Steady, As She Goes

Infobox Single
Name = Steady, As She Goes


Artist = The Raconteurs
from Album = Broken Boy Soldiers
Released = April 24, 2006 (UK) May 9, 2006 (U.S.)
Format = CD, 7"
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:36
Label = Third Man Records
Producer = Jack White / Brendan Benson
Chart position =

#4 (UK)

#1 (U.S. Modern Rock)

#3 (Canada)

Last single = -
This single = "Steady, As She Goes"
(2006)
Next single = "Hands" (2006)"Steady, As She Goes" is the debut single by the rock band The Raconteurs from their first album "Broken Boy Soldiers". It has also been covered by such artists as Corinne Bailey Rae for BBC Radio 1's Live lounge.

Release

A limited edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record was released in Europe on January 30, 2006, and in North America on March 7, 2006. It was a double A-sided single, with the relatively unpromoted "Store Bought Bones" as the flipside. A CD version of "Steady, As She Goes" was released on April 24 with the B-side "Bane Rendition". Two further vinyl releases were produced: the first (marked 'B') with "Store Bought Bones" as the B-side; the second (marked 'C') an acoustic rendition of "Steady, As She Goes" with "Call It a Day" as the B-side. The song reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Music video

There are two music videos for "Steady, As She Goes". The first music video was directed by Jim Jarmusch, and focuses on the band performing the song. It premiered on MTV Two on March 10, 2006. It was also available for streaming on the band's website. In the second music video, The Raconteurs have teamed up with Paul Reubens, best known for his work as Pee-wee Herman. In this video, each band member plays an imaginative speed-racing hero in an old-fashioned soap box race, following the heroes on their cut-throat chase for first place. Reubens plays an unscrupulous pit boss, stooping to low levels to ensure a win for his racer, Jack Lawrence. Lawrence and Reubens cheat many times throughout the race, to make sure that Lawrence wins. Patrick falls off a cliff, Brendan crashes, and Reubens shoots White with a blow gun. Lawrence wins. The latter video premiered exclusively on Yahoo! Music June 19, 2006.

Response

The bass in the song, especially in the intro, has drawn comparisons to songs such as Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" [LeLane, Drake. [http://drakelelane.blogspot.com/2006/04/is-she-really-going-steady-as-she-goes.html Is she really going steady (as she goes?)] . [http://drakelelane.blogspot.com/ thus spake drake] . April 25 2006.] Cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1204700_4_0_,00.html|title=Do You Copy?|accessdate=2006-09-24|year=2006] .

In 2007, "Steady, As She Goes" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. [GRAMMY.COM - 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List, http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx]

The closing seconds of the track have been used to close "Saturday Live" on BBC Radio 4.

Track listing

;CD
#"Steady, As She Goes"
#"The Bane Rendition"

;7" (A)
#"Steady, As She Goes"
#"Store Bought Bones"

;7" (B)
#"Steady, As She Goes"
#"Store Bought Bones"

;7" (C)
#"Steady, As She Goes" (acoustic)
#"Call It a Day"

References

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqEeS3EP2QY

External links

*NME Review "...wonderful..." [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-raconteurs/7850 link] Feb 2006