Little Black Submarines

About this song

The fourth track on El Camino, the seventh studio album by The Black Keys, started as a demo by Dan Auerbach and producer Brian Burton that went through several changes. The band recorded it several ways before settling on a sparse acoustic arrangement, then spliced a louder version after it to create two contrasting sections. Drummer Patrick Carney said the harder-rocking second half was the first take the band played of that arrangement, and Auerbach called its electric portion the closest thing to the band's live show.

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Fun facts

• Covered once, including “Little Black Submarines by Lindsey Cohen”.
• Written and produced by Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach.
• Recorded at Easy Eye Sound.