My Doorbell

"My Doorbell" by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes is the second single from their album Get Behind Me Satan (2005). The song garnered The White Stripes a 2006 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

"My Doorbell"
Single by The White Stripes
from the album Get Behind Me Satan
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2005
RecordedMarch 2005
GenreBlues rock
Length4:01
LabelXL Recordings
Songwriter(s)Jack White
Producer(s)Jack White
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Blue Orchid"
(2005)		 "My Doorbell"
(2005)		 "The Denial Twist"
(2005)
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Music video
"My Doorbell" on YouTube

The video for this single was directed by The Malloys, filmed in black-and-white, and features Jack and Meg performing in front of a crowd of children. The video was filmed at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.

Reggae artist Bigga Haitian covered the song with a unique and distinctive reggae flavor on his 2010 album, Sak Pase.

Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson also opted to cover this song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge program on February 20, 2006.

The song was sampled by rap group Jurassic 5 for their 2014 song "The Way We Do It".

Track listing

CD
  1. "My Doorbell"
  2. "Screwdriver (live)"

7"
  1. "My Doorbell"
  2. "Same Boy You've Always Known" (Live)

12"
  1. "My Doorbell"
  2. "Blue Orchid" (High Contrast Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[1] 27
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 10
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 13

Year-end charts
Chart (2005) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 140

References
  1. "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 63. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "The White Stripes Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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