LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MAY 24, 2019…15 YEARS AGO THE BAND JET CAME OUT WITH THE SINGLE ‘ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL’
THIS WAS THE BAND’S FIRST HIT SONG. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST SONG TO BE USED IN THE POPULAR IPOD COMMERCIALS (REMEMBER THE IPOD ?). IN THE COMMERCIAL A BLACK SHADOW OF A PERSON, LISTENING TO A WHITE IPOD
DANCED TO THIS SONG IN FRONT OF COLORFUL BACKGROUNDS. THESE ADS HELPED BOOST SALES OF IPODS AND JET ALBUMS.
THIS IS EASILY JET’S MOST SUCCESSFUL SINGLE IN THE U.S. IT HAS SOLD OVER 1.3 MILLION COPIES TO DATE.
AND HERE’S A COPY OF THE IPOD AD FEATURING JET
