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“Classic Girl” by Jane's Addiction

From the album Ritual de lo habitual (1990)

“Classic Girl” by Jane's Addiction appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1990 on the album Ritual de lo habitual. Its best result is #186 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #723 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns
2stations
#186best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2014years charted

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Jane's Addiction - Classic Girl (Official Music Video)

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"Classic Girl" closes Ritual de lo habitual, Jane's Addiction's 1990 album, and after all the noise and chaos that come before it, it's a surprisingly tender way to say goodnight. Perry Farrell sings about a girl with old-fashioned, head-turning beauty and the time the two of them spent together, and the band, Farrell with Eric Avery, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins sharing the writing credit, keeps it mellow and wistful, a warm glow of a song that twice breaks into a gallop as if the joy of the romance can't sit still.

Farrell produced it with Dave Jerden. The video borrowed clips from Gift, the film Farrell directed and starred in with his then-girlfriend and muse Casey Niccoli, centered on a Santería-style wedding between the two of them.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 638 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 329 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 330 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 337 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 186 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 188 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 200 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 212 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 222 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 225 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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