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“High Ball Stepper” by Jack White
From the album Lazaretto (2014)
“High Ball Stepper” by Jack White appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the album Lazaretto. Its best result is #61 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #507 alternative song of 2014.
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Jack White didn't need a lyric sheet to sell his second studio album, Lazaretto. "High Ball Stepper", a pure instrumental, went out to promote it on April 1, 2014, through Third Man Records, and it charted in several countries.
White wrote it, produced it and plays the electric guitar, but the credits hint at something stranger than a riff workout: Lillie Mae on fiddle, Maggie Björklund on pedal steel and Brooke Waggoner on piano, with Catherine Popper on bass, Carla Azar on drums and Ruby Amanfu on tambourine. White mixed it with Joshua Smith, who recorded it alongside Vance Powell. It also got a workout as intro music for the American team at Brazil's 2014 World Cup.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2014 | 96 |
| 2014 | 61 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 198 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 441 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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