Release and Reception
The single was made available online through the United States and Canada iTunes Store on Thursday, April 26, 2007. The digital download has been available since June 4. The single debuted at #28 in the United States, making it not only the highest charting White Stripes single, but also their first Top 40 appearance, achieving this with virtually no pop radio airplay. It peaked a week later at #26.
Third Man Records/XL Recordings also released CD and vinyl versions of the "Icky Thump" single on June 11, 2007 in the UK. It is to date the duo's biggest UK chart hit, debuting at #13 in the UK Singles Chart via download sales alone and peaking at #2 the following week, marking their first UK Top 3 single and was kept off the #1 spot by "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z. However, it very quickly dropped out of the charts, spending only seven weeks there.
The song was #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2007.
This song was #17 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. On December 6, 2007, "Icky Thump" was nominated for two 2007 Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "Icky Thump" won the 2008 Grammy award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
The song also ended the 15-week run of "What I've Done" by Linkin Park at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart when the song rose to the top of that chart in August. It is the second song by the White Stripes to top the chart, after "Seven Nation Army." The song is sandwiched between the 15 week run at number 1 of "What I've Done" and "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters' 18 week run, separated by only the 1 week appearance of "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven. It ended up being certified both Gold for physical shipments and Platinum for digital sales in the US.
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