"I Kissed a Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule. The song, released on May 2, 1995, reached number 20 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 36 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. In Canada, it debuted and peaked at number 15 on the newly established RPM Alternative 30 chart.
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| Single by Jill Sobule | ||||
| from the album Jill Sobule | ||||
| B-side | "Resistance Song" | |||
| Released | May 2, 1995[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Brad Jones[3] | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Kissed a Girl" on YouTube | ||||
Music video edit
The music video featured Italian model Fabio playing Sobule's heterosexual love interest. It parodies his romance novel covers, and features young women in 1960s-style hair and dresses.
Track listings and formats edit
- CD single[4]
- "I Kissed a Girl" – 3:13
- "Resistance Song" – 2:59
- "I Kissed a Girl" (live) – 3:02
- Cassette single[5]
- "I Kissed a Girl" – 3:13
- "Resistance Song" – 2:59
Charts edit
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 36 |
| Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[7] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 67 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] | 20 |
Katy Perry song comparisons edit
In 2008, pop singer Katy Perry issued a song of her own called "I Kissed a Girl" for her debut album One of the Boys. The song received mixed reviews, with some reviewers negatively comparing Perry's song to Sobule's. Hiponline.com wrote that the song is "not nearly as interesting or exciting as you'd expect. It's not even half as good as Jill Sobule's song 'I Kissed a Girl'".[10] Glitterati Gossip wrote that Sobule's song "was ten times better, because there was actual emotional content to her lyrics".[11] Sobule shared her feelings about Perry's song and use of the title in a July 2009 interview with The Rumpus:
When Katy Perry's song came out I started getting tons of inquiries about what I thought. Some folks (and protective friends) were angry, and wondered why she took my title and made it into this kind of "girls gone wild" thing....
As a musician I have always refrained from criticizing another artist. I was, "Well, good for her." It did bug me a little bit, however, when she said she came up with the idea for the title in a dream. In truth, she wrote it with a team of professional writers and was signed by the very same guy that signed me in 1995. I have not mentioned that in interviews as I don't want to sound bitter or petty...
Okay, maybe, if I really think about it, there were a few jealous and pissed-off moments. So here goes, for the first time in an interview: Fuck you Katy Perry, you fucking stupid, maybe 'not good for the gays,' title-thieving, haven't heard much else, so not quite sure if you're talented, fucking little slut.
God that felt good.[12]
In a later interview, Sobule later stated that the interview in The Rumpus was tongue-in-cheek and in an article she wrote for The Huffington Post, she stated
I thought maybe this time I would have fun with it and goof on what many of my fans were hoping to hear over the last year. I prefaced my reply with a wink, and then rambled on with a string of over the top dumb-ass profanities, purposely out of character and completely in jest ... I may be a touch cynical about the business, but I have never really been angry or had ill feelings towards Katy herself. I was actually in a small way happy to not be the "Kissed a Girl" girl anymore.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1092. April 28, 1995. p. 46. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jill Sobule". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jill Sobule | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ I Kissed a Girl (Australian CD single liner notes). Jill Sobule. Atlantic Records. 1995. 7567957562.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Kissed a Girl (United States cassette single liner notes). Jill Sobule. Atlantic Records. 1995. 4-87169.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Jill Sobule – I Kissed a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
- ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9238." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
- ^ "Jill Sobule Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
- ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 10, 1995. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Raegun (2008). "Katy Perry - One of the Boys - review", HipOnline.com. Posted: June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ "Katy Perry Irritates The Hell Out Of Me", Glitterati Gossip. March 24, 2008.
- ^ "The Rumpus Interview with Jill Sobule". The Rumpus. July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
- ^ Sobule, Jill (August 19, 2009). "My "Feud" With Katy Perry". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
