She Don't Use Jelly

"She Don't Use Jelly"
Single by the Flaming Lips
from the album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
B-side	"Translucent Egg" "Turn It On" (bluegrass version) "★★★★★★★ (Plastic Jesus)" (porch version)
Released	October 1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:40
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Jones Wayne Coyne Michael Ivins Steven Drozd
Producer(s)	The Flaming Lips Keith Cleversley
The Flaming Lips singles chronology
"Wastin' Pigs EP" (1991) "She Don't Use Jelly" (1993) "Turn It On" (1995)
Music video
"She Don't Use Jelly" on YouTube

"She Don't Use Jelly" is a song by American rock band the Flaming Lips from their sixth studio album, Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993). It reached number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a top-30 hit in Australia.

Music and lyrics

Discussing the song, the band's website states, "With its chiming pedal steel chorus breaks and seemingly nonsensical lyrics, the song entered into the realms of novelty hit. It's a happy little ditty about strange people and their individual idiosyncrasies, with pretty melodies laced throughout and punctuated by trademark moments of crunching but still harmonious noise." ^[1]

The song describes a woman who "thinks of ghosts" and puts Vaseline on toast, a man who "goes to shows" and uses magazines to blow his nose, and another woman that "reminds [the narrator] of Cher" and uses tangerines to make her hair orange. Coyne has stated, "The song came to me very quickly, and I thought it was sort of funny." ^[2]

Track listings

US CD single ^[3]

1. "She Don't Use Jelly" – 3:41
2. "Translucent Egg" – 3:45
3. "Turn It On" (bluegrass version) – 6:12
4. "★★★★★★★ (Plastic Jesus)" (porch version) – 1:42

US cassette single and UK 7-inch single ^{[4] [5]}

1. "She Don't Use Jelly" – 3:40
2. "Turn It On" (bluegrass version) – 6:12

UK CD1 and Australian CD single ^[6]

1. "She Don't Use Jelly" – 3:40
2. "Translucent Egg" – 3:45
3. "Turn It On" (bluegrass version) – 6:12

UK CD2 ^[7]

1. "She Don't Use Jelly" – 3:40
2. "The Process" (live in Austin, Texas, August 1993) – 6:02
3. "Moth in the Incubator" (live in Austin, Texas, August 1993) – 4:12

Charts

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [8]	25
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	94
US Billboard Hot 100 [10]	55
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [11]	9
US Cash Box Top 100 [12]	53

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 1993	CD	Warner Bros.
United Kingdom	August 23, 1994	7-inch vinyl CD cassette		[13]

References

1. Band's webpage about the song
2. "The Wikipedia Files: The Flaming Lips on Chicago Public Radio Blog, July 21, 2009". Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
3. She Don't Use Jelly (US CD single disc notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1993. 9 41102-2.
4. She Don't Use Jelly (US cassette single sleeve). Warner Bros. Records. 1994. 9 18131 4.
5. She Don't Use Jelly (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0246.
6. She Don't Use Jelly (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0246CD, 9362-41759-2.
7. She Don't Use Jelly (UK CD2 liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1994. W0246CDX.
8. "The Flaming Lips – She Don't Use Jelly". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
10. "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
11. "The Flaming Lips Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
12. "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
13. "Single Releases". Music Week . August 20, 1994. p. 27.