Classic Girl

{{Infobox song

| name = Classic Girl

| cover = Jane's Addiction Classic Girl.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jane's Addiction

| album = Ritual de lo Habitual

| released = July 17, 1991

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 5:07

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro

| producer = Dave Jerden, Perry Farrell

| prev_title = Been Caught Stealing

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Ripple

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9M-t9yNQymc|"Classic Girl"}}}}

}}

"Classic Girl" is a song by alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, released on their 1990 album, Ritual de lo Habitual. It is the closing track of that album. The song's lyrics talk of a "classic girl" - a girl who is easily admired for her prototypical feminine beauty - and the time shared by the narrator and the girl. {{Citation |title=Jane's Addiction – Classic Girl |url=https://genius.com/Janes-addiction-classic-girl-lyrics |access-date=2023-10-30}}

Composition

The song is in the key of A Major and has a tempo of 113 BPM.{{Cite web |title=BPM and key for Classic Girl - 2006 Remaster by Jane's Addiction {{!}} Tempo for Classic Girl - 2006 Remaster {{!}} SongBPM {{!}} songbpm.com |url=https://songbpm.com/@jane-s-addiction/classic-girl---2006-remastered-version |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SongBPM |language=en}} For the majority of the song, a mellow, reminiscent mood is maintained, however at two points in the song the speed of the song increases, representing the jubilation in the relationship.

Music video

A music video was released for "Classic Girl", that featured clips from the film Gift, directed by and starring frontman Perry Farrell and his then-girlfriend and muse, Casey Niccoli. Gift would eventually be released in 1993. The main scene shown in the video is a Santería-style wedding ceremony between Farrell and Niccoli.

Track listing

"Then She Did..." - 8:20
"No One's Leaving (live)" - 3:22
"Ain't No Right (live)" - 3:22
"L.A. Medley (live)" - 3:46
* L.A. Woman (Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore)
* Nausea (John Doe, Exene Cervenka)
* Lexicon Devil (Darby Crash, Pat Smear)
"Classic Girl" - 5:07

another version

"Classic Girl" - 5:07
"No One's Leaving (live)" - 3:22
"Ain't No Right (live)" - 3:22

Chart positions

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1991)

!Peak
Position

{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|15|artist=Jane's Addiction|access-date=May 19, 2021}}

References

Category:Jane's Addiction songs

Category:1990 songs

Category:1991 singles

Category:Songs written by Dave Navarro

Category:Songs written by Perry Farrell

Category:Warner Records singles