Studio Album · No. 3

White Blood Cells Songwriting Credits by The White Stripes

2001 Sympathy for the Record Industry 16 tracks 40:25

Produced by Jack White  ·  Engineered by Stewart Sikes, Fred Kevorkian

Sympathy for the Record Industry Garage RockIndie RockPunk Blues
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 16 of 16 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 16 / 16 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 16 tracks with documented writers, by whether The White Stripes carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
16 trackswritten by The White Stripes 0 tracksoutside writers
The White Stripes's roles on this album

Share of the 16 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

16
Tracks
1
Lyricists
1
Producers
1,114,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2001
Released
Data Insight

The only White Stripes album with no covers on it: all sixteen tracks are Jack White's, the first time that is true. It is also the album where the band stopped sounding like a blues project and started sounding like themselves. Stewart Sikes engineered it in Memphis in a few days.

White Blood Cells is the White Stripes' third album, released in July 2001 on Sympathy for the Record Industry. It made them: "Fell in Love with a Girl" and its Lego video put the band on MTV, and the album has sold over a million copies in the United States. It appears on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 200 Definitive Albums.

Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground #25
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
2
Hotel Yorba #26
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
3
I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
4
Fell in Love with a Girl #21
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
5
Expecting
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
6
Little Room
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
7
The Union Forever
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
8
The Same Boy You've Always Known
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
9
We're Going to Be Friends
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
10
Offend in Every Way
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
11
I Think I Smell a Rat
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
12
Aluminum
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
13
I Can't Wait
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
14
Now Mary
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
15
I Can Learn
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)
16
This Protector
Jack White John Anthony GillisMegan Martha White Jack White The White Stripes (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 4 contributors

JW
Jack White
Writer · Producer
On this album16 written
JA
John Anthony Gillis
Writer
On this album16 written
MM
Megan Martha White
Writer
On this album16 written
TW
The White Stripes
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions White Blood Cells

Did Jack White write White Blood Cells?
Yes, all sixteen tracks. It is the only White Stripes album with no cover version on it.
Who wrote "Fell in Love with a Girl"?
Jack White wrote the lyrics with the music credited to him and Meg. It reached number 21 in the UK and number 12 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart.
How did the album sell?
1,114,000 in the United States, where it is certified platinum.
Why is the album important?
It broke the band internationally and put them at the front of the garage rock revival. It appears on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 200 Definitive Albums and on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Who produced it?
Jack White, with Stewart Sikes engineering and mixing and Fred Kevorkian mastering.
How many tracks are on it?
Sixteen.

Sources

Wikipedia: White Blood Cells (album) Wikipedia: The White Stripes discography Cover Art Archive: White Blood Cells by The White Stripes