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.

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 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.

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);^[2]^[3] and the 1999 song "Screwdriver" from The White Stripes.^[4] 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 the media debacle, 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."^[5]

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. The video was shot at Vinopolis, London. Cameron Muncey can be seen wearing an AC/DC shirt.

In popular culture

The song was used in several video games, TV shows and films including Eurotrip, What Happens in Vegas, Flushed Away, Zoey 101, Rock Band, Guitar Hero Live, Madden NFL 2004, and Rocksmith 2014.
The song is used as the main theme song for Live at the Apollo.
The song was used in Apple's advertising for the iPod Classic 3 and by Vodafone for a TV advert.^[6]^[7]

Track listings

Australian versions

iTunes EP

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
"Last Chance"
"Hey Kids"
"You Were Right"

American versions

iTunes EP

"Are You Gonna Be My Girl (UK Acoustic Version)"
"That's Alright Mama"
"Cigarettes and Cola"
"You Were Right"
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"

Personnel

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

Chart performance

Chart (2003-2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	20
Germany (Official German Charts)^[9]	49
Irish Singles Chart^[10]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	17
UK (Official Charts Company)^[14]	16
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40^[15]	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[15]	29
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[15]	7
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[15]	3
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[15]	16
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks^[15]	22

Chart (2013)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[16]	168

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).^[17]

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2007	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Nicholas Cester, Cameron Muncey	Most Performed Australian Work Overseas^[18]	Won

References

↑ 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."
↑ Eliscu, Jenny (8 April 2004). "Jet's High Times". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ musicOMH.com single review Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ http://www.soundsjustlike.com/1797/jet-sounds-like-the-white-stripes/
↑ "Jet gets reborn". Uptown Magazine. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009.
↑ "10 Songs Steve Jobs Made Famous". adage.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
↑ Drogemuller, Mathew (2014-08-11). "Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl: the perfect backyard barbecue song". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". GfK Entertainment Charts.
↑ "Are you gonna be my girl in Irish Chart". IRMA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2013. Only one result when searching "Are you gonna be my girl"
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jet search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "2004 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 5th June 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jet awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
↑ "2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2 May 2010.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age	Triple J Hottest 100 Winner 2003	Succeeded by Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand

Jet

Nic Cester Chris Cester Cameron Muncey Mark Wilson

Studio albums	Get Born Shine On Shaka Rock

Extended plays	Dirty Sweet

Compilations	Rare Tracks

DVDs	Right! Right! Right! Family Style

Singles	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" "Rollover DJ" "Look What You've Done" "Cold Hard Bitch" "Get Me Outta Here" "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" "Bring It on Back" "Rip It Up" "Shine On" "Stand Up" "I Spy I Spy" "The Wild One" "She's a Genius" "Black Hearts (On Fire)" "Seventeen"

Related articles	Discography

ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist

Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)

Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)

Release	I Believe You Liar by Megan Washington (2010) Falling & Flying by 360 (2012) Flume by Flume (2013) The New Classic by Iggy Azalea (2014) Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (2015)

ARIA Award for Single of the Year

"You're the Voice" by John Farnham (1987)
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (1988)
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church (1989)
"Crying in the Chapel" by Peter Blakeley (1990)
"I Don't Wanna Be with Nobody But You" by Absent Friends (1991)
"Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)" by Yothu Yindi (1992)
"The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews (1993)
"The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea (1994)
"Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995)
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue (1996)
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden (1997)
"Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
"The Day You Come" by Powderfinger (1999)
"Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000)
"My Happiness" by Powderfinger (2001)
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (2002)
"Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003)
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004)
"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee (2005)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe (2006)
"Straight Lines" by Silverchair (2007)
"Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008)
"Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun (2009)
"Big Jet Plane" by Angus & Julia Stone (2010)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2011)

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