"Jet City Woman"
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Empire
ReleasedMay 1991
RecordedSpring 1990
Genre
Length5:22
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Queensrÿche singles chronology
"Silent Lucidity"
(1991)		 "Jet City Woman"
(1991)		 "Real World"
(1993)
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"Jet City Woman" is a song by heavy metal band Queensrÿche. First appearing on their 1990 album Empire, it was released as a single in May 1991 in the US, and August 1991 in Europe.

The song talks about coming home to family after a long road trip. "Jet City" is a nickname for Seattle, the band's hometown. It was written about Geoff Tate's second wife, who was a flight attendant.[4] This song appeared in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

The eye on the single art is actor Rob Findlay.

Track listing

CD single USA
No.TitleLength
1."Jet City Woman"5:20
2."Empire" (live in Wisconsin 1991)5:32
3."Walk in the Shadows" (live in Wisconsin 1991)3:54
CD single Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Jet City Woman"5:20
2."Walk in the Shadows" (live in Wisconsin 1991)3:54
3."Queen of the Reich"4:23
vinyl 7 single
No.TitleLength
1."Jet City Woman"5:20
2."I Dream in Infrared" (1991 acoustic remix)3:59

Chart performance

Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock6[5]
UK Singles39[6]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Begrand, Adrien (October 6, 2010). "Queensrÿche: Empire (20th Anniversary Edition)". PopMatters. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (April 25, 2017). "Queensryche Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Top 20 Best Metal Albums of 1990". Metal Hammer. February 4, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Rivers, Cindy (November 17, 2001). "Queensrÿche". Ink 19. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ single charts for Queensrÿche
  6. ↑ , an archive containing all UK charts for Queensrÿche
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