
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- ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1491. February 14, 2003. p. 28.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 30, 2003. p. 23.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 15, 2003. p. 29.
- ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1516. August 8, 2003. p. 26.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 13, 2004. p. 27.
- ^ Garrity, Brian (May 27, 2005). "'Satan' is real for White Stripes". USA Today. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/the-white-stripes-elephant-3-1062784/
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