The White Stripes

The White Stripes lives in the middle ground — 22 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 4 quiet anchors and 14 songs where they let go completely.

The character of The White Stripes

Across the 40 The White Stripes songs we've measured, intensity averages 55/100 — more charged than the typical song we measure (46/100).

They run from We're Going to Be Friends (the calmest here, 13) to Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine (the most charged, 84), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1998–2007.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Ball and Biscuit.

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The songs that hit hardest

Let's Shake Hands intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1998

Jimmy the Exploder intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1999

Screwdriver intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1999

Hello Operator intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2000

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2001

Fell in Love with a Girl intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2001

I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2001

Ball and Biscuit intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 9 · 2003

Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine intense

harsh texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003

The Hardest Button to Button intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003

Blue Orchid intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2005

I Think I Smell a Rat intense

layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2005

Conquest intense

layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 2007

Icky Thump intense

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2007

The controlled burn

St James Infirmary Blues moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6

I Fought Piranhas moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999

Sugar Never Tasted So Good moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999

Suzy Lee moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1999

Little Room moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2000

Truth Doesn't Make a Noise moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2000

You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2000

Hotel Yorba moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001

Offend In Every Way moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001

I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself moderate

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 2003

I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2003

Seven Nation Army moderate

complex texture · mild changes · DR 8 · 2003

There's No Home for You Here moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2003

Forever for Her (Is Over for Me) moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005

Jolene moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

My Doorbell moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

The Denial Twist moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

The Nurse moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2005

You Don't Know What Love Is moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

Effect and Cause moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007

Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2007

Rag and Bone moderate

layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2007

The quiet ones

Apple Blossom safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2000

We're Going to Be Friends safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2002

In the Cold, Cold Night safe

smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2003

Little Ghost safe

smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005

Frequently asked about The White Stripes

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense The White Stripes song?

Of the 40 The White Stripes songs we've measured, “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” scores highest at 84/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest The White Stripes song?

“We're Going to Be Friends” measures gentlest at 13/100. It runs 95 BPM. The songs here span 13–84 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is The White Stripes overall?

The White Stripes averages 55/100 intensity across 40 measured songs — more charged than the 46/100 average across our whole catalog.

What is the average tempo of The White Stripes?

The The White Stripes songs we've measured average about 126 BPM — upbeat.

Which The White Stripes songs are calm enough for background listening?

These measure in our gentlest band (steady level, no sudden shifts): “We're Going to Be Friends”, “In the Cold, Cold Night”, “Apple Blossom”, “Little Ghost”.

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