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"Janie's Got a Gun" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. The song was released as the second single from Pump in 1989, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990. In Australia, the song reached number one, becoming ...
It produced a variety of successes and "firsts" for the band including their first Grammy Award ("Janie's Got a Gun"). [5] "Love in an Elevator" became the first Aerosmith song to hit number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was the fourth best-selling album of the year 1990. [6]
Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the bassist for the hard rock band Aerosmith.. Hamilton has regularly co-written songs for Aerosmith, including two of the band's biggest successes: "Sweet Emotion" (1975) and "Janie's Got a Gun" (1989).
"Janie's Got a Gun" November 1989: David Fincher: Kristin Dattilo, Nicholas Guest, Lesley Ann Warren. MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, Ranked #48 in MTV's "100 Greatest Videos Ever Made", Ranked #48 in VH1's "100 Greatest Videos", Ranked #95 in Rolling Stone's "Top 100 Music Videos"
Tyler launched Janie's Fund – named after Aerosmith's 1989 track "Janie's Got a Gun" – in 2015 to providing protection and counseling for young female victims of abuse, and he has helped raise over $2.4 million for the organization since then.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has opened 'Janie's House,' a shelter for sexually and physically abused women.
The band also won its first Grammy in the category of Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for "Janie's Got a Gun". [80] In addition, the video for "Janie's Got a Gun" won two Video Music Awards and was ranked as one of the 100 greatest videos of all time by Rolling Stone, MTV, and VH1.
Aerosmith – "Janie's Got a Gun" (Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski) Don Henley – "The End of the Innocence" (Director of Photography: David Bridges) Billy Joel – "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Director of Photography: Sven Kirsten) Aerosmith – "Janie's Got a Gun" Don Henley – "The End of the Innocence" Madonna – "Vogue"