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Under Great White Northern Lights is the documentary film and upcoming first live album by The White Stripes. The film, directed by Emmett Malloy, documents the band's summer 2007 tour across Canada and contains live concert and off-stage footage. The album was recorded during the band's tenth anniversary show in Nova Scotia, Canada. The album will be released on CD, as well as 180-gram vinyl LP. The documentary will be released on DVD and Blu-ray, alongside the album. A special edition box set is also available at the The White Stripes' official online store. The CD, LP, DVD, BD, and box set are all scheduled to be released on March 16, 2010.

Film

Theatrical release poster

The White Stripes' "Under Great White Northern Lights" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 18, 2009. The film, directed by Emmett Malloy, documents the band's summer 2007 tour across Canada and is stated in the news release to contain live concert and off-stage footage. Jack and Meg White appeared at the premiere and made a short speech before the movie started about their love of Canada and why they chose to debut their movie in Toronto.

The documentary is available for pre-order on the band's official website in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.








Album

The live album was recorded during the band's tour across Canada. It is available as both a CD and 180-gram vinyl LP.

Track listing

All songs by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. "Let's Shake Hands"
  2. "Black Math"
  3. "Little Ghost"
  4. "Blue Orchid"
  5. "The Union Forever"
  6. "Ball and Biscuit"
  7. "Icky Thump"
  8. "I'm Slowly Turning Into You"
  9. "Jolene" (Dolly Parton)
  10. "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues"
  11. "We Are Going to Be Friends"
  12. "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  13. "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn"
  14. "Fell in Love with a Girl"
  15. "When I Hear My Name"
  16. "Seven Nation Army"

Personnel

Deluxe box set

File:Under Great White Northern Lights box set.jpg
Deluxe box set contents

A limited edition box set containing the film was announced recently on the White Stripes official site. The box set includes the "Under Great White Northern Lights" documentary, the 16-track live album CD, and the same 16-track live album on 180-gram vinyl. Exclusive components to the box set includes a live 7" single featuring "Icky Thump" on one side and "The Wheels On The Bus" on the other, a 208-page hardcover book of photographs from the tour, one of six possible silkscreen prints, and a DVD of the band's 10th anniversary show in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, entitled "Under Nova Scotian Lights".

Notes

References

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