Encore: The Stories Behind The Songs You Love

A Seven Nation Army Couldn't Hold Them Back: The Story of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army


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Quickly - don’t think too hard - but is there a more immediately recognizable Rock riff of the last 25 years than The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army

Not so much a song owned by a band anymore, and more of a tour-de-force piece of performance art for passionate sporting event-goers worldwide to make their own; Seven Nation Army has become a part of the public consciousness in ways that very few songs since the turn of the century have managed to.

Seven little notes, no real chorus, and a band who spent a lot of their existence arguably trying to *not* follow trends and gain worldwide celebrity status - it doesn’t really seem like the recipe for success on paper. 

This is the story of The White Stripes 2003 Classic - ‘Seven Nation Army’

Featuring newly unearthed audio from the band themselves!

Also contains audio from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-7bSDbIePc

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