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"Seven Nation Army" began with a guitar riff devised by singer and guitarist Jack White at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, while the White Stripes were on the Australian leg of their tour on January 29th 2002. He showed the riff to Ben Swank, an executive with the White Stripes' record label Third Man, who felt White could "do better". White later recalled that Swank "didn't even think that rhythm was that great, either".{{cite news |type=video |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/11/626288758/american-anthem-world-cup-white-stripes-seven-nation-army |title=Jack White: How I Made 'Blunderbuss' |work=NPR |author=Boilen, Bob |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=September 1, 2018}} 17 minutes, 11 seconds in. Originally saving the riff for a potential James Bond theme, he decided to incorporate it into a White Stripes song after admitting how slim his chances were of ever being asked to create a Bond theme. (Five years later, he would write and perform "Another Way to Die" with Alicia Keys as the theme for the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace.){{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Dan|title=20 Things You Might Not Know About 'Seven Nation Army'|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-seven-nation-army|website=NME|date=May 13, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2015}}

"Seven Nation Army" was produced by White and recorded at Toe Rag Studios in London's Hackney area. He wrote the song as a "little experiment", hoping to create a compelling song that did not include a chorus.{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jack-white-breaks-down-his-ambitious-new-album-boarding-house-reach |title=Jack White Breaks Down His Ambitious New Album, 'Boarding House Reach' |last=di Perna |first=Alan |work=Guitar World |publisher=Future US |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018}} The lyrics were written the night before the song was recorded. The title "Seven Nation Army" was initially used as a placeholder for the track before its lyrics were written, but the name ultimately stuck.

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"Seven Nation Army" is characterized as an alternative rock,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6663899/haley-reinhart-seven-nation-army-postmodern-jukebox-cover|title=Watch Haley Reinhart & Postmodern Jukebox's Jazzy 'Seven Nation Army' Cover|last=Angermiller|first=Michele Amabile|date=August 14, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 30, 2018}} garage rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/seven-nation-army-mt0004216174|title=Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes|last=Maginnis|first=Tom|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 30, 2018}} blues rock{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=September 11, 2017|title=The story behind 'Seven Nation Army', an anthem of the World Cup football terraces|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7cb66182-94bb-11e7-83ab-f4624cccbabe|access-date=September 7, 2021|newspaper=Financial Times}} and punk blues song with a length of three minutes and 52 seconds. According to sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group, it is composed in the key of E minor{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0111227|title=Seven Nation Army|last=Jack|first=White|date=November 12, 2012|website=Musicnotes.com|id=MN0111227|access-date=June 8, 2021}} in common time with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.{{cite web |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0111409 |title=Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes – Digital Guitar Tab |date=November 19, 2012 |publisher=Musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group. |access-date=September 2, 2018}} The title of the song comes from when Jack White, as a young child in Detroit, misheard "The Salvation Army" as "The Seven Nation Army".{{Cite web|url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02827372.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620161428/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02827372.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2003|title = Music | True believers}}

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The song is driven by a riff that resembles the sound of a bass guitar. To create this sound, White connected a semi-acoustic guitar to a DigiTech Whammy pedal (a pitch shift effect), lowering the pitch by an octave. The riff uses five pitches and consists of seven notes; it begins with a held note followed by four syncopated notes, ending with two notes that appear frequently in laments.{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/11/626288758/american-anthem-world-cup-white-stripes-seven-nation-army |title=Why 'Seven Nation Army' Is The One Jock Jam To Rule Them All |work=NPR |last=Karr |first=Rick |others=Digital version includes contributions from Daoud Tyler-Ameen|date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=September 2, 2018}} The 7-note riff of "Seven Nation Army" has been noted to be similar to the main theme (movements 1 and 4) of Bruckner's 5th symphony.{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7cb66182-94bb-11e7-83ab-f4624cccbabe |title=The story behind 'Seven Nation Army', an anthem of the World Cup football terraces |first=Helen |last=Brown |date=September 11, 2017 |work=Financial Times}} The song also features distorted vocals and a "heartbeat drum", played by White Stripes drummer Meg White.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-white-stripes/7000 |title=White Stripes: Elephant |work=NME |last=Mulvey |first=John |date=March 7, 2003 |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209111946/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-white-stripes/7000 |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |url-status=dead}} AllMusic's Tom Maginnis noted that the song "manipulat[es] the power of tension and release": it creates a sense of "anticipatory energy", then transitions into what Maginnis described as a {{nowrap|"[wordless]}} crush of what stands for the chorus", consisting of an electric guitar and a "bashing crash cymbal".

John Mulvey of NME described "Seven Nation Army" as a "diatribe against fame". The song's lyrics were inspired by the growing attention received by the White Stripes. According to Jack White, the song tells the story of a person who, upon entering a town, hears its residents gossiping about him and proceeds to leave the town in response. Driven by a sense of loneliness, he ultimately returns. Regarding the song's meaning, White stated, "The song's about gossip. It's about me, Meg and the people we're dating." Maginnis described the lyrics as presenting an "obstinate attitude", citing the opening lines: "I'm gonna fight 'em off / A seven nation army couldn't hold me back / They're gonna rip it off / Taking their time right behind my back".

In regards to the line "I'm going to Wichita / Far from this opera forevermore", White said he has never visited the city, but was using it as metaphor and getting himself into character for the song with the lyric.{{cite web |title=Jack White on 'Seven Nation Army': Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/07/16/jack-white-remembers-seven-nation-army-detroits-100-greatest-songs/87187446/ |website=FreeP.com}}

Jack White's idea of releasing "Seven Nation Army" as a single faced opposition from the White Stripes' record label, XL Recordings, which wanted to release the song "There's No Home for You Here" instead.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-white-stripes-61-1291731 |title=Jack White: 'White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' nearly wasn't released' |work=NME |last=Adshead |first=Adam |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2018}} Jack White persuaded the label to release "Seven Nation Army", and in 2003 it was released as a promotional single alongside Elephant track "In the Cold, Cold Night". It was subsequently released as a 7-inch vinyl single and a CD single; the former included a cover of "Good to Me"—written by Brendan Benson and Jason Falkner—as its B-side, while the latter included both "Good to Me" and folk song "Black Jack Davey". The photograph used as the single's artwork was taken by Patrick Pantano; it includes an elephant painting made by Greg Siemasz.

On January 3, 2014, Third Man Records announced a limited edition clear 7-inch vinyl reissue of "Seven Nation Army" as part of a package for subscribers to its Vault service.{{cite web |url=https://thirdmanrecords.com/news/vault-package-19/ |title=Vault Package #19 |publisher=Third Man Records |date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://thirdmanrecords.com/news/white-stripes-elephant-era-singles/ |title=White Stripes Elephant-Era Singles |publisher=Third Man Records |date=February 27, 2015 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} A black 7-inch vinyl reissue with updated artwork was released on February 27, 2015.

The video, directed by Alex and Martin, consists of one seemingly continuous shot through a kaleidoscopic tunnel of mirrored black, white and red triangles, touching on Jack's love of the number three. The triangle slides alternate between images of Jack or Meg playing, interspersed with marching skeletons and an elephant, referring to the name of the album "Seven Nation Army" appeared on. The triangles move forward through the tunnel faster and slower in tandem with the dynamics of the song. When the song begins to intensify, the lights surrounding the triangles flash and other effects build up as well.

The music video won Best Editing in a Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69353/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-winners |title=2003 MTV Video Music Awards Winners |magazine=Billboard |date=August 28, 2003 |access-date=July 19, 2019}} and it was nominated for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, and Best Special Effects.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69818/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees |title=2003 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees |magazine=Billboard |date=July 25, 2003 |access-date=July 19, 2019}}

"Seven Nation Army" received widespread critical acclaim. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in addition to being nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/46th-annual-grammy-awards |title=46th Annual Grammy Awards |website=GRAMMY.com |date=November 28, 2017 |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date= December 28, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-grammys-nominees-story.html |title=Complete list of 46th annual Grammy winners and nominees |work=Chicago Tribune |date= December 4, 2003 |access-date= July 19, 2019}} and in 2003, it was ranked number three on Pazz & Jop based on music critics' votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres03.php |title=The 2003 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll |last=Christgau |first=Robert |publisher=Robert Christgau |access-date= December 29, 2018}} Heather Phares of AllMusic described it as a "breathtaking opener" to the album Elephant,{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/elephant-mw0000022228 |title=Elephant – The White Stripes |website=AllMusic |last=Phares |first=Heather |access-date= September 7, 2018}} and Bram Teltelman of Billboard suggested that "adventurous rock programmers might want to join the 'Army{{'"}}. In particular, "Seven Nation Army{{"'}}s central riff has been the subject of praise since the song's release. A writer for Rolling Stone described it as the best riff of the 2000s decade,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/the-white-stripes-seven-nation-army-2-83465/ |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date= September 8, 2018}} and Rebecca Schiller of NME wrote that the riff is "the most maddeningly compulsive bassline of the decade, and not even actually played on a bass guitar".{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years-1257 |title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years |work=NME |last=Schiller |first=Rebecca |access-date=September 4, 2018 | date = June 20, 2011}} Critics also praised Meg White's drumming—a "hypnotic thud" according to Tom Maginnis of AllMusic. Teltelman described the drumming as "simple but effective", and Phares said it was "explosively minimal".

Critics distinguished the song from the White Stripes' other work. According to Teltelman, "Seven Nation Army" represented an effort to "defy categorization", especially the garage rock label that had been attributed to the band. He further wrote that it was "much more of a straightforward rock song" than the band's 2002 single "Fell in Love with a Girl".{{cite magazine |last=Teltelman |first=Bram |title=Singles |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 |magazine=Billboard |location=New York City|volume=115 |issue=13 |issn=0006-2510|date= March 29, 2003 |access-date=September 8, 2018}} Phares found "Seven Nation Army", along with "The Hardest Button to Button", to "deliver some of the fiercest blues-punk" of any song by the White Stripes, and Alex Young of Consequence of Sound viewed it as the band's best song. Paste and Stereogum both named "Seven Nation Army" as the White Stripes' best song.{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-white-stripes/the-white-stripes-10-best-songs|title=The 10 Best White Stripes Songs|first=Bo|last=Moore|website=Paste|date=February 4, 2011|accessdate=May 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1665824/the-10-best-white-stripes-songs/lists/|title=The 10 Best White Stripes Songs|first=Carl|last=Williott|website=Stereogum|date=February 26, 2014|accessdate=May 27, 2023}}

Critics ranked the song among the best tracks of the 2000s decade; it appeared on NME{{'}}s,{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-00s-1261 |title=200 Best Songs Of The 00s |work=NME |date= May 29, 2012 |access-date=September 11, 2018}} Rolling Stone{{'}}s, WFNX's,{{cite web | url= http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/94711-WFNXs-top-101-songs-of-the-decade/?page=10#TOPCONTENT | title= WFNX's top 101 songs of the decade | work = Boston Phoenix | access-date = February 5, 2009}} and Pitchfork{{'}}s{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7693-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=10 |title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s |work=Pitchfork |date= August 21, 2009 |access-date= December 28, 2018}} retrospective lists, and it was placed at number one on Consequence of Sound{{'}}s "Top 50 Songs of the Decade".{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/cos-top-50-songs-of-the-decade-25-1/ |title=CoS Top 50 Songs of the Decade: 25-1 |work=Consequence of Sound |date=2009 |access-date= September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907211940/https://consequence.net/cos-top-50-songs-of-the-decade-25-1/ |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live}} "Seven Nation Army" appeared on Triple J's greatest songs ranking based on audience votes,{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_list.htm |title=Hottest 100 of All Time 2009 |publisher=Triple J |access-date=December 28, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/voting/ |title=Hottest 100 of All Time – Voting |publisher=Triple J |access-date=December 28, 2018}} and listeners ranked the song number six on BBC Radio 6 Music's "Top 100 Greatest Hits" after being presented with an unranked best songs list that the station had created.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/lTSTgHn1zW3lY0TXg3dr98/6-musics-100-greatest-hits-the-top-100|title=6 Music's 100 Greatest Hits: The Top 100|publisher=BBC Radio 6 Music|access-date=December 28, 2018}} Loudwire ranked it the seventh on their list of the "Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs".{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|date=July 1, 2012 |title=No. 7: White Stripes, 'Seven Nation Army' – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs |url=https://loudwire.com/white-stripes-seven-nation-army-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}

In March 2005, Q magazine ranked "Seven Nation Army" eighth in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.{{cite web| author = RockList.net | title = Q magazine – 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever! | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#Guitar%20Tracks | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120529202643/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#Guitar%20Tracks | url-status = usurped | archive-date = May 29, 2012 | year = 2005 | access-date = June 27, 2007 | publisher = rocklistmusic.co.uk }} It was also called the 75th greatest hard rock song by VH1.{{Cite web |last=BraveWords |title=VH1 Counts Down The Top 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs Of All-Time; The Entire List Is Here! |url=https://bravewords.com/news/vh1-counts-down-the-top-100-greatest-hard-rock-songs-of-all-time-the-entire-list-is-here |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=bravewords.com |language=en}} In May 2008, Rolling Stone placed the song at number 21 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/11 |title=100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= May 28, 2008 |access-date= September 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530212911/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/11 |archive-date= May 30, 2008 |url-status=dead }} On Rolling Stone{{'}}s updated version of its The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010, "Seven Nation Army" was listed at number 286,{{cite web | title = 'Rolling Stone' Updates '500 Greatest Songs' List | url = http://cbs2chicago.com/entertainment/rolling.stone.songs.2.1721498.html |date= May 28, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100629052844/http://cbs2chicago.com/entertainment/rolling.stone.songs.2.1721498.html | archive-date = June 29, 2010 }} and was re-ranked at number 36 in the 2021 edition. Rolling Stone also polled artists, critics and industry insiders in 2018 to create a list of the 100 greatest songs of the 21st century, and the song was placed at No. 3, with its riff described as the greatest of the 21st century.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/seven-nation-army-the-white-stripes-666952/ |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= June 28, 2018}}

The song was listed as the number-one song of the year on the 2003 KROQ Top 106.7.{{cite web | url = http://www.radiohitlist.com | title = List of KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns | work = RadioHitlist}}

On March 8, 2003, "Seven Nation Army" debuted at number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart;{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2003-03-08 |title=Alternative Songs—The week of March 8, 2003 |magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 1, 2018}}{{refn|group=note|name=modern-rock|Billboard{{'}}s Modern Rock chart is now known as Alternative Songs, a name it adopted in 2009.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268412/chart-beat-pink-black-eyed-peas-shinedown |title=Chart Beat: Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Shinedown |magazine=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=June 10, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330094540/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268412/chart-beat-pink-black-eyed-peas-shinedown |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}}} on July 26, it peaked at number one, a position it maintained for three weeks.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2003-07-26 |title=Alternative Songs—The week of July 26, 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 1, 2018}} In late 2023, for the chart's 35th anniversary,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/alternative-airplay-chart-35th-anniversary-foo-fighters-all-time-low-rule-1235408126/|title=Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}} Billboard ranked the song as the 80th most successful in the chart's history.{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006001750/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-alternative-songs/|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-alternative-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs|archive-date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard}} The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 24, peaking at 76 that week.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-05-24 |title=The Hot 100—The week of May 24, 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 1, 2018}} It debuted at number 38 on Billboard's Mainstream rock chart on July 12, and it reached its peak position of 12 on November 8.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2003-07-12 |title=Mainstream Rock Songs—The week of July 12, 2003 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 1, 2018}} In Canada it peaked at number 61 on the Canadian Singles Chart in July 2007.

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on May 3, 2003, at number seven, its peak position.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/7-nation-army/ |title=7 nation army | full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 2, 2018}} It also reached the UK Indie Chart and Scottish Singles Chart the same week. The song debuted on the former at number one and remained at that position for another week, and it debuted and peaked at number six on the latter.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20030504/130/ |title=Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 2, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/7-nation-army/ |title=7 nation army | full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=September 2, 2018}} On May 1, it debuted on the Irish Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 22. On June 22, the song debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at its peak position of number 17. It debuted on the Official German Charts at number 69 on June 27; it peaked at number four two weeks later.

"Seven Nation Army" continued to chart intermittently years after its release. The song debuted at number four on the Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI) chart on July 27, 2006, and it peaked at number three a week later. On June 29, 2008, it debuted at number 18 on the Swiss Hitparade chart, where it ultimately peaked at number four; it reentered this chart several times afterward, most recently in 2013. The song debuted at number 23 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart on July 4, 2008, and it peaked at number 18 the next week; it later entered the Ö3 Austria Top 75 chart for one week on February 3, 2012. The song also entered the French Singles Chart on multiple occasions from 2013 to 2018, peaking at number 48 on February 23, 2013. It debuted on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart on January 18, 2014, peaking at number 12 during its first week.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2014-01-18 |title=Alternative Songs—The week of January 18, 2014 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 1, 2018}}

The song was awarded several certifications in the 2010s. It was certified gold by Germany's Federal Music Industry Association in 2010, indicating over 150,000 sales of the single. In 2013, the British Phonographic Industry awarded "Seven Nation Army" a silver certification; after receiving a gold certification two years later, the song was certified double platinum in 2019 for sales and streams of over 1,200,000. The song was certified gold by the FIMI in 2014; three years later, it received a platinum certification, having sold over 50,000 copies.

"Seven Nation Army" played a significant role in the White Stripes' popularity. A writer for Rolling Stone described it as a "career-changing hit", and NME's Daniel Martin viewed the song as the White Stripes' "defining tune", having sparked the band's transition "from their garage rock beginnings to an entirely new level of acclaim". In addition, "Seven Nation Army" contributed to the garage rock revival movement, becoming the first song in the genre to reach number one on Billboard{{'}}s Modern Rock chart.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Beyoncé's Solo Debut Does 'Crazy' Business |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 |magazine=Billboard |location=New York City|volume=115 |issue=28 |issn=0006-2510 |page=51|date=July 12, 2003 |access-date=September 5, 2018}}{{refn|group=note|name=modern-rock}} After its initial run on music charts, the song—especially its riff—grew in popularity as a result of its usage in sports. In 2012, Deadspin{{'}}s Alan Siegel described the "riff-turned-anthem" as "ubiquitous", and according to The New Yorker{{'}}s Alec Wilkinson, the riff "might be the second-best-known guitar phrase in popular music, after the one from 'Satisfaction{{'"}}.{{cite magazine|last1=Wilkinson|first1=Alec|author-link=Alec Wilkinson|title=Jack White's Infinite Imagination|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/jack-whites-infinite-imagination|magazine=The New Yorker|date=March 13, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2018}} Erik Adams of The A.V. Club attributed the song's popularity to its riff's "simplicity"—a characteristic that he remarked makes the song "instantly familiar" and "instantly memorized"{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/simplicity-gave-the-white-stripes-an-unlikely-sports-an-1798265982 |title=Simplicity gave The White Stripes an unlikely sports anthem |work=The A.V. Club |last=Adams |first=Erik |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=September 4, 2018}}—and Nate Sloan said that the four notes following the riff's first note create a feeling of "urgency that makes [the riff] much more memorable".

The song has also appeared in various other media. On May 9, 2014, during the celebration of the 825th Hamburg Port Anniversary, "Seven Nation Army" was played using the horns of cruise ship {{ship|MSC|Magnifica}} as it entered the harbor.{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2014/05/watch-this-cruise-ships-foghorn-play-seven-nation-army/ |title=Here's the best cover of "Seven Nation Army", courtesy of a cruise ship |work=Consequence of Sound |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=May 11, 2014 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907093206/https://consequence.net/2014/05/watch-this-cruise-ships-foghorn-play-seven-nation-army/ |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live}} An instrumental cover of the song arranged by Ramin Djawadi was included in a 2018 episode of HBO television series Westworld.{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a20250069/westworld-seven-nation-army-ramin-djawadi/ |title=Westworld Snuck a Chilling Cover of 'Seven Nation Army' Into Last Night's Episode |work = Esquire |last=Coates |first=Tyler |date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=July 19, 2019}} The song was performed during the final task of The Amazing Race 31 at Hart Plaza in Detroit.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/the-amazing-race-season-31-finale/|title=The Amazing Race finale recap: The sacred feminine for the win|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Walker|first=Jodi|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2020}}

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According to Alan Siegel of Deadspin, "Seven Nation Army{{"'}}s riff is "an organic part of sports culture". The riff is commonly used in sports audience's chants, in which each note is usually sung using the "oh" sound. This phenomenon has its roots in a UEFA Champions League football match in Italy in October 2003, during which fans of Belgium's Club Brugge KV began singing the riff in a game against Italy's A.C. Milan. They continued the chant after Club Brugge KV striker Andrés Mendoza scored a goal. Club Brugge KV won the game, and the song subsequently became the team's "unofficial sports anthem".

After A.S. Roma won against Club Brugge KV in Belgium in 2006, fans of the former team began to use the riff as a chant, having learned it from the latter. Fans of the Italy national football team proceeded to chant the riff at games leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and "Seven Nation Army"—known as the "po po po po po" song among Italians—became the team's "unofficial theme".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18673916|title=How did football fans come to adopt Seven Nation Army?|first=Jon|last=Kelly|work=BBC News |date=July 2, 2012}} After Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, the riff was sung in Rome's streets. Regarding the song's popularity in Italy, Jack White said:

I am honored that the Italians have adopted this song as their own. Nothing is more beautiful in music than when people embrace a melody and allow it to enter the pantheon of folk music.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-white-stripes-218-1365863 |title=Jack White 'honoured' at Italian football tribute |work=NME |publisher=TI Media Limited |date=July 12, 2006 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}

Not long after Italy won the World Cup, broadcaster Rai capitalized on the song's newfound popularity by using the song as the theme tune to game show Tutto per tutto. The song's usage has since expanded into various other sports settings. By 2007, audiences at the Penn State Nittany Lions' American football games had begun chanting the riff in support of the team; before that the Buffalo Bills had used it as their kickoff song, since then, other American football audiences have chanted the riff as well. Meanwhile, Arrangers' Publishing Company began publishing marching band arrangements of "Seven Nation Army", and the song has since been played by marching bands at various colleges, including Boston College and the University of Southern California.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&sportCat=ncf&id=4602982 |title=Not your typical frosh |work=ESPN |last=Reilly |first=Rick |date=October 31, 2009 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} The song has been chanted by NFL fans and played by NBA and NHL teams,{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/12/spurs-fans-seven-nation-army-heat-fans-game-3-video_n_3428252.html |title=Spurs Fans Do 'Seven Nation Army' Chant At End Of NBA Finals Game 3 (Video) |work=Huffington Post |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} and it was once chanted by Formula One racing driver Nico Rosberg.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-formula-one-italian-grand-prix-20160904-snap-story.html |title=Nico Rosberg uses fast start to win Italian Grand Prix |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} Audiences often replace the "oh"s in the chant with the names of members of sports teams, as with Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City F.C., Thiago Silva of Chelsea FC, Maxi Moralez and Andrea Pirlo of New York City FC, Santi Cazorla, formerly of Arsenal FC, and Divock Origi of Liverpool F.C.

"Seven Nation Army" has served as an official anthem at various sporting events; NPR's Rick Karr remarked that the song is "arguably... the world's most popular sports anthem". It has been played at each UEFA European Football Championship since 2008,{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/heres-how-the-white-stripes-seven-nation-army-turned-1827393473 |title=Here's how The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" turned into a stadium chant |work=The A.V. Club |last=McCarter |first=Reid |date=July 6, 2018 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} and it was played prior to the start of each game during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Karr estimated that the song has reached "hundreds of millions of television viewers around the world" as a result of its usage in the latter tournament. Multiple sports teams and personalities have also used "Seven Nation Army" as their official song or walkout music, including boxers Gennady Golovkin and Anthony Joshua,{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/gennady-golovkin-finally-fight/story?id=49866320 |title=Gennady Golovkin finally gets the fight he wants |work=ABC News |last=Rafael |first=Dan |publisher=American Broadcasting Company|date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/xgames/uk/boxing/article/22965788/anthony-joshua-almost-stone-lighter-weigh-joseph-parker-clash |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903151120/http://www.espn.com/xgames/uk/boxing/article/22965788/anthony-joshua-almost-stone-lighter-weigh-joseph-parker-clash |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2018 |title=Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker: AJ lightest in 10 fights |work=ESPN |date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} American football teams the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills{{cite web|last1=|first1= |title=7 Nation Army Chant Bills Game|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQNOLm8Hg8&ab_channel=Matt|website=YouTube|date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=January 20, 2024}} (specifically when Buffalo returns the ball to the opposing team) and the Detroit Lions, ice hockey team the New Jersey Devils,{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/seven-nation-army-voted-new-goal-song/c-689729 |title=Seven Nation Army voted new goal song |website=NewJerseyDevils.com |date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2013}} baseball team the Baltimore Orioles,{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-jack-white-0528-story.html |title=Jack White rocks along as 'Seven Nation Army' plays at Camden Yards |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 28, 2018 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} and 3 time darts world champion Michael van Gerwen.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/23202065 |title=Michael van Gerwen: Is Mighty Mike the next dominant force? |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2018}} The song is also played at the home games of A-League team Melbourne Victory following a team goal; coincidentally, the team plays at AAMI Park – located only {{convert|2300|ft}} from the Corner Hotel, where the riff was originally composed.{{cite web|last1=Pellizzeri|first1=Teo|title=Live A-League: Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/soccer-match-centre/live-aleague-melbourne-victory-v-adelaide-united-20140222-338po.html|website=The Age|date=February 22, 2014 |publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=October 27, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Woah Woah Woah|url=http://fanchants.com.au/football-songs/melbourne-victory-chants/melbourne-victory-goal-chant |publisher=FanChants|access-date=October 27, 2015}}{{cite web|title=FAIRYTALE START FOR THE SOCCEROOS|url=http://www.theturf.com.au/post/107644891684/fairytale-start-for-the-socceroos|website=theturf.com.au|publisher=The Turf|access-date=October 27, 2015}} Current WWE commentator Pat McAfee used the song as an entrance theme, including for his match against Austin Theory at WrestleMania 38. The song is also played at home games of the NBA team Miami Heat especially as the intro for the starting lineup and intro video, even to this day.{{Citation |title=The finals 2013 NBA miami heat intro | date=June 21, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8gXugd4z4k |access-date=March 4, 2023 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=2021-22 Miami Heat Playoffs Intro Game 7 (vs Boston Celtics 5/29/22) | date=May 29, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0c7zRIi1fs |access-date=March 4, 2023 |language=en}}

In 2016, the White Stripes stated via Facebook that they were "disgusted" by the song's appearance in a video supporting Donald Trump's campaign for the 2016 United States presidential election, and they said that they "[had] nothing whatsoever to do with [the] video".[https://www.facebook.com/thewhitestripes/posts/10154412880610042 Post], The White Stripes, Facebook, October 5, 2016 Matthew Strauss of Pitchfork was unable to ascertain which video had prompted the post, though he mentioned a fan-made video that "featur[ed] Trump imagery and audio of his speech at the Republican convention, set to 'Seven Nation Army{{'"}}.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68758-the-white-stripes-disgusted-by-donald-trump-seven-nation-army-video/ |title=The White Stripes 'Disgusted' by Donald Trump 'Seven Nation Army' Video |work=Pitchfork |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=October 4, 2016 |access-date=September 7, 2018}} This use of Donald Trump in music inspired British composer Ben Comeau to write, in the style of J. S. Bach, a four-part fugue on the riff of "Seven Nation Army" to the words "Donald Trump is a wanker."[https://www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do/20791420.classical-anti-trump-protest-song-composer-headed-norwich/ "Classical Anti-Trump protest song composer headed to Norwich"] by Stacla Briggs, Eastern Daily Press, November 28, 2018{{YouTube|VYEbQ8F3oXo|Fugue on "Donald Trump is a Wanker", based on the "Seven Nation Army" theme. (The original video is now private.) }}

"Seven Nation Army" made multiple appearances at events leading up to the 2017 United Kingdom general election. Following a May 2017 speech by then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the Wirral Live music festival at Prenton Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside, supporters in the audience began to chant "Oh, Jeremy Corbyn" to the tune of the song's riff. This chant was repeated on several occasions in the run-up to the election and afterwards at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival, where Corbyn appeared on the Pyramid stage to introduce Run the Jewels.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2017/jun/12/oh-jeremy-corbyn-how-people-started-chanting-the-labour-leaders-name-video |title=Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!': how the Labour chant all started |work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=June 13, 2017}} As a result of the chant's appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, "Seven Nation Army" saw a 16,893% increase in streams, according to music streaming website Deezer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/white-stripes-seven-nation-army-streams-16893-following-glastonbury-corbyn-chants-2096269 |title=White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' streams up 16,893% following Glastonbury Corbyn chants |work=NME|location=London, UK|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=July 3, 2017}}

Names of other politicians, including Labour politician Rebecca Long-Bailey and Conservative politician David Davis, were also chanted to the tune of the song's riff during conferences held for the election.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/07/oh-jeremy-corbyn-chant-white-stripes |title='Oh, Jeremy Corbyn' – how Seven Nation Army inspired the political chant of a generation |work=The Guardian |last=Harrison |first=Andrew |date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907073807/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/07/oh-jeremy-corbyn-chant-white-stripes |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live}} At a People's Assembly protest on July 1, 2017, rock band Wolf Alice performed the song. Corbyn's name was again widely chanted throughout football games and public gatherings in the run-up to the 2019 general election.

The tune of the song's riff became one of the hallmarks of the 2023 anti-reform protests in Israel, sung to the words "Demokratia o mered” (Democracy or rebellion)".{{cite web |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-735973 |title=My Word: The sounds of the people |work=Jerusalem Post |last=Collins |first=Liat |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023}}

7-inch promo

1. "Seven Nation Army" – 3:52
2. "In the Cold, Cold Night" – 2:58

7-inch vinyl single, 7-inch vinyl reissue{{cite AV media |type=7-inch vinyl reissue |title="Seven Nation Army" |others=The White Stripes |id=TMR262 |year=2013 |publisher=Third Man Records}}

1. "Seven Nation Army" – 3:52
2. "Good to Me" (Brendan Benson/Jason Falkner) – 2:06

CD single and digital download{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/seven-nation-army-single/284083677 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902085857/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/seven-nation-army-single/284083677 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |title=Seven Nation Army – Single |date=April 21, 2003 |publisher=iTunes (AU) |access-date=September 1, 2018}}{{cite book |title=Fell in Love with a Band: The Story of the White Stripes |url=https://archive.org/details/fellinlovewithba00hand |url-access=registration |last=Handyside |first=Chris |year=2004 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/fellinlovewithba00hand/page/n252 225] |chapter=Discography |isbn=9780312336189 |via=Google Books}}

1. "Seven Nation Army" – 3:52
2. "Good to Me" (Brendan Benson/Jason Falkner) – 2:06
3. "Black Jack Davey" (Traditional) – 5:06

Adapted from "Seven Nation Army" 7-inch vinyl reissue liner notes.

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The song has been covered by blues musician C. W. Stoneking, the country group The Oak Ridge Boys (with bass singer Richard Sterban singing the original guitar riffs),[http://www.theagitator.com/2011/03/25/five-star-fridays-96/ Five-Star Fridays] The Agitator (March 25, 2011) funk metal band Living Colour, rock supergroup Audioslave, indie band Hard-Fi, alternative rock band The Flaming Lips,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2014|title=16 'Seven Nation Army' Covers: From the Flaming Lips to the World Cup|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/07/16-seven-nation-army-covers-from-the-flaming-lips-to-the-world-cup/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202134443/https://www.spin.com/2014/07/16-seven-nation-army-covers-from-the-flaming-lips-to-the-world-cup/|archive-date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=Spin}} English indie singer Kate Nash, British soul singer Alice Russell, American singer and television personality Kelly Clarkson, hard rock band The Pretty Reckless, heavy metal band Metallica, Argentine electrotango band Tanghetto, and reggae band The Dynamics. It has also been covered by German artist Mickie Krause, credited as Krausetto. In 2015, it was covered by Haley Reinhart for Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox in a style reminiscent of a New Orleans funeral march.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6663899/haley-reinhart-seven-nation-army-postmodern-jukebox-cover |title=Watch Haley Reinhart & Postmodern Jukebox's Jazzy 'Seven Nation Army' Cover |magazine=Billboard |last=Angermiller |first=Michele Amabile |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907190442/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6663899/haley-reinhart-seven-nation-army-postmodern-jukebox-cover |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live}} French neofolk group SKÁLD covered the song in 2019 for the Alfar Fagrahvél edition of their album Vikings Chant, with minor changes to the lyrics, with the city of "Wichita" changed to "Uppsala."{{Citation |title=Riders On The Storm |date=September 20, 2019 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/17xTYpa4c2L98HUODm4iKg |language=en |access-date=June 26, 2022}}

The song was covered during Maroon 5's Overexposed Tour in 2012, with lead guitarist James Valentine providing guitar and vocals and lead vocalist Adam Levine providing drums.{{cite web |url=https://rollingstone.com.mx/guia/maroon-5-cautivo-con-su-energia/ |title=Maroon 5 cautivó con su energía |last=Hernández |first=Vania |work=Rolling Stone México |date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907195330/https://rollingstone.com.mx/guia/maroon-5-cautivo-con-su-energia/ |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live}} The song was also covered by KT Tunstall (as a medley with her own "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree") on her 2013 Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon tour. European fans of the English pop star Robbie Williams frequently chant the song's riff both before and during a concert; renowned for his call and response relationship with his audience, Williams often improvises lyrics relating to the city in which he is performing, backed by the audience's riff. Thrash metal band Sepultura used the main riff as an outro on "Zombie Ritual", a cover by Death. Ramin Djawadi made a cover version of the song with sitar for Westworld season 2.

The song is also included in the "Backstage Romance" number of Moulin Rouge!, where it is in a medley with "Bad Romance", "Tainted Love", "Toxic", and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". During The Bandito Tour, musical duo Twenty One Pilots would sometimes perform the song as a mashup with one of their own songs, "Morph".{{Cite news |last=Darus |first=Alex |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/twenty-one-pilots-morph-the-white-stripes-josh-dun/|title=Josh Dun Mashes Up "Morph", The White Stripes in Epic Drum Solo |work=Alternative Press |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc |date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2021}}

The song has been remixed by The Glitch Mob, which was used in the first trailer for the 2016 video game Battlefield 1.

The Glitch Mob remix of the song was used in a trailer for the 2013 film G.I. Joe: Retaliation. It appears as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and in Guitar Hero Live{{'}}s online GHTV mode.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/more-songs-confirmed-for-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock/1100-6271096/ |title=More songs confirmed for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock |work=GameSpot |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=July 27, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/guitar-hero-live-dlc-ghtv-november-09/ |title=Six new songs are coming to Guitar Hero Live's GHTV this week |work=GamesRadar+ |last=Prell |first=Sam |date=November 11, 2015 |access-date=September 5, 2018}} In 2016, video game company EA used the Glitch Mob remix of the song in a trailer advertising Battlefield 1. A surge in streams and digital sales of the White Stripes' version of "Seven Nation Army" followed the release of the trailer: within two weeks, the total number of streams and digital purchases of the song increased by 146 percent and 332 percent, respectively.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7378311/white-stripes-seven-nation-army-battlefield-trailer |title=The White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' Returns to Rock Charts Thanks to 'Battlefield 1' Trailer |magazine=Billboard |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2018}}

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French soul singer Ben l'Oncle Soul covered the song on his self-titled album. Released as the album's debut single, "Seven Nation Army" was a commercial success in multiple countries, peaking at number 16 on the Belgium Ultratop Charts for Wallonia and charting in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The version was also included in a number of compilation albums, including NRJ Hits 2010 Vol. 2 on Warner Records and Les hits de l'été 2010 on Universal Music Group label.

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British singer and The X Factor 2011 finalist Marcus Collins performed a cover of "Seven Nation Army" based on Ben l'Oncle Soul's cover.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a366846/marcus-collins-seven-nation-army-single-review.html|work=Digital Spy|publisher=digitalspy.co.uk|last=Corner |first=Lewis |title=Marcus Collins: 'Seven Nation Army' – Single review |date=February 21, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2019}} A music video for the cover was uploaded to YouTube on February 16, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxevD8-bG9k|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/uxevD8-bG9k|archive-date=November 17, 2021|url-status=live|title=Marcus Collins – Seven Nation Army|last=MarcusCollinsVEVO|date=February 16, 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The song was released as his debut single on March 4, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s103/the-x-factor/news/a366088/marcus-collins-unveils-seven-nation-army-new-video-watch.html|title=Marcus Collins unveils new music video |last=Sperling |first=Daniel |date=February 16, 2012|work=Digital Spy |access-date=July 19, 2019}}

Critically, Lewis Corner of Digital Spy noted the "distinctive soul-pop" vocals showcased by Collins and wrote that, "Truth be told, we wish he'd fought a little harder to get one of those eight original compositions he has on his forthcoming record out first." Priya Elan of NME concluded that although the cover may have seemed "disturbing in theory", it was ultimately "disposable and forgettable as a McChicken sandwich [...] but not bad".{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/marcus-collins-covers-seven-nation-army-how-bad-is-it-779704 |title=Marcus Collins Covers 'Seven Nation Army' – How Bad Is It? |last=Elan |first=Priya |website=NME |date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2018}} Collins said that he received "a lot of abuse" from White Stripes fans in response to his cover, and he asserted that people should "listen to the original if you don't like my singing".

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