Girl Next Door (Saving Jane song)

"Girl Next Door" is a song by American pop rock band Saving Jane, released as the first single from the band's second studio album of the same name (2005) on August 15, 2005. The song was a top-40 success on several US Billboard charts, peaking at number 31 on the Hot 100.

"Girl Next Door"
Single by Saving Jane
from the album Girl Next Door
ReleasedAugust 15, 2005[1]
Length3:25
LabelUniversal, Madacy (Canada)
Songwriter(s)Marti Dodson, Pat Buzzard, Kris Misevski, Dak Goodman, Jeremy Martin
Producer(s)Mark Liggett, Brian Lovely, Jerry Lane
Saving Jane singles chronology
"Girl Next Door"
(2005)
"Happy"
(2006)

Music video

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A music video for "Girl Next Door" was released in February 2006. It was recorded over one weekend in Los Angeles despite harsh weather; a spokesperson of Saving Jane's label said the video used the rain effectively, and that it had stopped before the filming of important scenes. The video featured on MTV's Total Request Live.[2]

It stars two girls, one jealous of the other. When the second chorus kicks in, the girl uses her powers to hit the jealous one. They both appear in separate scenes, thanks to a pink double-screen. The lead singer is performing in a classroom, and with her band at a concert. The video ends with the girls in two limos. The jealous one somehow cuts into the other girl's screen, and steals a tiara from her. She tries to get it back, but bangs her head on the side of her screen instead.[citation needed]

Other versions

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A version of "Girl Next Door" was featured in the 2006 video game expansion The Sims 2: Pets, written in the fictional language Simlish.[3] Country singer Julie Roberts recorded a version of the song for her 2006 studio album Men & Mascara after the lead single failed to chart.[4] A Kidz Bop version was released in 2006.[5]

Track listing

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Canadian CD single[6]

  1. "Girl Next Door" (radio edit) – 3:28
  2. "Girl Next Door" (original mix) – 3:15
  3. "Girl Next Door" (AAA mix) – 3:10

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 31
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 23
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 21
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10] 27

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1619. August 12, 2005. p. 23. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Ritchey, Alicia; Brooks, Evan (February 6, 2006). "'Girl Next Door' girl no more". The Lantern.
  3. ^ Surette, Tim (September 14, 2006). "Flaming Lips, Pussycats in Sims 2 Pets". GameSpot.
  4. ^ Shelburne, Craig (July 11, 2006). "Julie Roberts Is Good to Go With New Album". CMT. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Saving Jane: Making another album". The Columbus Dispatch. December 31, 2006. p. 51.
  6. ^ Girl Next Door (Canadian CD single liner notes). Saving Jane. Madacy. 2005. MLGP2 51679.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Saving Jane Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Saving Jane Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Saving Jane Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Pop 100". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 20. May 20, 2006. p. 40.