The Denial Twist

"The Denial Twist" is the third single released from The White Stripes' 2005 album, Get Behind Me Satan. It was the first song ever "officially" performed live on a normal episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Track listing

 * CD Version
 * 1) The Denial Twist - 2:35
 * 2) Shelter of Your Arms - 3:30


 * Alternate 7 inch version
 * 1) The Denial Twist (Live on KCRW)
 * 2) As Ugly As I Seem (Live on KCRW)

Music video
The music video for "The Denial Twist" was directed by Michel Gondry. Like some of his previous work (namely The Chemical Brothers' "Let Forever Be" and Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World"), the video features a spectacular array of visual effects as it follows The White Stripes from a talk show performance to a late night drive back to an apartment. As the camera pans in a circle, Jack and Meg appear distorted.

Conan O'Brien makes a cameo appearance in the video; The White Stripes had been a week-long musical guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien when they were promoting Elephant. The square-headed O'Brien doll in the video was a reference to a similar one given to the comedian at the end of their week-long stay on the show. The plaster blow-up was actually created by Gondry.

This is Gondry's fourth video with the White Stripes, after "Fell in Love with a Girl", "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "The Hardest Button to Button".

The song is also the final 3" record made for the Triple Inchophone. However, it was never on general sale and only Jack himself had them to give out to fans, friends and family. These 3" records are extremely rare and only one has ever come up for sale on ebay.