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Rag and Bone (song)

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Released
  
June 6, 2007

Length
  
3:48

Recorded
  
2007

Format
  
Digital download, 7-inch vinyl

Genre
  
Garage rock, blues rock, punk blues

Label
  
Warner Bros. (U.S.) XL Recordings (E.U.)

"Rag and Bone" is a song by the American garage rock band The White Stripes. It is the ninth track on, and the first single from, their 2007 album Icky Thump. The track was released as a free red 7" vinyl with the June 6, 2007 issue of the NME magazine, with a unique Jack White-designed etching on the flipside of each record.

The song is told from the point of view of two rag and bone collectors, portrayed by both Jack and Meg White. The song's conventional verses and choruses are interspersed with a spoken narrative. The single version of the song is a different mix from the version that was later released on the UK LP 'Icky Thump' album. Sean Fennessey of Vibe called the song "the funniest and best track" on Icky Thump.

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