Seven Nation Army

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Miiiiii, mi, sol, mi, ré, doooo, si... seven guitar notes played like bass lines, for a global hit: “Seven Nation Army.” A few months before the recording, Jack White had broken his left index finger in a car accident; after the operation, he said he had lost “60% of his abilities.” He then decided to learn chords that included the little finger. Thus was born “Seven Nation Army,” the first track from “Elephant,” a record recorded in 2003 in just two weeks at Toe Rag Studio in London. At the origin of the song’s worldwide success: football and its arenas. The tune gradually became part of stadium ritual. It was the Bruges supporters’ kop of the Blue Army that is said to have sung it first, precisely on October 22, 2003. The opposing side, AC Milan, took up the anthem and brought it to Italian stadiums. Little by little, supporters around the world took up the melody.