“ Janie's Got a Gun ” (“Jane has a gun”) is a song by the American band Aerosmith .
| Janie's Got a Gun | |||||||
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| Single Aerosmith from the album Pump | |||||||
| Side B | "Voodoo Medicine Man" | ||||||
| Released | September 20, 1989 | ||||||
| Format | cassette single, cd single | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1989 | ||||||
| Genre | rock , hard rock | ||||||
| Duration | 5:38 (album) 5:28 (single) | ||||||
| Producer | Bruce Fairburn | ||||||
| Songwriter | Stephen Tyler and Tom Hamilton | ||||||
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In the song, the girl kills her father with a pistol. As the author of the text Stephen Tyler explained in the autobiography of Walk This Way, she did this because her father raped her [1] . From the song itself, although it is clear that the father did something bad to her, but what exactly is not specified.
The video was directed by David Fincher , who later shot such films as “ Seven ”, “ Alien 3 ” and “ Room of Fear ” [2] .
With this song, Aerosmith received its first Grammy - according to the results of 1991 in the category "The best performance in the style of rock vocal duet or band " [1] . According to the results of 1993, they will receive their next Grammy in this category for the song “ Livin 'on the Edge ” [2] .
Content
Charts
| Chart (1989-1990) | Naive. pos. |
|---|---|
| Australia ( ARIA ) [3] | one |
| Canada ( RPM ) | 2 |
| Italy ( FIMI ) [4] | 47 |
| New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) [5] | 13 |
| Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) [6] | 12 |
| United Kingdom ( The Official Charts Company ) | 76 |
| USA ( Billboard Hot 100 ) | four |
| USA ( Billboard Album Rock Tracks) | 2 |
Total Charts for the Year
| Chart (1990) | Pos. |
|---|---|
| USA ( Billboard Hot 100) [7] | 61 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Janie's Got A Gun by Aerosmith Songfacts . Songfacts. Date of treatment February 28, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Livin 'On The Edge by Aerosmith Songfacts . Songfacts. Date of treatment February 28, 2017.
- ↑ " Australian-charts.com - Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun" . ARIA Top 50 Singles .
- ↑ Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: A . Hit Parade Italia. Date of treatment July 6, 2012.
- ↑ " Charts.nz - Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun" . Top 40 Singles .
- ↑ " Swedishcharts.com - Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun" . Singles Top 100 .
- ↑ Billboard Top 100 - 1990 . Date of appeal September 15, 2009.
Links
- Janie's Got a Gun on YouTube