Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground

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"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"
Single by The White Stripes
from the album White Blood Cells
Released	August 2002
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative
Length	03 min 03 s
Label	XL Recordings V2 (Radio CD promo)
Producer(s)	Jack White
Chart positions
#19 (US) #26 (UK)
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Fell in Love with a Girl" (2002)	"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (2002)	"We're Going to Be Friends" (2002)

"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is a single by the White Stripes from their album White Blood Cells. It was released in August 2002. The song features a very raw guitar tone produced by an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi. In 2006, a cover of the song appeared on Chris Thile's album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground. Jack White originally planned for this song to be much softer and done with an acoustic guitar.

The video for this song, directed by Michel Gondry, depicts Jack coming back to his (and Meg's) trashed house and surveying the destruction. While he goes from room to room, video of the party that led to the destruction, and of his and Meg's relationship before he left, is projected and occasionally super-imposed over the scene.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD Promo 1.2 Radio CD Promo 1.3 7" 1.4 CD 1.5 DVD 2 References 3 Chris Thile Cover

[edit] Track listing

All songs by The White Stripes unless otherwise noted

[edit] CD Promo

1. "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"
2. "Suzy Lee" (BBC Radio-1 Evening Session)
3. "Stop Breaking Down" (BBC Radio-1 Evening Session) (Robert Johnson)

[edit] Radio CD Promo

1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

[edit] 7"

1. "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"
2. "Stop Breaking Down" (BBC Radio-1 Evening Session)

[edit] CD

1. "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"
2. "Suzy Lee" (BBC Radio-1 Evening Session)
3. "Stop Breaking Down" (BBC Radio-1 Evening Session)

[edit] DVD

1. "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"
2. "Arthur P. Dottweiler"

[edit] References

• White Stripes.Net FAQ. Retrieved September 17th.

[edit] Chris Thile Cover

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile covered Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground on his 2006 album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground. It was different than the original, in adding more bluegrass.

The White Stripes
Jack White | Meg White
Discography
Albums and extended plays: The White Stripes | De Stijl | White Blood Cells | Elephant | Get Behind Me Satan | Walking with a Ghost | Icky Thump
Singles: "Let's Shake Hands" | "Lafayette Blues" | "The Big Three Killed My Baby" | "Hand Springs" | "Hello Operator" | "Lord, Send Me an Angel" | "Party of Special Things to Do" | "Hotel Yorba" | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" | "We're Going to Be Friends" | "Red Death at 6:14" | "Candy Cane Children" | "Seven Nation Army" | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | "The Hardest Button to Button" | "There's No Home for You Here" | "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" | "Blue Orchid" | "My Doorbell" | "The Denial Twist"
DVDs: Candy Coloured Blues (unofficial) | Under Blackpool Lights
Other projects: Aluminium | The Go
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