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‘Tom Petty heard it and said: “Wow!” Jet on how they made Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Written in a garden shed, the song that soundtracked Apple’s iPod ad has survived comparisons with Lust for Life – and a shonky performance with nonsense lyrics
How about, ‘Are you gonna be my girl?’” It was a good idea, so I went home and wrote everything in about 30 seconds flat. The ad’s imagery looked a lot like our music video – I’ve always wondered if it was connected. I feel like we – somewhat but not totally – avoided the pitfalls of being a one-hit wonder because our debut album had other big songs on it.
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