"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
Peak 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, Michigan consisting of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... White Blood Cells is the third album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes ( joined in 1992 by Richard Russell [[1]]) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. ... 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. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... kicks ass --clayton kicks ass hard! ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... 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... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, Michigan consisting of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... Fell in Love with a Girl is the name of a song by The White Stripes. ... Were Going to Be Friends is a promotional single by the White Stripes from their album White Blood Cells. ... The White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. ... White Blood Cells is the third album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). ... August 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // See also: Afghanistan timeline August 2002 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A Palestinian suicide bombing claims 9 lives, near Safed; there is a shooting attack in Jerusalem, claiming 2; there is an attack upon a settler family, killing... The Electro Harmonix logo Electro Harmonix is a company that makes electronic sound processors based in New York. ... NYC Edition Re-Issue The Big Muff is a famous fuzzbox/stompbox produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along with their Russian sister company Sovtek, primarily for use with the electric guitar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Chris Thile & the How To Grow A Band, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... How to Grow a Woman from the Ground (2006) is expected to be released by Chris Thile on September 12, 2006. ...

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. Michel Gondry, 2005 Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. ... Jack White (occasionally Jack III White or Jack White III), born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan is a Grammy-winning rock musician, singer, and music producer. ... Megan Martha White (born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) is best known as the drummer of Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. ...

Track listing

All songs by The White Stripes unless otherwise noted

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)

Radio CD Promo

1. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

7"

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

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)

DVD

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

References

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

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. It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Chris Thile & the How To Grow A Band, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... How to Grow a Woman from the Ground (2006) is expected to be released by Chris Thile on September 12, 2006. ... Bluegrass has three principal meanings, the second two both deriving from the first listed. ...