Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Wikipedia Are You Gonna Be My Girl `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' Single by Jet from the album Get Born Released August 25, 2003 ( 2003 - 08 - 25 ) May 24, 2004 ( 2004 - 05 - 24 ) ( US Release ) Format CD Recorded 2003 Genre Garage rock revival Length 3 : 33 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Nic Cester, Cameron Muncey Producer ( s ) Dave Sardy Jet singles chronology `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' ( 2003 ) `` Rollover DJ '' ( 2003 ) `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' is a song by Australian rock band Jet, featured on their 2003 album Get Born. It was the first single from the album, released in 2003 in Australia and the United Kingdom, and in 2004 in the United States. The song hit number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it their 1st Top 40 hit and their highest charting single ; it also hit number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks and number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Even though it did not hit number 1 like the next hit, `` Cold Hard Bitch '', `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' stayed longer on the charts and is the band 's most successful song, often regarded as their signature song. The song was voted number 1 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2003. The single has sold 1.3 million copies in United States since 2012. Contents 1 Structure 2 Music video 3 Track listings 3.1 Australian versions 3.2 American versions 4 Personnel 5 Chart performance 6 Awards and nominations 6.1 APRA Awards 6.2 MTV Video Music Awards 7 References 8 External links Structure Written by Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey, the song is often cited for similarities to Iggy Pop 's `` Lust for Life '' ( particularly its drum pattern and near - identical guitar riff ) ; and the 1999 song `` Screwdriver '' from The White Stripes. The band, however, argues that `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' has more in common with 1960s Motown songs, namely `` I 'm Ready for Love '' by Martha and the Vandellas and `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' by The Supremes. Chris Cester responded to media commentary regarding the similarities, stating in a Jared Story interview that the beat was taken from Motown, referring to a meeting between Iggy Pop and himself : It 's funny because I asked him point blank about that. He said I was crazy. He said that when he and David Bowie were writing `` Lust for Life '', they were ripping off Motown 's beat. It 's funny that he said that to me because we also thought we were ripping off Motown more than `` Lust for Life ''. To be honest with you that kind of annoyed me a lot, because I always thought it was really lazy. People just go well Lust for Life is more well - known so that 's what they go for, but if you listen to a song like `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' ( The Supremes ) I think you 'll find its closer to `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' than `` Lust for Life '' ever was. And that 's what Iggy said as well. Music video The music video is shot in black and white, and shows Jet performing in a blank studio. As they play, black ink starts pouring out of their equipment and forms a landscape resembling the cover art on their album Get Born, The Beatles album Revolver and silhouettes of dancing girls. The video was shot at Vinopolis, London. Cameron Muncey can be seen wearing an AC / DC shirt. Track listings Australian versions iTunes EP `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' `` Last Chance '' `` Hey Kids '' `` You Were Right '' American versions iTunes EP `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl ( UK Acoustic Version ) '' `` That 's Alright Mama '' `` Cigarettes and Cola '' `` You Were Right '' `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' Personnel Nic Cester -- lead vocals, guitar Chris Cester -- drums, tambourine, backing vocals Cameron Muncey -- lead guitar, backing vocals Mark Wilson -- bass guitar Chart performance Chart ( 2003 - 2004 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 20 Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 53 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 49 Ireland ( IRMA ) 18 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 21 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 22 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 16 US Billboard Hot 100 29 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 16 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 7 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 16 US Top 40 Tracks ( Billboard ) 22 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 168 Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ). Year Nominee / work Award Result `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' Song of the Year Nominated 2005 Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won 2006 Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won 2007 Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won MTV Video Music Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' Best New Artist Nominated Best Rock Video Won Best Editing Nominated References Jump up ^ Heather Phares. `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl review on Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2013. `` '' Are You Gonna Be My Girl ? '' is one of the most immediate -- if not creative -- singles to come out of the garage - rock revival of the early 2000s. '' Jump up ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/498773/jet-breaks-up Jump up ^ Eliscu, Jenny ( 8 April 2004 ). `` Jet 's High Times ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2014. Jump up ^ musicOMH.com single review Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Jet : Are You Gonna Be My Girl sounds like The White Stripes : Screwdriver - Sounds Just Like ''. www.soundsjustlike.com. Jump up ^ `` Jet gets reborn ''. Uptown Magazine. 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Jet '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Jet Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jet Chart History ( Adult Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jet Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jet Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jet Chart History ( Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Jet awards on Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` APRA History ''. Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010. Jump up ^ `` 2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards ''. Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ). Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2010. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Jet Nic Cester Chris Cester Cameron Muncey Mark Wilson Studio albums Get Born Shine On Shaka Rock Extended plays Dirty Sweet Compilations Rare Tracks DVDs Right ! Right ! Right ! Family Style Singles `` Are You Gonna Be My Girl '' `` Rollover DJ '' `` Look What You 've Done '' `` Cold Hard Bitch '' `` Get Me Outta Here '' `` Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is '' `` Bring It on Back '' `` Rip It Up '' `` Shine On '' `` Stand Up '' `` I Spy I Spy '' `` The Wild One '' `` She 's a Genius '' `` Black Hearts ( On Fire ) '' `` Seventeen '' Related articles Discography ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist Album... Ish by 1927 ( 1989 ) Tales of the City by Rockmelons ( 1989 ) Matchbook by Ian Moss ( 1990 ) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich ( 1991 ) Baby Animals by Baby Animals ( 1992 ) Marvin the Album by Frente ! 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Question: who wrote are you gonna be my girl
Answer: Nic Cester