"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
The song peaked at number 20 in Australia and reached the top 20 in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their first top-40 hit and their highest charting single; it also peaked at number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number seven on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. 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]
Background[edit]
Nic Cester said he used to live in a bungalow with only two rooms, a bedroom and a toilet, so he would often sit on the toilet, lid down, and play around on his guitar. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" originated there. He wrote it sometime between the ages of 17-19, when one of his main life goals was "trying, unsuccessfully, to shag as many girls as possible!" He wrote this song while frustrated about one girl, and the original hook was "She's just like every other girl", but his bandmates thought it was too negative and convinced him to make it more positive.[6] The cough was an accident in the demo, but the producers thought it should be in the final mix. Nic refused to fake the cough, so they copied it from the demo and put it in the final mix.[6]
Music video[edit]
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[edit]
APRA Awards[edit]
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[8][9]