![]() In fact the melody never changes, only repeats and gets louder and quieter. I wanted to see how powerful I could make the track without resorting to it having a chorus. Part of the exercise and challenge for me as a songwriter with "Seven Nation Army" was to try to NOT put a chorus in the song. Had you at any point considered placing vocals atop it, or did you always realize it worked more powerfully standing alone? About that main riff: You let it carry the chorus by itself. The melody for the song was written at a soundcheck for a show in Australia at a club called the Corner Hotel in Melbourne. I played the riff over and over in front of Meg White and our friend Ben Swank. I seemed to be the only person who thought it was interesting at the time, but it grew on my musician friends eventually! I initially had it written in my notes for the making of our new album as “Bond Theme” since I thought I might save it if I ever got the chance to right a theme for a James Bond film, quickly realizing that that would probably never happen (ironically I did go on to write a Bond theme later!). I started to write lyrics for the song which we then recorded in London for the White Stripes album “Elephant." Amazingly our record labels did not want to release the song as a single when we put the album out initially.Ģ. (And anything cool/interesting about the writing/recording we may not have heard before.) ![]() Take us back to the origins of the riff, and its evolution into a fully fleshed-out song. (The email exchange has been edited for standardized style.)ġ. In an email interview with the Free Press, Jack White looked back on the 2003 song and reflected on its enduring impact around the world. ![]() 6 in Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs, after voting by thousands of music fans and Detroit music professionals. The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" was selected at No.
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