Yesterday Girl (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Yesterday Girl
| cover = The Smithereens - Yesterday Girl.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Smithereens
| album = 11
| B-side = Room Without a View
| released = {{Start date|1990|4|30}}
| recorded = American Recording, Rumbo Recorders, The Grey Room, Los Angeles, CA
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Power pop, alternative rock
| length = 3:27
| writer = Pat DiNizio
| producer = Ed Stasium
| prev_title = Blues Before and After
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Blue Period
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"Yesterday Girl" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the third single released in support of their third album 11.
Pat DiNizio said that the music was based on Louie Louie by The Kingsmen. The song was written about the downsides to success.
Formats and track listing
All songs written by Pat DiNizio
;US cassette single (4JM-44587)
- "Yesterday Girl" – 3:27
- "Room Without a View" – 4:09
- "Behind the Wall of Sleep (MTV Unplugged)" – 4:02
Charts
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| Chart (1990)
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| {{Singlechart|Canadatopsingles|76|year=1990|chartid=1276|artist=The Smithereens|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 27, 2016}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|20|artist=The Smithereens|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 27, 2016}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|16|artist=The Smithereens|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 27, 2016}} |
References
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Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:The Smithereens songs