Hotel Yorba

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“Hotel Yorba”
“Hotel Yorba” cover
Single by The White Stripes
from the album White Blood Cells
B-side "Rated X"
Released November 2001
Format CD, 7"
Recorded 2001
Genre Alternative rock
Length 2:10
Label XL Recordings
Producer Jack White
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Party of Special Things to Do"
(2000)		 "Hotel Yorba"
(2001)		 "Fell in Love with a Girl"
(2002)

"Hotel Yorba" is the lead single from White Blood Cells, by The White Stripes, and their first single to be released commercially. It was released in November 2001. It has a country feel and an upbeat vibe. The Hotel Yorba is a former hotel in southwest Detroit that is now used as government subsidized housing, and the single version was recorded in a room there. [1] The White Stripes shot much of the song's music video outside the hotel, but were denied permission to film inside; according to Jack White, the duo is "sort of banned for life" from the hotel [2].

The song is primarily built around three chords G, C and D, but a fourth, F, is also heard.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by The White Stripes unless otherwise noted

[edit] 7"

  1. "Hotel Yorba" (Live at the Hotel Yorba)
  2. "Rated X" (Live at the Hotel Yorba) (Loretta Lynn)

[edit] CD

  1. "Hotel Yorba"
  2. "Rated X" (Live at the Hotel Yorba)
  3. "Hotel Yorba" (Live at the Hotel Yorba)
  4. "Hotel Yorba" Video (QuickTime movie)

[edit] Trivia

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  • According to the audio commentary of the "Extended Pilot" episode of Arrested Development, this song was to be heard when the Fünkes were leaving their Beverly Hills hotel without paying their bill, but it was decided that it would be too costly to obtain permission.
  • British rock band The Fratellis performed a cover of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
  • Juno-nominated Canadian rock / 'death country' band Elliott Brood frequently perform a cover of the song in their live shows.
  • Roosevelt Franklin covered the song for their record "Elisha Cuthbert".
  • Australian Comedy TV show The Chaser's War On Everything parodied this song. In the parody Jack White accidentally mixes his red and white clothes in the washing machine which turns them pink.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Everett True (2004). The White Stripes and the Sound of Mutant Blues. Omnibus Press, 126. ISBN 0-7119-9836-1. 
  2. ^ Triple Tremelo - Singapore fansite of The White Stripes » Sights & Sounds » Music Videos
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