| Seven Nation Army | ||
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| single by The White Stripes | ||
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| Released | 7 March 2003 (USA) 12 May 2003 (UK) | |
| Recorded | April 2002 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, garage rock revival, hard rock | |
| Length | 3:52 | |
| Label | XL Recordings | |
| Writer | Jack White | |
| Producer | Jack White | |
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| Duran Duran cover song | ||
"Seven Nation Army" is a single by American alternative rock band The White Stripes, released in 2003 and covered by Duran Duran in concert.
About the song[]
The song is from The White Stripes Elephant album and is known for its underlying riff, which plays throughout most of the song. Although it sounds like a bass guitar (an instrument the group had famously never previously used), the sound is actually created by running a semi-acoustic guitar through a Digitech Whammy pedal. The single reached no.1 on the Modern Rock Track for three weeks and won 2004s Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
Duran Duran performed the song on some Red Carpet Massacre Tour shows combined with "Rio", including the Pala de André, Ravenna concert.
Other appearances[]
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Personnel[]
The White Stripes are:
- Jack White – Vocals, guitar, piano, production,
- Meg White – Drums, vocals
Lyrics[]
I'm gonna fight 'em all A nation army couldn't hold me back They're gonna rip it off Taking their time right behind my back And I'm talking to myself at night Because I can't forget Back and forth through my mind Behind a cigarette And the message coming from my eyes Says leave it alone Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell And if I catch it coming back my way I'm gonna serve it to you And that aint what you want to hear But thats what I'll do And the feeling coming from my bones Says find a home I'm going to Wichita Far from this opera for evermore I'm gonna work the straw Make the sweat drip out of every pore And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding Right before the lord All the words are gonna bleed from me And I will sing no more And the stains coming from my blood Tell me go back home