"Hello Operator"
Single by The White Stripes
from the album De Stijl
B-side"Jolene"
ReleasedMay 2000
Recorded1999
GenreGarage rock[1]
Length2:37
LabelSympathy for the Record Industry
Songwriter(s)Jack White
Producer(s)Jack White
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Hand Springs"
(1999)		 "Hello Operator"
(2000)		 "Lord, Send Me an Angel"
(2000)

"Hello Operator" is a song from De Stijl, the second album by the Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes and the first track from it to be released as a 7" single. It was released in May 2000. It is backed by The White Stripes' off-kilter cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Live recordings of both songs are available on Under Blackpool Lights.

A picture disc version of this single exists. "Hello Operator" has been used in both online and television Converse advertisements.

John Peel listed it as his single of the week on his radio show, even though it was not released in the United Kingdom.

The 7" single was reissued by Third Man Records.

Critical reception

Paste and Stereogum ranked the song number ten and number seven, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest White Stripes songs.[2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hello Operator"2:37
2."Jolene" (Dolly Parton cover)3:13

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Stiernberg, Bonnie. "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Moore, Bo (February 4, 2011). "The 10 Best White Stripes Songs". Paste. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Williott, Carl (February 26, 2014). "The 10 Best White Stripes Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved May 27, 2023.


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