Janie Jones (song)

This article is about the 1977 song by the Clash. For the unrelated 2010 film, see Janie Jones (film).

"Janie Jones"
Song by The Clash
from the album The Clash
Released8 April 1977 (1977-04-08)
Recorded10 February–27 February 1977 (1977-02-27) at CBS Studios in London; National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield
GenrePunk rock[1][2]
Length2:01
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mickey Foote

"Janie Jones" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It is the opening track on their debut album, The Clash (1977).[3] The song is named after Janie Jones, a cabaret singer who organised sex parties at her Kensington home.[4]

A live performance of "Janie Jones" is featured in the 1980 film Rude Boy, and the song has been on the soundtracks of other films as well.

The song is the first choice on narrator Rob Fleming's list of "five best side one track ones" in Nick Hornby's 1995 novel High Fidelity and on Rob Gordon's Top 5 list in the 2000 film adaptation.[5]

  1. ^ Wyman, Bill (11 October 2017). "All 139 the Clash Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. New York. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (24 September 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ Green, Johnny; Garry Barker (2003). A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash, p. 151.
  4. ^ Mendick, Robert (20 October 2012). "Jimmy Savile: Secret of BBC's first sex scandal". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. ^ Hornby, Nick (1995). High Fidelity. New York: Riverhead Books. p. 147.