Elephant (album)
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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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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 mostly recorded at Maida Vale and Toe Rag Studios across two weeks in April 2002.
After the White Stripes achieved their mainstream breakthrough, they continued a "back-to-basics" approach seen in their previous album, White Blood Cells. This was reinforced by producing the album without computers, instead utilizing a duct-taped 8 track tape machine and gear no more recent than 1963. Musically, Elephant is a blues and garage rock record featuring lyrics and themes surrounding the "death of the sweetheart" in American and popular culture.
Elephant peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, topped the UK Albums Chart, and received multiple platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Denmark (IFPI) for selling over 4 million copies worldwide. The album's lead single, "Seven Nation Army", became their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and one of the band's enduring songs. Also released as singles were "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", "The Hardest Button to Button", and "There's No Home for You Here".
Elephant received widespread acclaim from music critics, and became a defining work of the 2000s garage rock revival. In addition to becoming the band's best-selling release, the album received several accolades, 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. The album is considered one of the greatest of the 21st century, and is often featured in professional listings of the greatest albums of all time.
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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.
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