Connected by Love

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"Connected by Love"
Jack White - Connected by Love single cover.jpg
Single by Jack White
from the album Boarding House Reach
B-side "Respect Commander" [1]
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) [2]
Recorded2017 (2017) [3]
Genre
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s) Jack White [3]
Producer(s) Jack White [4]
Jack White singles chronology
"Battle Cry"
(2017)		"Connected by Love"
(2018)		"Corporation"
(2018)
Music video
"Connected by Love" on YouTube

"Connected by Love" is a song written, [3] produced [4] and performed by American rock musician Jack White, issued as the lead single from his third studio album Boarding House Reach . The song peaked at #18 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2018. [5] Its opening lyrics recall blues songs in their content, with NPR's Bob Boilen also relating it to Otis Redding's style:

Contents

Woman, don't you know what I'm suffering from?

Ease my pain, make it wash on with the rain

Relieve me and put it up on your shelf

Take it away, and give it to somebody else [6]

Entertainment Weekly 's Madison Vain called it "a searing, organ-lined plea to a former flame" and "thrillingly weird". [7]

On April 14, 2018, Jack White performed "Connected by Love" on Saturday Night Live . [8]

Music video

The official music video for "Connected by Love" was directed by Pasqual Gutierrez. [9]

Chart positions

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [10] 27

References

  1. ↑ "Jack White - Connected By Love | Releases | Discogs". Discogs . Zink Media. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Connected by Love - Jack White | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Boarding House Reach - Jack White | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Jack White - Connected By Love (2018, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Jack White Chart History | Billboard". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Boilen, Bob (2018-01-10). "Jack White Shares New Music And Announces Third Solo Album". NPR. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  7. ↑ "Jack White returns with two thrillingly weird songs". EW.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  8. ↑ Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives | Episodes | 04.14.2018 #11". SNL Archives. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ Paulson, Dave (January 10, 2018). "Jack White unveils new music video for 'Connected by Love'". The Tennessean . Gannett . Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jack White Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved December 15, 2020.


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