'Till I Get My Way / Girl Is on My Mind

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"'Till I Get My Way"/"Girl Is on My Mind"
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Single by The Black Keys
from the album Rubber Factory
ReleasedNovember 22, 2004
Recorded Akron, Ohio
Genre Garage rock, blues rock
Length5:59
Label Fat Possum Records, Epitaph Records
Songwriter(s) Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Producer(s) The Black Keys
The Black Keys singles chronology
"10 A.M. Automatic"
(2004)
"'Till I Get My Way" / "Girl Is on My Mind"
(2004)
"Your Touch"
(2006)

"'Till I Get My Way"/"Girl Is on My Mind" is a double A-side single by American rock band The Black Keys. It features the songs "'Till I Get My Way" and "Girl Is on My Mind" from their third studio album Rubber Factory . It was released on November 22, 2004. "Girl Is on My Mind" was written by the group after the members repeatedly listened to the song "Shot Down" by fellow garage rock band The Sonics. [1]

Contents

Cultural references

"Girl Is on My Mind" was used in a Sony Ericsson advertisement, which starred tennis players Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchová. The commercial helped make the band more well-known. It also featured on the 2006 film Cashback .

Track listing

All songs were written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

  1. "'Till I Get My Way" (2:31)
  2. "Girl Is on My Mind" (3:28)
  3. "Flash of Silver" (previously unreleased)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 62

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