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Icky Thump

Icky Thump is the sixth and final studio album by American rock duo The White Stripes, released through Warner Bros. and Third Man Records in June 2007, with XL Recordings handling the United Kingdom release. Its first release came on June 15, 2007, in Germany,[2] with the release for the rest of Europe occurring on June 18 and the rest of the world on June 19.[3]

This article is about the album. For its title track, see Icky Thump (song).

Icky Thump

June 15, 2007 (2007-06-15)

January–February 2007[1]

Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

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Icky Thump received positive reviews from critics and enjoyed commercial success, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one[4] and debuting at number two on the Billboard 200, becoming the duo's highest-charting album in the US with 223,000 copies sold.[4][5] By late July, Icky Thump was certified gold in the United States. On February 10, 2008, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

Theme[edit]

Jack White told Blender in July 2007 that Icky Thump "is about feeling positive about being alive, taking deep breaths and just being really happy."

– guitar, vocals, mandolin, keyboards, synthesizers, production, mixing

Jack White

– drums, percussion, vocals

Meg White

The White Stripes


Additional personnel

Dolon, John (July 2007), Blender Volume unknown: pp. 109–112

"The White Stripes: New Jack City"

stream of the whole album from MTV.com

Icky Thump – The Leak