I Kissed a Girl (Jill Sobule song)

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"I Kissed a Girl"
File:I Kissed a Girl (Jill Sobule song).jpg
Single by Jill Sobule
from the album Jill Sobule
B-side"Resistance Song"
ReleasedMay 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)[1]
GenreFolk-pop[2]
Length3:13
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Jill Sobule
  • Robin Eaton
Producer(s)Brad Jones[3]
Jill Sobule singles chronology
"Living Color"
(1990) 		"I Kissed a Girl"
(1995) 		"Supermodel"
(1995)
Music video
"I Kissed a Girl" on YouTube

"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.

Reception

Music video

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

  1. "I Kissed a Girl"  – 3:13
  2. "Resistance Song"  – 2:59
  3. "I Kissed a Girl" (live) – 3:02
  • Cassette single[5]
  1. "I Kissed a Girl"  – 3:13
  2. "Resistance Song"  – 2:59

Charts

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

References

  1. ↑ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1092. April 28, 1995. p. 46. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jill Sobule". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jill Sobule | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ "Jill Sobule – I Kissed a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9238." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
  8. ↑ "Jill Sobule Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 3018.
  9. ↑ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. June 10, 1995. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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