Are You Gonna Be My Girl

"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.

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Single by Jet
from the album Get Born
Released
  • 25 August 2003 (2003-08-25)
  • 24 May 2004 (2004-05-24) (US)
Recorded2003
GenreGarage rock revival[1]
Length3:33
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave Sardy
Jet singles chronology
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
(2003)		 "Rollover DJ"
(2003)

The song hit number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their first top 40 hit and their highest charting single; it also hit number three on the Modern Rock Tracks and number seven 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. The single has sold 1.3 million copies in the United States since 2012.[2]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" was ranked number 38.[3]

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);[4][5] and the 1999 song "Screwdriver" from The White Stripes.[6] 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.[7]

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.

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[8] [9]

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

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

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000^
Italy (FIMI)[32] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
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  3. "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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  32. "Italian single certifications – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
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