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400:. According to Steven Gottlieb of VideoStatic, "Most of the camera angles emanate from behind the band to convey just how big these guys are down under, while various color effects give the clip a slight psychedelic feel". Speaking about the lack of a director credit on the video, Moyes claims that "Since I was asked to do this as a favour I decided not to have a producer/director credit". Shortly after the original video's release, a "defaced version" featuring various overlaid sketches was released. The defacing was originally credited to "Bandito Bruce", a 16-year-old Wolfmother fan "with no connection to the band or label". However, Moyes later revealed that he himself had produced the version, noting that he was inspired by the work 42: 1696: 1706: 1771: 315:
at its peak position of number 33, remaining in the top 50 for three weeks running. Outside of Australia, it was the band's first track to register on the US
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columnist Ben Thompson recommended it as one of two (alongside "Pyramid") highlights of the record. At the end of 2005, Australian radio station
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claimed that the song "forges its classic axe signature into a Led Zeppelin stomper". In contrast,
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highlighted the song as the prime example of the band's songwriting ability. At the same time,
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chart, debuting at number 37, before spending 12 weeks on the chart and peaking at number 29.
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in 2004, initially under "The White Unicorn". It was later re-recorded for the group's
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from the album in Australia on 26 February 2006. The track reached number 33 on the
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went as far as to claim that the song uses the opening chords to Led Zeppelin's "
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for "White Unicorn" comprises footage from Wolfmother's performances at
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magazines compared the song's guitar riffs to the work of Zeppelin's
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list, the lowest position of the six Wolfmother tracks featured.
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Stylistically, "White Unicorn" has been compared to the work of
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from the album on 26 February 2006. The song was backed with "
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before briefly returning to the acid rock sounds of
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Index

Wolfmother
The White Unicorn

Single
Wolfmother
Wolfmother
Genre
Hard rock
neo-psychedelia
Label
Modular
Songwriter(s)
Andrew Stockdale
Chris Ross
Producer(s)
Dave Sardy
Wolfmother
Mind's Eye
Dimension
hard rock
Wolfmother
Andrew Stockdale
Chris Ross
Dave Sardy
self-titled debut album
single
Australian Singles Chart
Billboard
Mainstream Rock
self-titled debut EP

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