Hi-De-Ho (Jack White song)

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"Hi-De-Ho"
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Single by Jack White featuring Q-Tip
from the album Fear of the Dawn
A-side "Queen of the Bees" [1]
ReleasedMarch 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)
Genre
Length3:57
Label Third Man
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jack White
Jack White singles chronology
"Fear of the Dawn"
(2022)
"Hi-De-Ho"
(2022)
"What's the Trick?"
(2022)
Q-Tip singles chronology
"Go"
(2015)
"Hi-De-Ho"
(2022)

"Hi-De-Ho" is a song written, produced, and performed by American rock musician Jack White, featuring rapper and producer Q-Tip, former lead of the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, who is also credited for writing the song. It is issued as the third single from White's fourth studio album Fear of the Dawn . It is based on and samples the scat phrase sung by Cab Calloway in the 1943 song, "Hi De Ho Man". [2] [3]

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Background

White was first involved with Q-Tip when he brought him out to perform "That Black Bat Licorice" during a show at Madison Square Garden, then performed "Excursions" by A Tribe Called Quest on January 31, 2015. [4] [3]

The production of "Hi-De-Ho" began when White first heard it on the radio, and enjoyed it so much that he had the idea of sampling Calloway's scatting along with a drumbeat. He later invited Q-Tip to be part of the production. [2] [3]

Promotion and release

It was uploaded on White's YouTube channel and released on digital download and streaming on March 3, 2022. A limited edition 7-inch tri-color single paired with A-side, "Queen of the Bees" is available exclusively at Third Man Records Cass Corridor Detroit on April 9, 2022, to promote White's fifth studio album Entering Heaven Alive , released on July 22, along with his Supply Chain Issues Tour. [1]

Personnel

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References

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