Jaimme's Got a Gal explained

Jaimme's Got a Gal
Cover:jaimmesgotagal.jpg
Type:single
Artist:You Am I
Album:Sound as Ever
Released:May 1994
Recorded:Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:3:29
Label:rooArt
Producer:Lee Ranaldo
Prev Title:Berlin Chair
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:When You Got Dry/How Much Is Enough
Next Year:1994

"Jaimme's Got a Gal" is the third single from the album Sound as Ever by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1994 and peaked at number 93 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in June 1994.[1] The song also reached #77 in that year's Hottest 100.[2] The Jaimme of the title is Jaimme Rogers, the brother of You Am I's frontman and chief songwriter Tim Rogers, who had been a founding member of the band but left it within twelve months of its formation. "Jaimme's Got a Gal" thus partly explains the reason for his departure.

Track listing

  1. "Jaimme's Got a Gal" – 3:29
  2. "I'm So Tired" – 2:13
  3. "20,000" – 1:42

All songs by Tim Rogers, except 2 (Lennon–McCartney)

"I'm So Tired" is a cover of the Beatles song. "20,000" is a You Am I original, and the name of the single parodies Aerosmith's song "Janie's Got a Gun".

Alternative versions

"Jaimme (Makers Mark Version)" is an acoustic version of "Jaimme's Got a Gal" which was released as a B-side on the "Berlin Chair" single. On the US release of Sound as Ever "Jaimme's Got a Gal" was one of the four tracks remixed by David Bianco.

Charts

Chart (1994)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 93

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994. ARIA. 2016-03-07.
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1994.htm JJJ's Hottest 100 1994
  3. 307.