Janie's Got a Gun

"Water Song" redirects here. For the young adult fantasy novels, see Watersong. For songs titled "Water", see Water (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Janie's Got a Gun"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Pump
B-side"Voodoo Medicine Man"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1989 (1989-11-08)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:38 (album version with "Water Song" instrumental intro)
  • 5:28 (single edit)
  • 4:16 (clean radio version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"F.I.N.E.*"
(1989) 		"Janie's Got a Gun"
(1989) 		"What It Takes"
(1989)
Audio sample
Music video
"Janie's Got a Gun" on YouTube

"Janie's Got a Gun" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. The song was released as the second single from Pump in 1989, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990. In Australia, the song reached number one, becoming Aerosmith's first of two number-one singles there. It also reached number two in Canada, number 12 in Sweden, and number 13 in New Zealand.

The song describes a young woman killing her sexually abusive father. It won the band a 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[5]

  1. ^ "30 Years Ago: Aerosmith Tackle Abuse With 'Janie's Got a Gun'". Ultimate Classic Rock. November 8, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (February 28, 2017). "Aerosmith Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  4. ^ Masley, Ed (June 8, 2015). "25 best Aerosmith singles, from 'Dream On' to 'Crazy'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.