Jane (Jefferson Starship song)
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2016) |
"Jane" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Jefferson Starship | ||||
from the album Freedom at Point Zero | ||||
B-side | "Freedom at Point Zero" | |||
Released | October 1979 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Grunt | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Freiberg, Jim McPherson, Craig Chaquico, Paul Kantner | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Nevison | |||
Jefferson Starship singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Audio | ||||
"Jane" on YouTube |
"Jane" is a song by American rock band
Cash Box described it as "an explosive rocker, with slashing guitars."[4] Record World called it a "driving rocker" and praised Mickey Thomas' vocals.[5] GQ in 2015 said it was a "perfect, complex, trash-gem work of art."[6]
Chart history
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
In popular culture
- The song was used as the opening music to the 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer[6] and in the opening sequences of the Netflix prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.[6]
- The song is used in the opening sequence of 2023 film Cocaine Bear (a reference to Wet Hot American Summer, in which Cocaine Bear's director, Elizabeth Banks, starred).
- "Jane" has been used as the official entrance song of professional wrestler Orange Cassidy since 2022. (This usage is also a reference to Wet Hot American Summer, as Cassidy's wrestling persona is partially based upon 'Andy', a character portrayed in the film by Paul Rudd.)
References
- ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 1/12/80". 12 January 1980. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. October 27, 1979. p. 88. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 27, 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 3, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ a b c Lange, Maggie (August 3, 2015). "An Ode to Wet Hot American Summer's Absurd Theme Song". GQ. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1979)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-07-21.