EP · The Raveonettes
Whip It On by The Raveonettes
Whip It On is an EP by The Raveonettes, released in 2002. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Attack of the Ghost Riders”, on 3 lists with a best position of #92.
Whip It On, the debut mini-album from Danish duo the Raveonettes, came out on 6 August 2002, and it arrives with a rulebook: every song is in B-flat minor, and each one gets by on just three chords. Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo take the bare bones of 1950s and 1960s rock, stack Everly Brothers-style two-part harmonies on top, then bury the lot under hard-edged guitar and sheets of noise, with a Velvet Underground taste for the dark side in the lyrics.
"Attack of the Ghost Riders" is the blueprint, a snarling charge through the static. The follow-up, Chain Gang of Love, would flip the trick by sticking almost entirely to B-flat major. Søren Solkær Starbird shot the cover photograph.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Whip It On on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attack of the Ghost Riders | 3 | #92 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.