Hello Operator (song)

For the Canadian band, see Hello Operator (band).

"Hello Operator"
Single by The White Stripes
from the album De Stijl
B-side	"Jolene"
Released	May 2000
Format	7"
Recorded	1999
Genre	Garage rock, punk blues
Length	5:49
Label	Sympathy for the Record Industry
Writer(s)	Jack White
Producer(s)	Jack White
The White Stripes singles chronology
"Hand Springs" (1999) "Hello Operator" (2000) "Lord, Send Me an Angel" (2000)

"Hello Operator" is a song from De Stijl, the second album by the Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes and the first track from it to be released as a 7" single. It was released in May 2000. It is backed by The White Stripes' off-kilter cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Live recordings of both songs are available on Under Blackpool Lights.

A picture disc version of this single exists.

Hello Operator has been used in both an online and television Converse advertisement.

John Peel listed it as his single of the week on his radio show even though it was not released in the United Kingdom.

The 7" single was recently reissued by Third Man Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hello Operator"	2:37
2.	"Jolene" (Dolly Parton cover)	3:13

Personnel

• Jack White - vocals, guitars
• Meg White - drums
• John Szymanski - harmonica

Media links

• Live performance of "Hello Operator", Ontario, 2007
• Live performance (by The White Stripes) of "Jolene", Coney Island, 2005

References

• White Stripes.net Retrieved January 1, 2006.
• White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.