Jaded (Aerosmith song)

"Jaded" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen. The single was released on December 21, 2000, as the first single from the album Just Push Play. The song was debuted publicly at the American Music Awards and was also played at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001. It was ranked No. 86 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s.[4]

"Jaded"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Just Push Play
B-side"Angel's Eye"
Released
  • December 21, 2000 (promo)[1]
  • February 20, 2001 (commercial)[2]
RecordedSummer 2000
GenrePop rock[3]
Length3:34
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Angel's Eye"
(2000)		 "Jaded"
(2000)		 "Fly Away from Here"
(2001)
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Music video
"Jaded" on YouTube

"Jaded" became Aerosmith's final chart hit in most territories. It reached number one on both the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart, while reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Canada and Scotland. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 13 and became the band's eighth top-twenty single on that chart; it currently remains their last UK top-forty hit. "Jaded" additionally reached the top 20 in Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

Lyrical interpretation and song structure

The song's lyrics are about a girl who is "jaded", and how the relationship the narrator has with the girl is sometimes "complicated", but asserts that "I'm the one that jaded you." It is ostensibly about the consequences of Steven Tyler using drugs and being on the road touring, and therefore unavailable to his daughter.

Cover artwork

The single's artwork was somewhat controversial, featuring a naked woman holding an apple on the cover. The model in the artwork is Nicole West.

Music video

The video for "Jaded" features Aerosmith performing in the lobby of the Los Angeles Theater, and clips of a "jaded" girl (actress Mila Kunis). The song tells a story of a girl who has lost the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality.

The Los Angeles Theater is a movie palace in downtown Los Angeles and is extravagantly designed in the French Rococo style. The video also features the ballroom/lounge, the landing on the way to the ballroom, auditorium, and the mezzanine hallway. The hallway shot uses either a mirror, or special effects, to multiply the doors and make the hallway seem endless.

There are two versions of the video, much of the footage is the same, though used in slightly different places, and some shots have alternate angles. In the first version, the opening shot features a quick zoom on the stage, Steven Tyler blows into the camera, and he is not shown when the music starts in the forest interlude. In the second version, the opening shot features a slow zoom on the stage, a horse statue blows into the camera, and Tyler is shown when the music starts in the forest interlude.

The video premiered on MTV on February 13, 2001 and was directed by Francis Lawrence. The video was awarded Best Hard Rock Clip of the Year at the Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.

Track listings

US maxi-single[5]

All tracks are written by Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen.

No.TitleLength
1."Jaded" (album version)3:34
2."Jaded" (acoustic mix)3:34
3."Angel's Eye"3:21
4."Jaded" (Guitars Mix)3:34
5."Under My Skin (Reprise)"1:00

UK CD single[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jaded" (album version)Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen3:34
2."Won't Let You Down"Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson3:36
3."I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Diane Warren4:59

European maxi-single[7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jaded"Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen3:34
2."Won't Let You Down"Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson3:37
3."Angel's Eye"Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen3:22
4."I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Diane Warren4:59

Charts

Cover versions

Remixed eurodance versions of the song have appeared on the Dancemania series albums, including the 2001 album Dancemania Speed 7.[30]

References
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  30. Discogs, Dancemania Speed 7
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