Favorite Number Songs #5 - "Seven Nation Army"
@teamfreak16 (43421)
Denver, Colorado
June 28, 2017 5:38pm CST
Numbers. We're talking numbers here, both @FourWalls and I, are talking spelled out numbers in song titles. We are at #5 in my Favorite Numbers Songs series, with a band making it's first appearance in one of my music countdowns: The White Stripes with "Seven Nation Army."
Lot's of neat info about 2003's Grammy winning "Seven Nation Army:" guitarist/vocalist Jack White claims he was saving the song's guitar riff in case he was ever approached to do a James Bond theme. Realizing that this was unlikely, White turned said riff into "Seven Nation Army" (titled as such for demo purposes prior to any lyrics being written.) Ironically, in 2008, White teamed up with Alicia Keys for "Another Way to Die," the theme song from the Bond film Quantum of Solace.
An international hit (including Top 10 in the UK, Germany, and Italy,) "Seven Nation Army" stalled at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100, but spent three weeks atop that magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song is wildly popular in European Football (Soccer) stadiums, and, in the NFL, at Baltimore Ravens games. It has been covered numerous times, notably by The Oak Ridge Boys, Living Colour, Audioslave, Kelly Clarkson, and Metallica.
And by the way, that catchy bass riff in the song? It's actually one of Jack White's guitar's, run through a Whammy pedal.
Enjoy!
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Seven Nation Army · The White Stripes Elephant ? 2003 Third Man Records, Inc. under exclusive license to V2 Records...
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@FourWalls (62118)
• United States
29 Jun 17
And I just HAD to listen to the Oak Ridge Boys' version, didn't I.....
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
I listened to it, and the Audioslave version as well.
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@maezee (41997)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I was going to say, I didnt think they had a bass player? Just him ans Meg? I like the white stripes and most of what Jack White does in general. This song got a little bit over played on the radio over the last like ten years though. But still a good one.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Jun 17
I agree, it is overplayed. But not "Stairway to Heaven" overplayed, at least.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
29 Jun 17
Really catchy this is Scott.
I remember it and love Jack White.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
It's catchy and it rocks. How can you go wrong?
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
29 Jun 17
Love this one especially heavy on the bass.....
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
It is a cool bass riff, except it's actually a guitar.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
@librarygeek1980 - Oh, I gotcha. I totally misunderstood. Sorry about that.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@teamfreak16 I meant heavy on the drum beats, but I like the bass riff too
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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1 Jul 17
Never heard of the song? Of course, I lost in the world of 60's classic music. But will give it a listen
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jun 17
The White Stripes is a great post 80s and grunge era band.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
I know. It's about time I got to use them in one of these.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Jun 17
A great song, even if there is no actual bass in it. Hey Jack White... do you need a bass player? ;-)
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 17
Yeah, but you would have had to wear all of that ridiculous red and white clothing!
