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I Kissed a Girl (Jill Sobule song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Kissed a Girl
| cover = I_Kissed_a_Girl_(Jill_Sobule_song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jill Sobule
| album = Jill Sobule
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Folk-pop
| length = 3:13
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
| producer = Brad Jones
| prev_title = Living Color
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Supermodel
| next_year = 1995
| misc =
}}
"'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.
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
* 'CD single'
# "I Kissed a Girl" 3:13
# "Resistance Song" 2:59
# "I Kissed a Girl" (Live) 3:02
* 'Cassette single'
# "I Kissed a Girl" 3:13
# "Resistance Song" 2:59
Charts
Katy Perry song comparisons
In 2008, pop singer Katy Perry issued a song of her own called "I Kissed a Girl" for her debut album 'One of the Boys'. The song received mixed reviews, with some reviewers negatively comparing Perry's song to Sobule's. 'Hiponline.com' wrote that the song is "not nearly as interesting or exciting as youd expect. Its not even half as good as Jill Sobules song 'I Kissed a Girl'".Raegun (2008). [http://www.hiponline.com/music-reviews/katy-perry-one-of-the-boys-review/ "Katy Perry - 'One of the Boys' - review"], 'HipOnline.com'. Posted: June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008. 'Glitterati Gossip' wrote that Sobule's song "was ten times better, because there was actual emotional content to her lyrics".[http://www.glitteratigossip.com/glitterati/2008/03/katy-perry-irri.html "Katy Perry Irritates The Hell Out Of Me"], 'Glitterati Gossip'. March 24, 2008. Sobule shared her feelings about Perry's song and use of the title in a July 2009 interview with The Rumpus:
In a later interview, Sobule later stated that the interview in 'The Rumpus' was tongue-in-cheek and in an article she wrote for 'The Huffington Post', she stated
References
Category:Songs about kissing
Category:1995 singles
Category:1995 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Lesbian-related songs
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