Lazaretto (song)

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"Lazaretto"
Single by Jack White
from the album Lazaretto
B-side "Power of My Love"
Released April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)
Format
Recorded
  • 2012–14 (studio version)
  • April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19) (live version)
Genre
Length 3:39
Label Third Man
Writer(s) Jack White
Producer(s) Jack White
Jack White singles chronology
"I'm Shakin"
(2012)		 "Lazaretto"
(2014)		 "Just One Drink"
(2014)
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Alternate cover
"World's Fastest Record" cover
"World's Fastest Record" cover

"Lazaretto" is the first single from Jack White's second solo album of the same name. The live version of the song was recorded, pressed and released on the same day (19 April 2014).[1] On the B-side was a cover of Elvis Presley's song "Power of My Love".[2][3]

By recording, pressing and releasing the live version of "Lazaretto" in less than four hours, Jack White broke the previous Guinness World Record set by Swiss polka trio Vollgas Kompanie, who issued their album Live on August 16, 2008, a day after they recorded it. There is a hidden message alongside matrix numbers in the runout areas on both sides of the "Lazaretto" "world's fastest record" vinyl: side A "Guinness", side B "Can Kiss My..."

The studio version of the song was released on April 21 on YouTube, and on April 22 the single was available for purchase digitally and as an instant download with all iTunes Lazaretto album pre-orders.[4]

Background

According to White, the musical arrangement to "Lazaretto" was inspired by MC Lyte's 1989 hit single "Cha Cha Cha".[5][6]

Critical reception

In one positive review that emphasized White's guitar prowess, Billboard wrote that the single "is in-and-out, leaving the listener panting and ready to hear more from White's new album."[7] Giving the single four stars, Chuck Arnold of People said that on the track, White "unleashes one of his funkiest grooves since 'Seven Nation Army'."[8] Madison Vain, with Entertainment Weekly called the song a "dense, manic, and fantastically indulgent display of musicality," and said it "further cement[s] his position as rock & roll's primal keeper of the flame."[9]

The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards—Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance—winning the latter.

Track listing

  • 7" vinyl
  1. "Lazaretto" – 3:57
  2. "Power of My Love" – 5:00

Charts

Personnel

  • Jack White – vocals, electric guitar
  • Daru Jones – drums
  • Dominic Davis – bass
  • Fats Kaplin – fiddle
  • Ikey Owens – Moog synth
  • Cory Younts – Korg synth

References

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  7. ↑ Graff, Gary (May 10, 2014). "JACK WHITE, 'LAZARETTO'". Billboard. 126 (15):43
  8. ↑ ARNOLD, CHUCK (May 12, 2014). People. 81 (19):57-58
  9. ↑ (December 12, 2014), "THE BEST SINGLES." Vain, Madison. "Entertainment Weekly" (1341):66-67
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jack White [US – Lazaretto"] (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=793 "Jack White – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Jack White. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=1243 "Jack White – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Jack White. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jack White [US – Lazaretto"] (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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  16. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=1228 "Jack White – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Jack White. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=851 "Jack White – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Jack White. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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