Are You Gonna Be My Girl

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Single by Jet
from the album Get Born
Released August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)
May 24, 2004 (2004-05-24) (US Release)
Format CD
Recorded 2003
Genre Garage rock revival[1]
Length 3:33
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s) Nic Cester, Cameron Muncey
Producer(s) Dave Sardy
Jet singles chronology
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
(2003)		 "Rollover DJ"
(2003)

"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.

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 1 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.

The song was voted number 1 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2003.

The single has sold 1.3 million copies in United States since 2012. [2]

Structure

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);[3][4] and the 1999 song "Screwdriver" from The White Stripes.[5] 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.

Chris Cester responded to media commentary regarding the similarities, 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.[6]

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, The Beatles album Revolver and silhouettes of dancing girls. 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)[7] 20
Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[8] 53
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 29
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 16
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[18] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 16
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[20] 22
Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[21] 168

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[22] [23]

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2004"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"Song of the YearNominated
2005Most Performed Australian Work OverseasWon
2006Most Performed Australian Work OverseasWon
2007Most Performed Australian Work OverseasWon

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2004"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"Best New ArtistNominated
Best Rock VideoWon
Best EditingNominated

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. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/498773/jet-breaks-up
  3. ↑ Eliscu, Jenny (8 April 2004). "Jet's High Times". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ↑ musicOMH.com single review Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Jet: Are You Gonna Be My Girl sounds like The White Stripes: Screwdriver - Sounds Just Like". www.soundsjustlike.com.
  6. ↑ "Jet gets reborn". Uptown Magazine. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Jet Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Jet Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Jet Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Jet Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Jet Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "Jet awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
  22. ↑ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  23. ↑ "2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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