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For the 1936 Irving Berlin song, see Get Thee Behind Me Satan.
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Get Behind Me Satan is the fifth studio album by The White Stripes and was released in June 2005. Though still basic in production style, the album marked a distinct change from its guitar-heavy 2003 predecessor, Elephant. With its reliance on piano-driven melodies and experimentation with marimba on "The Nurse" and "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)", Get Behind Me Satan downplays the blues influences that dominated earlier White Stripes albums. Frontman Jack White plays with markedly different technique than in the past, trading in his electric guitar for an acoustic on all but a handful of tracks, as his usual riff-conscious lead guitar style is overtaken by a predominantly rhythmic approach. Rolling Stone ranked it the third best album of the year[1] and it received a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2006.

History

Jack White recorded the album at his own Third Man Studios in Detroit, Michigan, and mixed it at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. This represented a change from their previous album because The White Stripes did not use a professional studio for production work.

Jack White stated in an interview on the radio show Fresh Air that "truth is the number one theme throughout the album Get Behind Me Satan."

Garnering strong reviews, Get Behind Me Satan entered the U.S. and UK charts at #3, becoming a major success; it ranked higher in the U.S. charts than their previous records, but lower in the UK charts than Elephant. "Blue Orchid", the first single, became a radio hit in the United States and the band's second UK Top 10 hit. "My Doorbell" was the second single off of the album, followed by "The Denial Twist". Both also reached the Top 10 in the UK. Get Behind Me Satan has sold 850,000 units in the United States as of February 2007[2].

In 2006, the album was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, edited by Robert Dimery.

"Instinct Blues" was featured in Michel Gondry's 2006 film The Science of Sleep.

The title, Get Behind Me Satan, could allude to a few different sources. It may refer to the song Donkey Jaw from folk/rock group America which prominently features the lyric "Get behind me Satan, quit ravishing the land" at the head of two verses. Alternatively, it may refer to a well-known line from the story of the Temptation of Jesus which is later repeated against the disciple Simon Peter, in Matthew 16:23 of the New Testament. In the King James Version, the quotation is slightly different: "Get thee behind me, Satan"[3].

The album cover was used in the Gilmore Girls episode "I Get a Sidekick Out of You", with Lane and Zach in Meg and Jack's positions, respectively.

The album cover was also used for the 2008 Ozy and Millie calendar as both the front cover and for the month of January with the characters Ozy and Mille replacing Jack and Meg.

Track listing

All songs written by Jack White.

  1. "Blue Orchid" – 2:37
  2. "The Nurse" – 3:47
  3. "My Doorbell" – 4:01
  4. "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)" – 3:15
  5. "Little Ghost" – 2:18
  6. "The Denial Twist" – 2:35
  7. "White Moon" – 4:01
  8. "Instinct Blues" – 4:16
  9. "Passive Manipulation" – 0:35
  10. "Take, Take, Take" – 4:22
  11. "As Ugly as I Seem" – 4:10
  12. "Red Rain" – 3:52
  13. "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" – 4:19

The track "Passive Manipulation" features Meg White on lead vocal and timpani.

Personnel

Only the White Stripes contributed to the album.[4] They performed as follows:

  • Jack White — vocals, guitar, piano, marimba, tambourine
  • Meg White — vocals, drums, triangle, percussion, bells

Singles

Single cover Single information
"Blue Orchid"
"My Doorbell"
"The Denial Twist"

Samples

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References

  1. ^ Top 50 Records of 2005
  2. ^ Sources: White Stripes Heading To Warner Bros
  3. ^ Matthew Chapter 16, King James Version
  4. ^ Get Behind Me Satan CDUniverse. Retrieved 2007-11-26
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