Jet (song)
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| Single by Paul McCartney and Wings from the album Band on the Run |
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| B-side | "Let Me Roll it" | ||||
| Released | February 15, 1974 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1973 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:07 | ||||
| Label | Apple Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | ||||
| Certification | BPI (UK) Gold April 1, 1974 | ||||
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"Jet" was a hit song from Paul McCartney and Wings' Band on the Run album. The song peaked at #7 in both the UK and U.S. charts on March 30th, 1974. Along with "Helen Wheels" and "Junior's Farm", it is another McCartney song where his primary inspiration for composing the song arose in daily life.[1] It was mostly recorded in EMI's Lagos studio in Nigeria.
The song is about McCartney's black pet horse called Jet but there are claims it may also be about a black Labrador he had, also called Jet.[citation needed]
The song spawned the name of Australian rock band Jet.
It was used in the first episode of I'm Alan Partridge, where Alan jumps off his bed and gives himself a black eye. The song was covered by British rock band Kaiser Chiefs during their performance with James Bond composer David Arnold at the BBC Electric Proms on Friday 26th October 2007 at the Camden Roundhouse.
[edit] References
- ^ Rees, Dafydd and Luke Crampton (1991). Rock Movers and Shakers: An A-Z of People Who Made Rock Happen. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif. ISBN 0-87436-661-5.
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