"Conquest" | |
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Song by Patti Page | |
Released | 1952 |
Length | 2:27 |
Writer(s) | Corky Robbins |
"Conquest" | ||||
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Single by The White Stripes | ||||
from the album Icky Thump | ||||
Released | December 18, 2007 | |||
Format | 7" vinyl, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Garage rock | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label |
Warner Bros. (US) XL Recordings (EU) |
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Writer(s) | Corky Robbins | |||
Producer(s) | Jack White | |||
The White Stripes singles chronology | ||||
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"Conquest" is a song written and first recorded by Corky Robbins and popularized in the 1950s by Patti Page. "Conquest" was also covered by The White Stripes on their 2007 album Icky Thump, which features Regulo Aldama on trumpet. Patti Page's version of "Conquest" was featured on an eBay commercial in the autumn of 2007. The song was used in multiple commercials in 2013 including the Ram trucks "Got Away" advert and also the Machete Kills trailer.
"Conquest" was released as the third single from American alternative rock band The White Stripes' album Icky Thump in December 2007, and serves as their final single. It was released as a series of 7-inch colored vinyl singles, each containing the track "Conquest". The tracks "It's My Fault for Being Famous", "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" and "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" appear on the black, white and red version of the records, respectively, with the latter featuring an acoustic Mariachi version of "Conquest". The various B-sides were co-produced by musician Beck, who also contributed vocals and piano to "Being Famous" and slide guitar to "Honey". Despite the sound of a trumpet section, Nashville-based mariachi trumpeter Regulo Aldama played his part multiple times, and Jack overdubbed the recordings.
Each single includes a trading card featuring famous matadors El Sloth, El Bianca Rosa or El Perdador.
The vinyl singles were released in the US on December 18 and in the UK on December 31. The single peaked at #30 in the UK Singles Chart; although this made it The White Stripes' lowest charting single to date, it charted reasonably high considering it wasn't released as a CD single.