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Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Album) by Jet

Artist Biography For Jet

Jet Found International Popularity During The Early 2000s A Period In Which The Band's Mix Of Exile On Main St. Swagger And Brash AC/DC-Styled Stomp Dovetailed Nicely With America's Garage Rock Revival. Hailing From Melbourne And Comprising Guitarist Cameron Muncey Drummer Chris Cester Bassist Mark Wilson And Frontman Nic Cester The Foursome Formed Just As The New Millennium Was Beginning. They Quickly Self-Released 2002's Dirty Sweet A Vinyl-Only EP That Proved To Be Quite Popular In Australia. The EP Sold Out Of Its Initial Run Of 1 000 Copies And Jet's Acclaim Grew In The U.K. As They Issued Another Limited-Edition Run. An American Deal With Elektra Surfaced In Early 2003 And The Dirty Sweet EP Was Released Domestically That May. An Opening Slot For The Rolling Stones In Jet's Homeland Soon Followed. With Buzz Brewing About The Band's Skuzzy Old-Fashioned Hard Rock Jet's Proper Studio Debut Arrived In November Under The Title Get Born. With Its Crisp Guitars And Start-Stop Tempos "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" Became A Radio Favorite Worldwide And Get Born Sold Over Three Million Copies As A Result. Jet Also Received Seven ARIA Australian Record Industry Association Nominations Six Of Which Were Awarded To The Band. European Dates With Oasis Followed In Summer 2005 And The Sophomore Effort Shine On Arrived In Fall 2006. The Band Maintained A Steady Touring Pace And Contributed A Song To The Spider-Man 3 Soundtrack. Following A Short Break Jet Reconvened In 2008 To Begin Work On A Third Album Which Arrived One Year Later As Shaka Rock. They Toured As Support For Green Day And Powderfinger But Went On Hiatus In 2010 And Were Fully Disbanded In 2012. Jet Were Back In Business After Several Years However Playing Headlining Shows In Australia During Early 2017.Jet Is An Alternative Rock Band Which Formed In 2001 In Melbourne Australia. The Band Consists Of Nic Cester Vocals Guitar Cameron Muncey Guitar Vocals Mark Wilson Bass And Chris Cester Drums . They Have Released Three Albums "Get Born" 2003 "Shine On" 2006 And "Shaka Rock" 2009 . The Band Has Had International Hits With The Singles "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" "Look What You've Done" "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" And "She's A Genius". The Band Split In March 2012 But Reformed In 2016. Biography By MacKenzie Wilson There Are Other Bands With The Same Name 2. Jet Were A Glam Rock Band From London. They Released One Eponymous Album In 1975 Before Splitting Up. The Band Formed In 1974 With A Line-Up Of Andy Ellison Vocals Ex-John's Children Solo Artist Martin Gordon Bass Ex-Sparks Chris Townson Drums Formerly In John's Children And Jook David O'List Lead Guitar Ex-Member Of The Nice And An Early Member Of Roxy Music And Peter Oxendale Keyboards For A Short-Lived Live Version Of Sparks . The Bulk Of The Band Went On To Become The Punk/new Wave Band Radio Stars. 3. Before Black 'N Blue Jaime St. James Began His Professional Music Career While A Student At Cleveland High School Where He And Classmates Dan Kurth Barry Pendergrass And Ray Malsom Formed The Molly Hatchet-Inspired Combo Jet. Jet Are Featured Prominently In The 1977 Legend The Yearbook Of Cleveland High School.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Are You Gonna Be My Girl

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Is A Song By The 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 UK And In 2004 In The United States. The Song Is Often Cited For Similarities To Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life" And The White Stripes's "Screwdriver". However The Beat Has Been Found To Have Been Common In Numerous 60s' Motown Songs Including "I'm Ready For Love" By Martha And The Vandellas And "You Can't Hurry Love" By The Supremes. Charts
The Song Peaked At #20 On The Australian ARIA Singles Chart While In The UK Singles Chart It First Appeared On The Charts At #23. The Single Was Re-Released In The UK In 2004 After It Was Featured On Advertisements For The Apple IPod And This Time Reached #16 On The Charts. It Also Gave The Band Success In The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart Peaking At #29. The Song Also Reached #1 On Australian Youth Radio Station Triple J's Hottest 100 In 2003. Charts 2003 Peak
position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 20 UK Singles Chart 16 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 29 Ireland Single Chart 18 Covers And Acoustic/live Versions
An Acoustic Version Of The Song Features On The Bonus CD Of Get Born. Richard Cheese And Lounge Against The Machine Covered It In A Vegas Lounge Style On The 2004 Album I'd Like A Virgin. Australian Singer Delta Goodrem Covered The Song On Her Visualise Tour In 2005. 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. Use In Other Media
The Song Has Been Featured In Numerous Other Media Including The Feature Films EuroTrip 2004 The Longest Yard 2005 Flushed Away 2006 The Holiday 2006 And What Happens In Vegas Episodes Of The Television Shows Scrubs My Name Is Earl One Tree Hill Zoey 101 Tru Calling And Appeared As A Playable Track In Video Games Rock Band SingStar Rocks! Guitar Hero On Tour Rock Revolution Madden NFL 2004 Taiko Drum Master And As Downloadable Content In Samba De Amigo For Wii. Or Taiko No Tatsujin . It Was Also Used In Advertisements For Apple Inc.'s IPod And Vodafone's Live! Range. Wrestler Victoria Crawford Used "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" As Her Entrance Theme In Ohio Valley Wrestling. It Was Also Used In Budweiser And Blue1 Commercials. It Is Also The Opening Theme For The British Stand-Up Comedy Programme Live At The Apollo. Track Listing
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" "Last Chance" "Hey Kids" "You Were Right" 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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