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=== 2003–2006: ''Elephant'' and ''Get Behind Me Satan'' === The White Stripes' fourth album, ''[[Elephant (album)|Elephant]]'', was recorded in 2002 over the span of two weeks with British [[recording engineer]] [[Liam Watson (record producer)|Liam Watson]] at his [[Toe Rag Studios]] in London.<ref name=Fricke>Fricke, David (April 17, 2003), [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=9491694&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live "Living Color"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513002200/http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=9491694&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live |date=May 13, 2016 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. (920): 102</ref> Jack self-produced the album with antiquated equipment, including a [[duct tape|duct-taped]] [[Multitrack recording|8-track]] [[tape machine]] and pre-1960s recording gear.<ref name=Fricke/> In a 2017 interview with ''The New Yorker'', Jack said "We had no business being in the mainstream. We assumed the music we were making was private, in a way. We were from the scenario where there are fifty people in every town. Something about us was beyond our control, though. Now it's five hundred people, now it's a second night, what is going on? Is everybody out of their minds?"<ref name="Wilkinson" /> ''Elephant'' was released in 2003 on [[V2 Records|V2]] in the US, and on [[XL Recordings]] in England.<ref name="Wilkinson" /><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r630295|pure_url=yes}} |title=Elephant – Review |website=Allmusic |author=Heather Phares |access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> It marked the band's [[major label]] debut and was their first UK chart-topping album, as well as their first US Top 10 album (at number six).<ref name="Wilkinson" /> The album eventually reached double [[platinum album|platinum]] certification in Britain,<ref>{{cite web|title=BPI |work=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/index.asp?Page=stats/content_file_118.shtml |access-date=January 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230171351/http://www.bpi.co.uk/index.asp?Page=stats%2Fcontent_file_118.shtml |archive-date=December 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and platinum certification in the United States.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp RIAA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405210430/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |date=April 5, 2007 }} ''[[Recording Industry Association of America]]''.</ref> To promote the album, they made several appearances on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' in 2003, and they collaborated with [[Conan O'Brien]] frequently afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White Stripes will play four nights on Conan |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/03/28/white-stripes-will-play-four-nights-conan/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Elephant'' garnered critical acclaim upon its release.<ref name=allmusicTWS/> It received a perfect five-out-of-five-star rating from ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, and enjoys a 92-percent positive rating on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/271218/review/5940476/elephant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023004535/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/271218/review/5940476/elephant |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2007 |title=Elephant: White Stripes – Review |magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Fricke, David |date=March 25, 2003|access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/whitestripes/elephant |title=The White Stripes: Elephant (2003): Reviews |work=metacritic.com |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804050037/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/whitestripes/elephant |url-status=dead }}</ref> AllMusic said the album "sounds even more pissed-off, paranoid, and stunning than its predecessor... Darker and more difficult than ''White Blood Cells''."<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r630295|pure_url=yes}} |title=Elephant – Review |website=Allmusic |author=Phares, Heather |access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> ''Elephant'' was notable for Jack's first guitar solos, and critics also praised Meg's drumming.<ref>{{Citation |title=The White Stripes - Elephant Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/elephant-mw0000022228 |access-date=2023-04-07 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 |title=Billboard |date=2003-03-29 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' placed Jack at number 17 on its list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and included Meg on its list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/ |title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |last= Townshend| first= Peter| author-link= Peter Townshend |date=August 27, 2003 |access-date=August 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623212741/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/ |archive-date = June 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Weingarten |first1=Christopher R. |last2=Dolan |first2=Jon |last3=Diehl |first3=Matt |last4=Micallef |first4=Ken |last5=Ma |first5=David |last6=Smith |first6=Gareth Dylan |last7=Wang |first7=Oliver |last8=Heller |first8=Jason |first9=Jordan |last9=Runtagh |first10=Hank |last10=Shteamer |first11=Steve |last11=Smith |first12=Brittany |last12=Spanos |first13=Kory |last13=Grow |first14=Rob |last14=Kemp |first15=Keith |last15=Harris |first16=Richard |last16=Gehr |first17=Jon |last17=Wiederhorn |first18=Maura |last18=Johnston |author18-link=Maura Johnston |first19=Andy |last19=Greene |date=2016-03-31 |title=100 Greatest Drummers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Elephant'' was ranked number 390 on the magazine's list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time |title=The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 18, 2003 |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623212750/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time |archive-date= June 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, the album came in at number 18 in NME's "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the decade". ''NME'' referred to the album as the pinnacle of the White Stripes' time as a band and one of Jack White's best works of his career.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reneshaw|first1=David|title=500 Greatest Songs (Seven Nation Army)|issue=July 2014| work= NME}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/9 |title=The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade |work= NME.com |access-date=February 19, 2010}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[Seven Nation Army]]", was the band's most successful and topped the Billboard rock charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Top Rock Charts|magazine=Billboard|date=2004}}</ref> Its success was followed with a cover of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s "[[I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself]]". The album's third single was the successful "[[The Hardest Button to Button]]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Ranked: The White Stripes' Greatest Hits |url=https://blog.roughtrade.com/gb/ranked-the-white-stripes-greatest-hits/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Rough Trade Blog}}</ref> "[[There's No Home for You Here]]" was the fourth single. In 2004, the album won a [[Grammy]] for [[Best Alternative Music Album]], while "Seven Nation Army" won a Grammy for [[Best Rock Song]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Rock On The Net: 46th Annual Grammy Awards - 2004 |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/grammys.htm |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> Also in 2004, the band released its first music film ''[[Under Blackpool Lights]]'', which was shot entirely on [[super 8 film]] and was directed by Dick Carruthers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=November 4, 2004 |title=The White Stripes Under Blackpool Lights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/nov/05/thewhitestripes |access-date=June 24, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=December 27, 2004 |title=The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-white-stripes-under-blackpool-lights-1798200273 |access-date=June 24, 2019 |newspaper=The AV Club |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801163735/https://music.avclub.com/the-white-stripes-under-blackpool-lights-1798200273 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:The White Stripes (cropped).jpg|thumb|The White Stripes performing at [[Bell Centre]] in 2005|left]]In 2005, Jack began working on songs for the band's next album at his home.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fricke|first1=David|title=White on White|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2005}}</ref> He played with different techniques than in past albums, trading in his electric guitar for an [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic]] on all but a few of the tracks, as his trademark [[riff]]-based lead guitar style is overtaken by a predominantly rhythmic approach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8653-get-behind-me-satan/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The White Stripes' fifth album, ''[[Get Behind Me Satan]]'', was released in 2005 on the [[V2 Records|V2]] label.<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r741928|pure_url=yes}} |title=Get Behind Me Satan – Review |website=AllMusic |author=Phares, Heather |access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> The title is an allusion to a Biblical quotation Jesus made to the [[Saint Peter|Apostle Simon Peter]] from the [[Gospel of Matthew|Gospel of Matthew 16:23]] of the [[New Testament]] (in the [[King James Version]], the quotation is slightly different: "Get thee behind me, Satan"<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/kjv/mat016.htm Matthew: XVI:XXIII, King James Bible.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193701/http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/kjv/mat016.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}. Retrieved June 20, 2008.</ref>). Another theory about this title is that Jack and Meg White read James Joyce's story collection "Dubliners" (published 1914) and used a line from the final story "The Dead" to title this album. The title is also a direct quotation from [[The Who|Who]] bassist [[John Entwistle]]'s solo song "You're Mine". 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'' did not feature the explicit blues and punk styles that dominated earlier White Stripes albums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8653-get-behind-me-satan/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> However, despite this, the band was critically lauded for their "fresh, arty reinterpretations of their classic inspirations."<ref name="allmusic1" /> It has garnered positive reactions from fans, as well as critical acclaim, receiving more Grammy nominations as well as making them one of the must-see acts of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Barry|title=White Out| work= NME New Musical Express|date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/white-stripes/get-behind-me-satan.shtml |title=Get Behind Me Satan |last= Murphy| first= Matthew |website=Pitchfork |date=June 6, 2005 |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115175516/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/white-stripes/get-behind-me-satan.shtml/ |archive-date=January 15, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it the third best album of the year<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/special/8952414/the_top_50_records_of_2005 ''Rolling Stone'' Magazine's Top 50 Records of 2005] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202234303/http://www.rollingstone.com/special/8952414/the_top_50_records_of_2005 |date=February 2, 2007 }}. Retrieved on August 30, 2008.</ref> and it received the [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] in 2006. Three singles were released from the album, the first being "[[Blue Orchid]]", a popular song on satellite radio and some FM stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=Ian|title=Jack White's Oddball Masterpiece: The White Stripes' last real hurrah |url=https://www.altpress.com/jack_whites_oddball_masterpiece_the_white_stripes_last_real_hurrah/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |date=June 30, 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Speed |first=Paul |date=2021-10-08 |title=A Wild And Windy Night When The White Stripes Rocked The Heavens |url=https://medium.com/the-riff/a-wild-and-windy-night-when-the-white-stripes-rocked-the-heavens-7b5e495cba10 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=The Riff |language=en}}</ref> The second and third singles were "[[My Doorbell]]" and "[[The Denial Twist]]", respectively, and music videos were made for the three singles. "My Doorbell" was nominated for [[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-12-08 |title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/the-complete-list-of-grammy-nominations.html |access-date=2023-04-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[File:Whitestripes.jpg|thumb|The White Stripes after a performance in 2005]]The White Stripes postponed the Japanese leg of their world tour after Jack strained his vocal cords, with doctors recommending that Jack not sing or talk for two weeks.<ref name="shelve" /> After a full recovery, he returned to the stage in [[Auckland]], New Zealand to headline the [[Big Day Out]] tour.<ref name="allmusic1" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=sanchez |first1=Lucas |title=Jack White changes his name |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-white-stripes-219-1365989 |website=NME |access-date=April 27, 2019 |date=November 6, 2005}}</ref> While on the British leg of the tour, Jack changed his name from Jack White to "Three quid".<ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |date=2005-11-06 |title=Jack White changes his name |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-white-stripes-219-1365989 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> On October 12, 2004, [[Jim Diamond (music producer)|Jim Diamond]]—the owner and operator of Ghetto Recorders recording studio—filed a lawsuit against the band and Third Man Records for "breach of contract".<ref name="jimdiamond">Dietderich, Andrew (June 20, 2005), "Studio owner sues White Stripes over album royalties". ''Crain's Detroit Business''. '''21''' (25):37</ref> In the suit, he claimed that as the co-producer, mixer, and editor on the band's debut album, and mixer and engineer on ''De Stijl'', he was due royalties for "mechanical rights".<ref name="jimdiamond" /><ref name="chrisharris">Harris, Chris (June 16, 2006), "White Stripes Win Royalties Lawsuit". MTV. Retrieved March 16, 2015.</ref> The band filed a counterclaim on May 16, 2005, requesting damages against Diamond and an official court declaration denying him rights to the material.<ref name="jimdiamond" /> Diamond lost the suit on June 15, 2006, with the jury determining that he was not instrumental in crafting the band's sound.<ref name="chrisharris" /><ref>{{cite web |author1=Billboard Staff |title=White Stripes Win Lawsuit Over Royalties |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/white-stripes-win-lawsuit-over-royalties-58119/ |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard |access-date=1 April 2025 |date=15 June 2005}}</ref> The White Stripes released a cover version of [[Tegan and Sara]]'s song "[[Walking with a Ghost (song)|Walking with a Ghost]]" on iTunes in November 2005. The song was later released in December as the ''[[Walking with a Ghost (song)|Walking with a Ghost]]'' EP featuring four other live tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The White Stripes: Walking With a Ghost EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8654-walking-with-a-ghost-ep/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2006, it was announced on the official White Stripes website that there would be an album of [[avant-garde]] orchestral recordings consisting of past music written by Jack called ''[[Aluminium (album)|Aluminium]]''. The album was made available for pre-order on November 6, 2006, to great demand from the band's fans; the LP version of the project sold out in a little under a day. The project was conceived by [[Richard Russell (XL Recordings)|Richard Russell]], founder of [[XL Recordings]], who co-produced the album with [[Joby Talbot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57051/white-stripes-meets-classical-on-aluminium |title=White Stripes Meets Classical On 'Aluminium' |work= billboard.com |date= October 4, 2006|access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> It was recorded between August 2005 and February 2006 at Intimate Studios in [[Wapping]], London using an orchestra. Before the album went out of print, it was available exclusively through the ''Aluminium'' website in a numbered limited edition of 3,333 CDs with 999 LPs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/51270/white-stripes-go-orchestral-on-aluminum.html |title=White Stripes Go Orchestral On Aluminum |work= Glide Magazine |date=October 5, 2006 |access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref>
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