Several outlets praised their " back to basics " approach , with '' Daily Mirror '' calling them " the greatest band since The Sex Pistols . " In 2002 , '' Q '' magazine listed The White Stripes as one of " 50 Bands to See Before You Die " . After their first appearance on network TV ( a live set on '' The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn '' ) , Joe Hagan of the '' New York Times '' declared , " They have made rock rock again by returning to its origins as a simple , primitive sound full of unfettered zeal . " '' White Blood Cells '' peaked at number 61 on the '' Billboard '' 200 , reaching Gold record status by selling over 500,000 albums . It reached number 55 in the United Kingdom , being bolstered in both countries by the single " Fell in Love with a Girl " and its accompanying Lego-animation music video directed by Michel Gondry . The video won three awards at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards : Breakthrough Video , Best Special Effects , and Best Editing , and the band played the song live at the event . It was also nominated for Video of the Year , but fell short of winning . '' Stylus Magazine '' rated '' White Blood Cells '' as the fourteenth greatest album of 2000 – 2005 , while Pitchfork Media ranked it eighth on their list of the top 100 albums from 2000 – 2004
2002 MTV Video Music Awards
2002 MTV Video Music Awards
The White Stripes