Song · The Three O'Clock
“Jet Fighter” by The Three O'Clock
From the album Sixteen Tambourines (1983)
“Jet Fighter” by The Three O'Clock appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album Sixteen Tambourines. Its best result is #405 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,926 alternative song of all time.
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"Jet Fighter" comes off Sixteen Tambourines, the Three O'Clock's first album, from 1983, and it was written by Michael Quercio with Louis Gutierrez and Mike Mariano. Earle Mankey produced it, as he did the rest of the record.
That record split the critics right down the middle. Trouser Press fell hard for its chiming power pop and called Mankey's production slick and inventive; Robert Christgau, handing it a C+ in The Village Voice, sneered at the precious falsettos and baroque tunefulness as a throwback trick whose moment had long passed. Which side of that line "Jet Fighter" lands on depends on how much jangle you can stand.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 405 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 2002 | 770 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1360 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Jetfighter.
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