De Stijl
Studio album by The White Stripes
Released	20 June 2000
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Blues rock, Indie rock
Length	37:31
Label	Sympathy For The Record Industry (original) V2 Records (U.S. reissue) XL Recordings (E.U. reissue)
Producer(s)	Jack White
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) link Rolling Stone link
The White Stripes chronology
The White Stripes (1999)	De Stijl (2000)	White Blood Cells (2001)

De Stijl is the second album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2000. The album reached #38 on Billboard magazine's Top Independent Albums chart in 2002 when The White Stripes' popularity began establishing itself. Cover for album De Stijl by The White Stripes. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll, with an emphasis on the electric guitar. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Formed in 1988 by Record Industry Anti-Mogul, Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as: Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 The R.I.) is mainly a Garage Rock and Indie Rock label. ... V2 Records is a record label which was started in 1996 by Richard Branson, four years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. Over the years V2 acquired Junior Boys Own, Gee Street Records and Big Cat Records. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes (later to be joined by Richard Russell) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. ... Motto: In varietate concordia 2 Anthem: Ode to Joy 3 Commission seat Brussels Official languages 23 Member states 27 Presidencies  - Commission José Manuel Barroso  - Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering  - Council Frank-Walter Steinmeier  - European Council Germany Formation    - Treaty of Rome 25 March 1957   - Maastricht Treaty 7 February 1992  Area  - Total... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... kicks ass --clayton kicks ass hard! ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... The White Stripes is the self-titled debut album by American rock band, The White Stripes, and was released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ... White Blood Cells is the third album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 other events of 2000 list of years in music 2000s in music // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

"De Stijl" (pronounced duh-STILE; Dutch pronunciation: IPA /də stɛil/) is the name of a Dutch art movement and means "The Style". Lead singer Jack White had been an admirer of the movement for a long time, especially of Gerrit Rietveld who made furniture but also designed the Rietveld Schröder House, which Jack and Meg visited while they were on tour in The Netherlands. De Stijl redirects here. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Red and Blue chair Lamp, designed by Rietveld Rietveld-Schröder house Gerrit Rietveld (Utrecht June 24, 1888 – Utrecht June 26, 1964), was a Dutch designer, architect and cabinet maker. ... Look up furniture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Rietveld Schröder House was built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

De Stijl was dedicated to Rietveld as well as Blind Willie McTell. Blind Willie McTell Blind Willie McTell (May 5, 1901 (Thomson, Georgia) – August 15, 1959 (Milledgeville, Georgia), probably born William Samuel McTear, was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ...

Track listing

All songs written by The White Stripes, except where noted. The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ...

1. "You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)" – 1:49
2. "Hello Operator" – 2:36
3. "Little Bird" – 3:06
4. "Apple Blossom" – 2:13
5. "I'm Bound to Pack It Up" – 3:09
6. "Death Letter" (Son House) – 4:29
7. "Sister, Do You Know My Name?" – 2:51
8. "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise" – 3:14
9. "A Boy's Best Friend" – 4:22
10. "Let's Build a Home" – 1:58
    • The voices at the beginning are of a young Jack White (when he was still John Gillis), his brother and his mother
11. "Jumble, Jumble" – 1:53
12. "Why Can't You Be Nicer to Me?" – 3:22
13. "Your Southern Can Is Mine" (Blind Willie McTell) – 2:29
    • The voices at the end of the song are of Blind Willie McTell being interviewed following a car accident

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Samples

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Credits

• Jack White - guitar, piano, vocals
• Meg White - drums, tambourine, floor tom

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• John Szymanski - harmonica
• Paul Henry Ossy - violin in "I'm Bound To Pack It Up" and electric violin in "Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me"