Song · The White Stripes
“Black Math” by The White Stripes
From the album Elephant (2003)
“Black Math” by The White Stripes appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2003 and 2016. It was first released in 2003 on the album Elephant. Its best result is #17 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #211 alternative song of 2003 and #7,670 alternative song of all time.
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"Black Math" comes roaring out of Elephant, the White Stripes' fourth album, released in 2003. Jack White wrote it, produced it, plays guitar and piano and sings, with Meg White on drums and vocals, and Liam Watson engineered and co-mixed it with Jack. Most of the album was cut in about two weeks at Toe Rag Studios in April and May 2002.
Pared down to two players, it's the Stripes in their purest, most bruising form, of a piece with an album that carried on the no-frills approach of White Blood Cells. Elephant went on to top the UK chart and win the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 17 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1983 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2016 | 849 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
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