The White Stripes

Icky Thump

From the album Icky Thump by The White Stripes

not in the chart
(this song didn't appear in the top 100 chart)

Song Info

"Icky Thump" is a Grammy Award-winning song recorded by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes. Written by Jack White, it is the first single released from Icky Thump. The name of the track comes from the Northern England exclamation "Ecky Thump," roughly meaning "what the heck?" The title was then changed to "Icky" so that "teenagers would understand it better back in America," in the same way Led Zeppelin took out the Read more...

The White Stripes

The White Stripes

Song Stats

Highest chart position:

2

Weeks in the chart:

7

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Awards

This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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sonicManiac

@ 3:36pm on 7 November 2009

epic