Die by the Drop
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{{Infobox song
| name = Die by the Drop
| cover = dead_weather_die_by_the_drop.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Dead Weather
| album = Sea of Cowards
| B-side = Old Mary
| released = March 30, 2010
| recorded = {{Start date|2009|12}} at Third Man Studio
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Blues-rock, garage rock, gothic rock
| length = 3:28
| label = Third Man
| writer = A-Side:Fertita/Lawrence/Mosshart
B-Side:Jack White
| producer = Jack White
| prev_title = I Cut Like a Buffalo
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Blue Blood Blues
| next_year = 2010
}}
"Die by the Drop" is the first single from The Dead Weather's second album Sea of Cowards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prefixmag.com/news/dead-weathers-sophomore-album-sea-of-cowards-due-o/38789/|title=Dead Weather’s Sophomore Album, ‘Sea Of Cowards,’ Due Out On May 11 |website=Prefixmag.com|access-date=7 June 2021}} It was released on March 30, 2010 in the United States and April 25 in the UK. The single includes the B-side "Old Mary".
The video of the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi who also directed the videos for "Blue Orchid" by The White Stripes and "Broken Boy Soldier" by The Raconteurs, Jack White's other two bands. It is the band's first official video to show all of the Dead Weather members playing their instruments. Footage from the video was used in teaser trailers for the band's upcoming singles, "Blue Blood Blues", "Gasoline" and "Jawbreaker".
Track listing
- A. "Die by the Drop"
- B. "Old Mary"
Reception
John Sakamoto for the Toronto Star said the song "sounds like it should weigh a tonne," with "relentless guitar riffs, throbbing drums, an insistent, plinking piano part, and very loud vocals by White and Alison Mosshart, who don't so much duet as shout at each other."Sakamoto, John (April 3, 2010), "The Anti-Hit List". Toronto Star
Chart positions
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!Chart (2010) !Peak |
Billboard Alternative Songs
|align="center"|20 |
Billboard Rock Songs
|align="center"|36 |
Personnel
- Alison Mosshart – guitar, vocals
- Dean Fertita – organ, guitar
- Jack Lawrence – bass
- Jack White – drums, vocals, production
References
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Category:The Dead Weather songs
Category:Third Man Records singles
Category:Songs written by Dean Fertita
Category:Songs written by Jack Lawrence (musician)