Let's Shake Hands

"Let's Shake Hands"
Single by the White Stripes
Released	April 1998 [1]
Recorded	1997
Genre	Garage punk
Length	2:01
Label	Italy
Songwriters	Jack White, Meg White
Producer	Jack White
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Let's Shake Hands" (1998) "Lafayette Blues" (1998)
Music video
"Let's Shake Hands" on YouTube

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

"Let's Shake Hands" is the debut single of American garage rock band the White Stripes. It was released in April 1998, and marks their first recording. A live recording of the song is featured on Under Blackpool Lights as well as Under Great White Northern Lights .

"Let's Shake Hands" was the first song the band recorded in their living room for Dave Buick, who offered to finance the release of their first single. ^[3] The style surprised Buick based on the band's live performances, but—according to an interview with The New Yorker , Jack said it was "a declaration that the White Stripes weren’t going to observe punk proprieties." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let's Shake Hands"	2:01
2.	"Look Me Over Closely" (Marlene Dietrich cover)	2:09

References

1. True, Everett. The White Stripes and the Sound of Mutant Blues. p. 84. ISBN   0711998361.
2. "The White Stripes – Let's Shake Hands". AllMusic . Retrieved March 7, 2026.
3. "JACK WHITE'S INFINITE IMAGINATION". The New Yorker . Retrieved March 6, 2017.

External links

• White Stripes.net. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
• White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
• Live recording of "Let's Shake Hands," Silverlake, California, 2001
• Live recording of "Look Me Over Closely," Berlin, Germany, 2005