Elephant (album)

Elephant
Studio album by The White Stripes
Publication (s)	April 1, 2003
Label (s)	V2 records , XL recordings
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	49:56
production	Liam Watson , Jack White
Studio (s)	Toereg Studios
chronology White Blood Cells (2001) Elephant Get Behind Me Satan (2005)

Elephant is the fourth studio album by the American band The White Stripes . It was released in 2003 on V2 Records in the US and XL Recordings in Europe.

production

The album was recorded at Toereg Studios in London within two weeks . According to an interview, the band only invested £ 5,000 in the album. Jack White said when asked whether the album could not have been produced much more elaborately:

Sure we could have done that, but the way we work as a band forces us to work very quickly and cheaply, without expensive equipment - I hate computers and ProTools, it destroys creativity.

Songs on the album

All songs were written by Jack White unless otherwise noted.

1. " Seven Nation Army " - 3:51
2. "Black Math" - 3:03
3. "There's No Home for You Here" - 3:43
4. "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" ( Burt Bacharach , Hal David ) - 2:46
5. "In the Cold, Cold Night" - 2:58
6. "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" - 3:20
7. "You've Got Her in Your Pocket" - 3:39
8. "Ball and Biscuit" - 7:19
9. "The Hardest Button to Button" - 3:32
10. "Little Acorns" ( Mort Crim , J. White) - 4:09
11. "Hypnotize" - 1:48
12. "The Air Near My Fingers" - 3:40
13. "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" - 3:17
14. "It's True That We Love One Another" - 2:42
15. "Who's to Say" (Blanche) - 4:36
16. "Good to Me" (Brendan Benson) - 2:07

• Track 15 and 16 are bonus tracks on the release in Japan.
• On track 5, "In the Cold, Cold Night", Meg White sings.

Placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	Elephant	DE27 platinum (44 weeks)DE	AT39 (11 weeks) AT	CH29 (22 weeks) CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (54 weeks)UK	US6th platinum (57 weeks)US	First published: April 1, 2003

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	Seven Nation Army	DE4th gold (39 weeks)DE	AT18 (16 weeks) AT	CH3 (34 weeks) CH	UK7th platinum (9 weeks)UK	US76 (20 weeks) US	First published: March 2003
	I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself	-	-	-	UK13 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 2003
	The Hardest Button to Button	-	-	-	UK23 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 2003

Reviews

The album received average reviews.

Vicky Butscher awarded four out of five points on laut.de and described the album as " somehow different " and " very lovable in its very own way ".

Allmusic awarded five out of five stars and wrote that the album was a " phenomenal success ", a phenomenal success.

Almost Cool wrote that the album was indeed not a " terrible phenomenon " ( horrible release ), but one should one "the rumors, is the album 's all-time classic " do not believe and awarded 6 of 10 possible points.

Awards

The band received a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2004 and continued to be nominated for Album of the Year. The single Seven Nation Army won in the category Best Rock Song and was also nominated for "Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Singing - Rock".

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(200,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(60,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(30,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	2 × gold 12 × platinum	2,355,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.gaesteliste.de/texte/show.html?_nr=614
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart placements:
   • The White Stripes in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
   • The White Stripes in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
   • The White Stripes in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
   • The White Stripes in the Official UK Charts (English)
   • The White Stripes on the US Billboard charts
3. ↑ http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/w/white_stripes/elephant/index.htm
4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000022228
5. ↑ http://www.almostcool.org/mr/1449/
6. ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7695009
7. ↑ Award in Australia
8. ^ Award in Belgium
9. ↑ Award in Germany
10. ↑ Award in Europe
11. ↑ Award in Canada
12. ↑ Award in New Zealand
13. ↑ Award in the Netherlands
14. ^ Award in Norway
15. ↑ Award in Sweden
16. ↑ Distinction in the United States
17. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom