November 15, 2007

White Stripes Hook Up With Beck

By MTV.com

Jack White went all out for the new White Stripes video, for their third Icky Thump single, "Conquest."

In preparation for the clip - which is in keeping with the song's Spanish theme - he actually trained with Dennis Borba, a noted bullfighter. The video will debut November 26 on MTV and was shot over two days in Artesia, California, by director Diane Martel (Ciara, the Killers).

The group's cover of the song made popular by Patti Page - the tune also appears in a recent eBay TV ad - is also coming out in the form of four singles, which is giving the duo the chance to bust out some new music they recorded with Beck.

There are three different-colored vinyl versions of the single, and the B-sides for each are as follows: "It's My Fault for Being Famous," for which Beck contributed vocals and piano (black); "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap," for which Beck played slide guitar (white); and "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" (red).

Beck co-produced all three songs during a recording session in his living room. The digital maxi-single has all three tracks plus an acoustic mariachi version of "Conquest." The vinyl singles, due December 18, also come with a matador trading card and a poster.