"Rip it Up"
Single by Jet
from the album Shine On
B-side
  • "I Only Like You When I'm High" (demo)
  • "Jane Jones" (demo)
Released27 November 2006 (2006-11-27)
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Chris Cester, Nic Cester, Cameron Muncey
Producer(s)Dave Sardy
Jet singles chronology
"Bring It on Back"
(2006)
"Rip it Up"
(2006)
"Shine On"
(2007)

"Rip It Up" is a song from Australian rock band Jet's second album, Shine On (2006). It was released on 27 November 2006 as the album's second single in Australia. Fellow band members and brothers Chris and Nic Cester, together with Cameron Muncey, co-wrote the track.[1]

At a concert at London's Brixton Academy Nic, the lead singer, announced "Here's a song we've written about Paris Hilton – it's called 'Rip It Up'", he referred to American socialite Paris Hilton.[2] Contactmusic.com's reporter claims that the track "includes lyrics threatening to kill Hilton's pet dog... [and] includes a reference to her infamous sex video."[2] The lyrics include a line from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz: "I'm gonna get you my pretty, and your little dog too."

"Rip It Up" debuted at No. 67 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 49 for one week before leaving the top 50.[3] "Rip It Up" was released in the United Kingdom as the fourth single from Shine On and as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl but failed to chart. A music video was made for the song

Track listing

Australian CD single[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rip It Up" (album version)[1]3:19
2."I Only Like You When I'm High" (Barbados demo)C Cester, N Cester3:19
3."Jane Jones" (Barbados demo)Muncey2:53

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 27 November 2006 CD Capitol [5]
United Kingdom 1 January 2007 7-inch vinyl Atlantic [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Rip It Up' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 September 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Rip It Up; or at 'Performer:' Jet
  2. 1 2 "Jet Slam Hilton in New Song". Contactmusic.com. World Entertainment News Network (WENN). 10 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ARIA Reports for "Rip It Up":
  4. Rip It Up (Australian CD single liner notes). Jet. Capitol Records. 2006. 3829152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th November 2006" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 November 2006. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. "The Schedule: Singles". Music Week. 16 December 2006. p. 41.
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