Top 10 Black Keys Songs
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For this list we've selected songs based on a combination of the artist's fan favorites as well as their most commercially successful songs. We've excluded any songs from the band's Blakroc project, as well as the many cover songs that the band has performed over the years.
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#10: “Everlasting Light” Brothers (2010)
Although it’s the first track off their 2010 album Brothers, this non-single is often considered one of the band’s best, with a great beat laid down by drummer Patrick Carney and some of the grooviest guitar ever put to record. “Everlasting Light” features guitarist/lead singer Dan Auerbach singing in falsetto, giving the metaphor filled love song a truly unique feel, which helped the album win a Grammy for Alternative Album of the year. The track sets the tone for a killer rock album, and the song has become a concert staple ever since its release.
#9: “Lonely Boy” El Camino (2011)
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With one of the most recognizable opening guitar riffs of any of the Black Keys songs, “Lonely Boy” certainly starts off with a bang. The song also acted as an amazing start to “El Camino,” and was the album’s leadoff single, proving that Brothers, the band’s first commercially successful album had been no fluke. In true Black Keys style, the song boasts a classic music video that just gets better with every viewing, and was certainly a main factor in why this 2011 song became a huge hit.
#8: “Strange Times” Attack and Release (2008)
This single from the band’s fifth album, “Strange Times” marked an important turning point for the band, as they began their longtime collaboration with music producer Danger Mouse. Abandoning the homemade sound from previous recordings, Attack and Release was the first album the Black Keys recorded professionally, and “Strange Times” being the first single, it gave fans the perfect teaser into the band’s new sound. Plus the music video will teach you just how to play hardcore laser tag.
#7: “Weight of Love” Turn Blue (2014)
The fifth and final single from the band’s most recent album opens with a long and soulful instrumental section, with many fans making comparisons to Pink Floyd. In fact vocals don’t even appear until just after the two-minute mark on this melodic track, which clocks in at close to seven minutes. With two killer guitar solos contrasted by some of the band’s soft vocals, “Weight of Love serves as the perfect opening for Turn Blue.
#6: “Your Touch” Magic Potion (2006)
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The Black Keys kept the lyrics sparse and simple for this absolutely infectious tune. Featuring Dan Auerbach’s soulful vocals as well as some impressive drumming by Patrick Carney, this quickly became the breakout song from Magic Potion. One of the band’s earliest hit’s to break into the mainstream, “Your Touch” gives us everything we could ever want from a Black Keys song and then some. Hilarious music video. Check. Raw blues sound. Check. Badass guitar riff. Double check.
#5: “Thickfreakness” Thickfreakness (2003)
The title track of the Black Keys’ second album was an early sign of the great music the band was capable of creating. Auerbach’s guitar was reminiscent of blues classics, while also incorporating influences of garage rock. The song also has an “older” feel as, due to a limited budget it was recorded in drummer Carney’s basement on an old 8-track recorder. With one of the heaviest riffs the band has ever laid down, the song has stood the test of time and is easily a standout track from the band’s vast discography.
#4: “I Got Mine” Attack and Release (2008)
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Once again featuring a perfect combination of garage rock and blues, harkening back to their influences including Junior Kimbrough and the White Stripes. Of course saying that this song contained elements of only two genres, or was influenced by even a single decade would be an understatement. Rolling Stone named it the 23rd best song of 2008, while fans saw it as an instant classic, as the band was finally beginning to receive the mainstream success they truly deserved.
#3: “Little Black Submarines” El Camino (2011)
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This unique song is split into two distinct sections which complement each other perfectly. The first half features acoustic instruments in a soft ballad, while the latter section explodes into a loud hard rocking arrangement. Much of the allure of the song also stems from its lyrics about a broken heart while critics praised the track and drew comparisons to the music of Led Zeppelin.
#2: “10 A.M. Automatic” Rubber Factory (2004)
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While the band was still years away from becoming the huge hit they are now, “10 A.M. Automatic” marked a huge turning point in their career. Rubber Factory became the Black Keys’ first album to chart on the Billboard 200, thanks in no small part to this song, which also served as the lead single. Auerbach delivers soulful vocals comparing his love interest to an addict on what is perhaps one of the hardest rocking Black Keys songs. Before we reveal our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions: “Gold on the Ceiling” El Camino (2011) “Howlin’ for You” Brothers (2010) “Ten Cent Pistol” Brothers (2010) “I’ll Be Your Man” The Big Come Up (2002) “Set You Free” Thickfreakness (2003) “The Lengths” Rubber Factory (2004)
#1: “Tighten Up” Brothers (2010)
Although the Black Keys had loyal fans and critical success for years, the release of this massively popular song turned them from underground success to cultural phenomenon. It became their first song to crack the Billboard Top 100, but made its way to number one on both the Rock and Alternative charts. The song also won the band a Grammy award, one of three the band received for their album Brothers, creating a rock and roll success story for the ages.
