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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 | 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. It was later used in the first episode of I'm Alan Partridge, where Alan jumps off his bed and gives himself a black eye. 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 also spawned the name of Australian rock band Jet. The song is about his black pet horse called Jet but there are claims it may also be about a black Labrador he had, also called Jet.
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.
