"Icky Thump" is a song recorded by the American alternative rock band the White Stripes.

Written by Jack White, it was the first single released from their sixth and final album of the same name.

[4] "Icky Thump" was released to significant commercial and critical success, with Rolling Stone naming in the 17th-best track of 2007.

It was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2008.

The album title was then changed to "Icky" to make it more accessible to American teenage audiences.

[5] Though grounded in straightforward garage rock to a greater degree than the Get Behind Me Satan singles, the song differed radically from previous White Stripes singles in its unusual construction: angular tempo-changes, stream-of-consciousness lyrics, and chaotic improvised snake-charming solos, played on a Univox synthesizer.

It then mentions a Mexican lady giving him a bed to sleep in, then tying him up, assaulting him and holding him hostage.

Left alone I hit myself with a stone Went home And learned how to clean up after myself "Icky Thump" was made available online through the United States and Canada iTunes Store on Thursday, April 26, 2007.

[9] Third Man Records/XL Recordings also released CD and vinyl versions of the "Icky Thump" single on June 11, 2007 in the UK.

The song was featured in the special footage clip of Warner Bros. Pictures' Justice League shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 and was later included in the film's soundtrack.

while the original official lyrics (present on the vinyl record's sleeve) read "White Americans, what?

[17] Notably, this all came just a few months after Trump had done something similar to Queen, using their hit "We Are the Champions" not once, but twice, while walking on stage.