American Girls (song) explained

American Girls
Cover:	AmericanGirlsCC.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Counting Crows featuring Sheryl Crow
Album:	Hard Candy
Released:	May 13, 2002
Length:	4:33
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Steve Lillywhite
Chronology:	Counting Crows
Prev Title:	All My Friends
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Miami
Next Year:	2002

"American Girls" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the second track on their fourth studio album, Hard Candy (2002), and features Sheryl Crow on backing vocals. The song was released on May 13, 2002, and reached number one on the US Billboard Triple-A chart.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[1]	80
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[2]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	May 13, 2002	Triple A radio	Geffen	^[3]
Australia	June 10, 2002	CD		^[4]
United Kingdom	June 17, 2002			^[5] ^[6]

Notes and References

1. Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 16. December 20, 2002.
2. The 2002 Allstars: Most-Played Triple-A Songs. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 52. December 20, 2002.
3. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1452. 32. May 10, 2002. April 29, 2021.
4. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th June 2002. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020627-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue641.pdf. dead. 2002-06-26. ARIA. 25. June 10, 2002. April 29, 2021.
5. Web site: American Girls [CD 1]]. Amazon. June 30, 2021.
6. Web site: American Girls CD2. Amazon. June 30, 2021.