Hello Operator (song)
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"Hello Operator" | ||||
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Single by The White Stripes | ||||
from the album De Stijl | ||||
B-side | "Jolene" | |||
Released | May 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Garage rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Sympathy for the Record Industry | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jack White | |||
Producer(s) | Jack White | |||
The White Stripes singles chronology | ||||
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"Hello Operator" is a song from De Stijl, the second album by the Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes and the first track from it to be released as a 7" single. It was released in May 2000. It is backed by The White Stripes' off-kilter cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Live recordings of both songs are available on Under Blackpool Lights.
A picture disc version of this single exists. "Hello Operator" has been used in both an online and television Converse advertisement.
John Peel listed it as his single of the week on his radio show, even though it was not released in the United Kingdom.
The 7" single was recently[when?] reissued by Third Man Records.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hello Operator" | 2:37 |
2. | "Jolene" (Dolly Parton cover) | 3:13 |
Personnel[]
- Jack White - vocals, guitars
- Meg White - drums
- John Szymanski - harmonica
References[]
- ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie. "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
External links[]
- White Stripes.net Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- Live performance of "Hello Operator", Ontario, 2007
- Live performance (by The White Stripes) of "Jolene", Coney Island, 2005
Categories:
- 2000 singles
- The White Stripes songs
- 1999 songs
- Songs written by Jack White
- 2000s rock song stubs