Jaded (Aerosmith song)

Steven Tyler was inspired to write "Jaded" based on missing much of his daughter Liv Tyler's childhood while being on the road with his band.{{cite web|url=https://societyofrock.com/the-20-songs-that-can-represent-the-career-of-aerosmith/|title=The 20 Songs That Can Represent the Career of Aerosmith|date=July 8, 2020 |publisher=Society of Rock|access-date=May 23, 2022}} The song's lyrics are about a girl who is "jaded", and how the relationship the narrator has with the girl is sometimes "complicated", but asserts that "I'm the one that jaded you."{{original research inline|date=March 2021}} Tyler stated that "When I hit on the melody for 'Jaded,' it was so phenomenal that for a while I was scared to do anything more with it. I didn't even tell the band."

The single's artwork was somewhat controversial, featuring a naked woman holding an apple on the cover. The model in the artwork is Nicole West.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

The video for "Jaded" features Aerosmith performing in the lobby of the Los Angeles Theater, and clips of a "jaded" girl (actress Mila Kunis). The song tells a story of a girl who has lost the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality.

The Los Angeles Theater is a movie palace in downtown Los Angeles and is extravagantly designed in the French Rococo style. The video also features the ballroom/lounge, the landing on the way to the ballroom, auditorium, and the mezzanine hallway. The hallway shot uses either a mirror, or special effects, to multiply the doors and make the hallway seem endless.

There are two versions of the video, much of the footage is the same, though used in slightly different places, and some shots have alternate angles. In the first version, the opening shot features a quick zoom on the stage, Steven Tyler blows into the camera, and he is shown when the music starts in the forest interlude. In the second version, the opening shot features a slow zoom on the stage, a horse statue blows into the camera, and Tyler is not shown when the music starts in the forest interlude.

The video premiered on MTV on February 13, 2001, and was directed by Francis Lawrence. The video was awarded Best Hard Rock Clip of the Year at the Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen except where noted

| headline = US maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=44K 79555}}

| title1 = Jaded

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Jaded

| note2 = acoustic mix

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = Angel's Eye

| length3 = 3:21

| title4 = Jaded

| note4 = Guitars mix

| length4 = 3:34

| title5 = Under My Skin

| note5 = reprise

| writer5 = Tyler, Joe Perry, Frederiksen, Mark Hudson

| length5 = 1:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US and UK 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Columbia Records|id=38-79572}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Columbia Records|id=670931 7}}

| title1 = Jaded

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Angel's Eye

| length2 = 3:22

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=670931 2}}

| title1 = Jaded

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Won't Let You Down

| writer2 = Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen, Hudson

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

| writer3 = Diane Warren

| length3 = 4:59

}}

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| headline = UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Columbia Records|id=670931 4}}

| title1 = Jaded

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

| writer2 = Warren

| length2 = 4:59

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = European CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=European CD1 liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=COL 670752 1}}

| title1 = Jaded

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Won't Let You Down

| writer2 = Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen, Hudson

| length2 = 3:37

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = European CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=COL 670752 2}}

| title1 = Jaded

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Won't Let You Down

| writer2 = Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen, Hudson

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Angel's Eye

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

| writer4 = Warren

| length4 = 4:59

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Jaded|others=Aerosmith|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=670811.2}}

| title1 = Jaded

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Jaded

| note2 = acoustic mix

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = Angel's Eye

| length3 = 3:21

| title4 = Under My Skin

| note4 = reprise

| writer4 = Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen, Hudson

| length4 = 1:00

}}

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