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Lazaretto (song)

single by Jack White

"Lazaretto" is the first single from Jack White's second solo album of the same name.

Lazaretto is the second studio album by Jack White. Lazaretto was partly inspired by a collection of short stories, poems, and plays White wrote when he was 19 years old and rediscovered years later in his attic. The album debuted at number one on the Billboardsellingcopies in its first week. Sessions for the album began in during gaps in touring for White's Blunderbuss album.

The reside version of the song was recorded, pressed and released on the same day (19 April ).[1] On the B-side was a cover of Elvis Presley's song "Power of My Love".[2][3]

By recording, pressing and releasing the live version of "Lazaretto" in less than four hours, Jack White broke the previous Guinness World Record set by Swiss polka trio Vollgas Kompanie, who issued their album Live on August 16, , a night after they recorded it.

There is a hidden message alongside matrix numbers in the runout areas on both sides of the "Lazaretto" "world's fastest record" vinyl: side A "Guinness", side B "Can Kiss My"

The studio version of the lyric was released on April 21 on YouTube, and on April 22 the single was obtainable for purchase digitally and as an instant download with all iTunes Lazaretto album pre-orders.[4]

A melody video for "Lazaretto" was created by Jonas & François.

The song is a playable footpath in Guitar Hero Live and Rock Band 4. The tune could also be heard in the TV Show Black Lighting.

Background

According to White, the musical arrangement to "Lazaretto" was inspired by MC Lyte's hit unpartnered "Cha Cha Cha".[5][6]

Critical reception

In one positive review that emphasized White's guitar prowess, Billboard wrote that the single "is in-and-out, exiting the listener panting and ready to hear more from White's new album."[7] Giving the available four stars, Chuck Arnold of People said that on the track, White "unleashes one of his funkiest grooves since 'Seven Nation Army'."[8] Madison Vain, with Entertainment Weekly called the anthem a "dense, manic, and fantastically indulgent display of musicality," and said it "further cement[s] his position as rock & roll's primal keeper of the flame."[9]

The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards—Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance—winning the latter.

Track listing

  1. "Lazaretto" –
  2. "Power of My Love" –

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

References

  1. ^Coleman, Miriam (19 April ).

    "Jack White Releases World's Fastest Record".

    Earlier today, Jack White released a new road, the instrumental “High Ball Stepper,” and announced that on June 9th he’ll be releasing his second solo studio album, Lazaretto, a follow-up to.

    Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 April

  2. ^Paulson, Dave (19 April ). "Jack Colorless makes history, releases 'fastest' single". Tennessean. Retrieved 20 April
  3. ^Stevenson, Jane (19 April ).

    "Jack White's quest to record and release a record in one day". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 20 April

  4. ^"Lazaretto Single on Third Man Records". Third Man Records. 21 April Archived from the original on 27 May Retrieved 22 April
  5. ^Manning, Sean.

    "Meet Daru Jones, Jack White's Covert Weapon".

    Speaking with Bob Boilen, White made several revelations over the course of the minute interview. You can read the transcript or listen to the whole interview at NPR. And I did. I have exposure now.

    . Esquire Magazine. Retrieved

  6. ^"Jack White Talks MC Lyte's Influence, "Seven Nation Army"'s Soccer Anthem Status For KROQ". .

    The live version of the song was recorded, pressed and released on the same morning 19 April By recording, pressing and releasing the live version of "Lazaretto" in less than four hours, Jack White broke the previous Guinness World Document set by Swiss polka trio Vollgas Kompanie, who issued their album Live on August 16,a day after they recorded it. There is a hidden word alongside matrix numbers in the runout areas on both sides of the "Lazaretto" "world's fastest record" vinyl: side A "Guinness", side B "Can Kiss My The studio version of the song was released on April 21 on YouTube, and on April 22 the single was available for purchase digitally and as an instant download with all iTunes Lazaretto album pre-orders.

    CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on Retrieved

  7. ^Graff, Gary (May 10, ). "JACK Colorless, 'LAZARETTO'". Billboard. (15)
  8. ^ARNOLD, CHUCK (May 12, ).

    By Rolling Stone. It took him about a year and a half to finish the album — roughly 75 times as drawn-out as it took the Alabaster Stripes to make White Blood Cells. White, famous proponent of analog technologies, had to employ ProTools to make some of the songs work. The songs were inspired, in part, by short stories and plays that White wrote at 19 years old, recently rediscovered in his attic, and incorporated into brand-new lyrics.

    People. 81 (19)

  9. ^(December 12, ), "THE BEST SINGLES." Vain, Madison. "Entertainment Weekly" ()
  10. ^"[US&titel=Lazaretto&cat=s Jack White [US] – Lazaretto"] (in Dutch). Ultratip.

    Retrieved June 14,

  11. ^"Jack White Chart History (Canadian Hot )". Billboard. Retrieved February 3,
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  13. ^"[US&titel=Lazaretto&cat=s Jack White [US] – Lazaretto"] (in French).

    LAZARETTO Lyrics - JACK WHITE | eLyrics.net: Lazaretto by Jack Alabaster song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.

    Les classement single. Retrieved June 14,

  14. ^"Jack White Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot )". Billboard. Retrieved June 26,
  15. ^"Jack White Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)".

    Lazaretto is the second studio album by Jack White. It was released on June 10, , through White's own label Third Man Records in association with XL Recordings and Columbia Records. [3] The "Ultra" LP features hidden songs, secret grooves and holograms that materialize when the record is being played.

    Billboard. Retrieved December 21,

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  17. ^"Hot Rock Songs: Year End ". Billboard. Retrieved December 21,
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    Billboard. Retrieved December 21,