White Blood Cells (album)

This article is about an album by an American rock band. See White blood cell in relation to biology.

White Blood Cells
Missing image The_White_Stripes_-_White_Blood_Cells.jpg Album cover
LP by The White Stripes
Released	July 3, 2001 (US)
Recorded	February 2001
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	40 min 23 sec
Label	Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer	Jack White
Professional reviews
AMG (4.5/5) link Rolling Stone (3.5/5) link Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) link
The White Stripes Chronology
De Stijl (2000)	White Blood Cells (2001)	Elephant (2003)

White Blood Cells is the third album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

The album was dedicated to Loretta Lynn. The album reached #61 on the Billboard 200 and went gold. The album reached #58 in the United Kingdom. The music video directed by Michel Gondry for "Fell in Love With a Girl" featured Lego animation. "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" features feedback to start, then loud bass guitar with Jack White's vocals. "We're Going to Be Friends" is a softer acoustic guitar song.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

all songs written by The White Stripes

1. "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" - 3:04
2. "Hotel Yorba" - 2:10
3. "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman" - 2:54
4. "Fell in Love With a Girl" - 1:50
5. "Expecting" - 2:03
6. "Little Room" - 0:50
7. "The Union Forever" - 3:26
8. "The Same Boy You've Always Known" - 3:09
9. "We're Going to Be Friends" - 2:22
10. "Offend in Every Way" - 3:06
11. "I Think I Smell a Rat" - 2:04
12. "Aluminium" - 2:19
13. "I Can't Wait" - 3:38
14. "Now Mary" - 1:47
15. "I Can Learn" - 3:31
16. "This Protector" - 2:10

Personnel

• Jack White - guitar, piano, vocals
• Meg White - drums, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Jack White
• Engineer: Stuart Sikes
• Mixing: Stuart Sikes, Jack White
• Mastering: Fred Kevorkian
• Design: 3rd Man, Twirly Red
• Layout design: 3rd Man
• Photography: Patrick Pantano

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Heatseekers	1
2002	The Billboard 200	61
2002	Top Independent Albums	28

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"	Modern Rock Tracks	19
2002	"Fell in Love With a Girl"	Modern Rock Tracks	12

Singles - UK

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Hotel Yorba"	UK Singles Chart	26
2002	"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"	UK Singles Chart	25
2002	"Fell in Love With a Girl"	UK Singles Chart	21

See also: White Blood Cells (album), 2000, 2001, 2001 in music, 2003, Album, All Music Guide, Bass guitar, Billboard 200