Song · The White Stripes
“In The Cold, Cold Night” by The White Stripes
From the album Elephant (2003)
“In The Cold, Cold Night” by The White Stripes appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Elephant. Its best result is #94 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #591 alternative song of 2003.
Track five on Elephant, the White Stripes' fourth album, "In the Cold, Cold Night" is the one where Jack White steps aside and hands Meg White the microphone. He wrote and produced it with her voice in mind, and it was the first time she sang lead for the band. Jack plays guitar and piano, Meg drums as well as sings, and Liam Watson recorded it and mixed it with Jack.
The sound is pared nearly to nothing, a spare after-hours hush, and the lyric follows a woman waiting on her lover's return. Never a single, it still won critics over with the writing and the vocal, and it stands as a White Stripes high point for its mood and for the rare sight of Meg out front. Some writers have held it up in the arguments over how much she mattered to the band.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 94 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 571 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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