Whip It On

{{Infobox album

| name = Whip It On

| type = EP

| artist = The Raveonettes

| cover = Raveonettes - Whip It On.jpg

| alt =

| released = 6 August 2002

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Once Was & Sauna Recording Studio

| genre = Noise pop, garage rock

| length = 21:10

| label = Sony

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Chain Gang of Love

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Whip It On

| type = EP

| single1 = Attack of the Ghost Riders

| single1date = 9 December 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-Attack-Of-The-Ghost-Riders/release/1518746|title=The Raveonettes - Attack of the Ghost Riders - Single|website=Discogs|date=9 December 2002 |access-date=2011-12-12}}

| single2 = Beat City

| single2date = 18 March 2003{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Raveonettes-Beat-City-Experiment-In-Black/master/262325|title=The Raveonettes - Beat City - Single|website=Discogs|access-date=2011-12-12}}

}}

Whip It On is the debut mini-album of Danish indie rock group The Raveonettes, which was released on 6 August 2002. Every song is in the key of B-flat minor in contrast to the follow-up album Chain Gang of Love, which is almost entirely in the key of B-flat major. Each song also features only three chords.

The artwork for the album is a photograph taken by Søren Solkær Starbird.[https://archive.today/20130213013648/http://politiken.dk/ibyen/nyheder/musik/ECE1570540/vennerne-provinsens-rocknroll-afviger-har-et-hjerte-af-guld/]

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whip-it-on-mw0000229548|title=Whip It On - The Raveonettes | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=8 January 2022}}

|rev2 = NME

|rev2score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/6947|title=Latest Reviews: The Raveonettes: Whip It On|website=NME|date=12 September 2005 |access-date=2011-12-12}}

|rev3 = Pitchfork Media

|rev3score = (5.8/10){{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6697-whip-it-on/|title=The Raveonttes: Whip It On, Album Reviews, Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|access-date=2014-06-26}}

}}

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/whip-it-on|title=Whip It On Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic |website=Metacritic |access-date=2011-12-12}}