Is She Really Going Out with Him?
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"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" is a 1979 new wave/pop rock song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its wry lyrics about romantic jealousy and its status as one of his signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Is She Really Going Out with Him? canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Look Sharp! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPM | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 13 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 21 ⓘ |
| composer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
new wave classic
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one of Joe Jackson's best-known songs ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | You Got the Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated title line in chorus ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn | Live 1980/86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsStyle |
ironic
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wry ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
insecurity
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romantic jealousy ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLiveArrangement | a cappella intro with vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
NERFINISHED
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This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:35 ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Kershenbaum
NERFINISHED
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Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabelRegion |
A&M Records (UK)
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A&M Records (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-03-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| writer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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