Icky Thump

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Icky Thump

Icky Thump is the sixth studio album by the duo The White Stripes. The album sold 367,672 copies in the US. Icky Thump is severely affected by the loudness war, so much so that copies of the Steve Hoffman-mastered vinyl edition are sought after and vinyl rips are widely distributed online.

1 About
2 Trivia
3 Shop
4 Song Meanings
5 Reviews
6 External Links

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About

Icky Thump was released on June 15, 2007 under Warner Brothers. The album was a big hit in several countries like in U.K. which became no.1 on the Billboard 200 and no.2 on the U.S. Chart. The album has several singles including the "Icky Thump" track which hit no.2 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart and no.2 on the U.K. Chart. The track was written by the band member Jack White. The second single "Rag And Bone" is all about the two rag and bone collectors cited by Jack and Meg White.

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	Icky Thump	4:14
2	You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)	3:54
3	300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues	5:28
4	Conquest	2:48
5	Bone Broke	3:14
6	Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn	3:05
7	St. Andrews (This Battle Is in the Air)	1:49
8	Little Cream Soda	3:45
9	Rag and Bone	3:48
10	I'm Slowly Turning into You	4:34
11	A Martyr for My Love for You	4:19
12	Catch Hell Blues	4:18
13	Effect and Cause	3:00

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Chart Toppers

Year	Title	UK	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Mainstream Rock	U.S. Modern Rock
2007	"Icky Thump"	2	26	15	2

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Credits

Performance Credits

The White Stripes Primary Artist

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Trivia

The single "Icky Thump" came from Northern England which means "what the heck?" it was then changed to "Icky" so that the people in the U.S. could understand it.

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