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"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Song

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by Australian rock band Jet, featured on their 2003 album, Get Born. It was the first single from the album, released in 2003 in Australia and the United Kingdom, and in 2004 in the United States. Written by Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey, the song is often cited for similarities to Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" (particularly its drum pattern and near-identical guitar riff);[2][3] and the 1999 song "Screwdriver" from The White Stripes.[4] The band, however, argues that "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" has more in common with 1960s Motown songs, namely "I'm Ready For Love" by Martha And The Vandellas and "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes. The song hit number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it their 1st Top 40 hit and their highest charting single; it also hit number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks and number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Even though it did not hit number one like the next hit, "Cold Hard Bitch", "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" stayed longer on the charts and is the band's most successful song, often regarded as their signature song.

Chris Cester responded to the media debacle, stating in a Jared Story interview that the beat was taken from Motown, referring to a meeting between Iggy Pop and himself:

"It's funny because I asked him point blank about that. He said I was crazy. He said that when he and David Bowie were writing "Lust for Life", they were ripping off Motown's beat. It's funny that he said that to me because we also thought we were ripping off Motown more than "Lust for Life". To be honest with you that kind of annoyed me a lot, because I always thought it was really lazy. People just go well Lust for Life is more well-known so that's what they go for, but if you listen to a song like "You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes) I think you'll find its closer to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" than "Lust for Life" ever was. And that's what Iggy said as well."[5]

Music video

The music video is shot in black and white, and shows Jet performing in a blank studio. As they play, black ink starts pouring out of their equipment and forms a landscape resembling the cover art on their album Get Born and The Beatles album Revolver. The video was shot at Vinopolis, London. Cameron Muncey can be seen wearing an AC/DC shirt.

Track listings

Australian versions

  • iTunes EP
  1. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
  2. "Last Chance"
  3. "Hey Kids"
  4. "You Were Right"

American versions

  • iTunes EP
  1. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl (UK Acoustic Version)"
  2. "That's Alright Mama"
  3. "Cigarettes and Cola"
  4. "You Were Right"
  5. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 20
Invalid chart entered Germany2 49
Irish Singles Chart[7] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 17
UK (Official Charts Company)[11] 16
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[12] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] 7
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[12] 3
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[12] 16
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[12] 22
Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[13] 168

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[14]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey Most Performed Australian Work Overseas[15] Won


References

  1. ^ Heather Phares. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl review on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2013. ""Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" is one of the most immediate -- if not creative -- singles to come out of the garage-rock revival of the early 2000s."
  2. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (8 April 2004). "Jet's High Times". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ musicOMH.com single review
  4. ^ http://www.soundsjustlike.com/1797/jet-sounds-like-the-white-stripes/
  5. ^ "Jet gets reborn". Uptown Magazine. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Are you gonna be my girl in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 2 July 2013. Only one result when searching "Are you gonna be my girl"
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "2004 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 5th June 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Jet awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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