It Doesn't Have to Be Pretentious to Blow Your Mind

56. WHITE STRIPES, "Fell In Love With A Girl"
Produced by Doug Easley; written by Jack & Meg White
Import 21097 2002 Did not make pop charts

That this song did not break the Billboard Hot 100 (only Modern Rock Tracks) and "Blue Orchid" did is just proof of a subtle truth of the record industry: all bands pick up steam, notoreity, and promotion as they go on. Just a perfect, perfect single, wholly devoid of the pretension and self-consciousness that can sometimes mar even the best Stripes tracks. Don't you dare call it a revival! Garage rock never died, and never will.