2006Released
3:35

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The subject matter of the lyrics is very rare for a rock song. Frontman Jack White sings about nurturing a stable home life by marrying someone who will support you - it's not something you'll hear Kiss or The Rolling Stones sing about. According to White, it's asking a question many people think about before they tie the knot: Is getting married and settling down the start of a new life, or just giving up?

Jack White first got married in 1996 to Meg White - he took her last name, changing it from Gillis. They formed The White Stripes a year later but their marriage didn't survive the band - they split up in 1999 before releasing their first album and finalized their divorce in 2000. Still, they carried on as a musical duo (a very successful one) and settled in as very good friends. In 2005, he married Karen Elson and Meg was the "best woman." This song was released a year later, but White says he wrote it about a year before this marriage. White isn't known for hashing out his personal life in his songs, but he seems to be wondering here if he'll fall into the same pattern in his second marriage: Well here we go again You've found yourself a friend that knows you well But no matter what you do You'll always feel as though you tripped and fell White and Elson split up in 2011 and finalized their divorce in 2013. In 2022 he got married again, this time to the musician Olivia Jean.

Note the comma in the title. That changes the meaning to indicate that the guy in the song needs to hold his ground (stay steady) while the girl goes away.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Steady, As She Goes.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
124BPM

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Third Man Records
2006 Third Man Records, LLC
2006 Third Man Records, LLC

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