Song · Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
“Uptown Girl” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
From the album Have a Ball (1997)
“Uptown Girl” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1997 on the album Have a Ball. Its best result is #1513 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,360 alternative song of all time.
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes took Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" for a spin on Have a Ball in 1997, and the song is sturdy enough to survive the trip. It's still Joel's story, written and composed by him alone, of a working-class guy from downtown trying to win over a rich girl from the other end of the city; the Gimmes just make it their own. Ryan Greene recorded and mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1513 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1513 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1517 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1515 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1519 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1519 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1518 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
Also listed as: Up Town Girl.
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