The Hardest Button to Button / St. Ides of March

by The White Stripes

The Hardest Button to Button / St. Ides of March cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: XL
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 7:42
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Noel Summerville, Matthew Kettle, Ben Swank, Meg White, Liam Watson, Johnny Walker, Jack White, Arthole

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Propelled by a relentlessly driving, rhythmic guitar riff and a pounding bass drum, this track highlighted the duo's remarkable ability to create massive tension through minimalism. The single is also renowned for its Michel Gondry-directed music video, which utilized extensive stop-motion drum kit multiplication.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. The Hardest Button to Button (3:35)
  2. St. Ides of March (4:07)

Credits

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