Are You Gonna Be My Girl

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"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.

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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); and the 1999 song "Screwdriver" from The White Stripes. 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.

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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.

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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"

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Personnel

• Nic Cester - lead vocals, guitar
• Chris Cester - drums, tambourine, backing vocals
• Cameron Muncey - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Wilson - bass guitar

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Chart performance

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Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

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

MTV Video Music Awards

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Source of article : Wikipedia