Jessie (Paw song)

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"Jessie"
PawJessieUKVinyl.jpg
Cover of the UK 12" vinyl
Single by Paw
from the album Dragline
B-side "Gasoline"
"Hard Pig"
Released1993
Recorded1992
Studio Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin [1]
Genre
Length3:14
Label A&M
Songwriter Hennessy
Producers
  • Paw
  • Olson
Music video
"Jessie" on YouTube

"Jessie" is a song by the American grunge band Paw. It was the first single released in support of their debut studio album, Dragline (1993). [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The song recounts Mark Hennessy's family dog "who disappeared when [he] tried to run away from home" at 16. [7] [8] [9] A music video was also released for "Jessie", which was featured in the 3DO version of the 1994 video game Road Rash . [10]

Reception

Martin Farrer, writing for the Burton Mail , described "Jessie" as "a powerfully melodic slice of American rock". [11]

Michael Danaher of Paste magazine ranked "Jessie" as the 44th best grunge song, adding that it "oscillates between rock and country tendencies" and "holds its own as an accessible and cohesive unit". [12]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 82

References

  1. ↑ "Dragline by Paw". Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 20. May 15, 1993. p. 54.
  2. ↑ Stafford, James (May 4, 2015). "22 Years Ago: Paw Make Their Debut With 'Dragline'". Diffuser . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Casalena, Em (October 18, 2024). "5 Underrated Grunge Songs That Defined the 90s". American Songwriter . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Childers, Chad (March 18, 2025). "11 Great Non-'Big 4' Grunge Era Songs You May Have Forgotten". Loudwire . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wilding, Philip (March 20, 2015). "Paw: Dragline". Classic Rock . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Squeeze come home with a good 'un". Kilmarnock Standard . July 30, 1993. p. 82. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Scharnhorst, A. (June 25, 1993). "Paw singer-songwriter finds rock life fits him". The Kansas City Star . p. 84. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Cochran, Rebecca (July 20, 1993). "Paw: restless rockers from the Midwest". Indiana Gazette . p. 8. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Willis, Ken; Decker, Theodore (December 4, 1993). "Progressive metal band Paw whips audience into frenzy". The Recorder . p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (January 27, 1994). "Rock 'n ROM is rolling in quickly". Philadelphia Daily News . p. 37. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Farrer, Martin (June 2, 1993). "Terrorvision move on up". Burton Mail . p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2025– via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". Paste . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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