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"Jealous Guy"
John-lennon-and-the-plastic-ono-band-with-the-flux-fiddlers-jealous-guy-capitol-s.jpg
US picture sleeve
Single by John Lennon
from the album Imagine
B-side
Released18 November 1985 (UK)
3 October 1988 (US)
Recorded24 May – 5 July 1971
Genre
Length4:14
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) John Lennon
Producer(s)
John Lennon singles chronology
"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him"
(1984)		"Jealous Guy"
(1985)
Alternative cover
Jealous Guy single.jpg
1985 UK picture sleeve
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16]
2011 release 		Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Promotional video

A promotional video was made for the song in 1971. It showed, mostly in a continuous overhead shot by helicopter, John and Yoko travelling in a hearse from their Tittenhurst Park mansion to a nearby lake, where they were then shown getting into a row boat. [17] [18]

Other versions

"Jealous Guy" has been recorded by many musicians including Aslan, [19] Joe Cocker, Roberto Bellarosa, Donny Hathaway, Claudine Longet, the Faces, Frankie Miller, Roxy Music, Belinda Carlisle, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Peter Criss, Elliott Smith, Deftones, Spector, and the Weeknd. Lou Reed covered the song for a 2001 Lennon tribute concert. Jazz musician Jimmy Scott covered Jealous Guy on his 1998 album Holding Back the Years. The rock band the Black Crowes released a live cover of Jealous Guy on the 30th anniversary release of their debut studio album Shake Your Money Maker (1990). [20]

Roxy Music version

"Jealous Guy"
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy.png
Single by Roxy Music
B-side "To Turn You On"
Released13 February 1981 (1981-02-13)(UK) [21]
Genre
Length6:10
4:57 (edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) John Lennon
Producer(s)
Roxy Music singles chronology
"In the Midnight Hour"
(1980)		"Jealous Guy"
(1981)		"More Than This"
(1982)
Official video
"Jealous Guy" on YouTube

Following Lennon's murder in 1980, Roxy Music added a version of the song to their set while touring in Germany, which they recorded and released in February 1981. [22] The single was released by Polydor with "To Turn You On" as the B-side, with catalogue number "ROXY 2". [22] [23] The song was the only UK No. 1 hit for Roxy Music, topping the charts for two weeks in March 1981. [24] "To Turn You On" later appeared on their eighth studio album Avalon (1982), although it was slightly remixed. [25] Roxy Music's cover of "Jealous Guy" features on many Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music collections and 1980s music compilations, though not always in its full-length version. As of 1982, the single had sold 91,000 copies in Australia. [26]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [27] 1
Austrian Top 40 [28] 6
Belgium VRT Top 30 [28] 5
Dutch Top 40 [28] 7
French Singles Chart [29] 9
German Media Control Singles Chart [28] 19
Irish Singles Chart [30] 3
New Zealand Singles Chart [28] 4
Norwegian Singles Chart [28] 6
Radio Luxemburg Singles [31] 1
Spanish Singles Chart22
Swedish Singles Chart [28] 18
Swiss Singles Chart [28] 4
UK Singles Chart [32] 1
Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [33] 80
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [34] 22
US Cash Box Top 100 [35] 64
Year-end charts
Chart (1981)Position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [36] 4
Belgian VRT Top 30 [37] 28
Dutch Top 40 [38] 61
UK Singles Chart [32] 20
Music video

A music video was filmed for the song, which mainly consisted of Bryan Ferry singing to camera before whistling and playing on a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer during the coda. Guitarist Phil Manzanera and saxophonist Andy Mackay also appear in the video during their respective solos.

Roberto Bellarosa version

"Jealous Guy"
Single by Roberto Bellarosa
from the album Ma voie
Released4 April 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Pop
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter(s) John Lennon
Roberto Bellarosa singles chronology
"Jealous Guy"
(2012)		"Je Crois"
(2012)

In 2012, Belgian singer of Italian origin Roberto Bellarosa recorded "Jealous Guy" after winning the first season of The Voice Belgique . It was released as a single on 4 April 2012 and included on his debut studio album Ma voie . [39] The single reached number 4 in Belgium. [40]

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