Jet Lag (song) explained

Jet Lag
Cover:SP jet lag song.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Simple Plan featuring Natasha Bedingfield or Marie-Mai
Album:Get Your Heart On!
Recorded:August–November 2010
Genre:
Length:3:25
Label:Lava, Atlantic
Producer:Brian Howes
Chronology:Simple Plan
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"Jet Lag" a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on April 25, 2011, as the second single from their fourth studio album Get Your Heart On!. Coeur de Pirate co-wrote the song with Simple Plan and a demo was recorded with her voice.[1]

Four official versions exist, one featuring British singer Natasha Bedingfield[2] [3] providing guest vocals in English, another one featuring French-Canadian singer Marie-Mai, providing guest vocals in French;[4] a version in Chinese featuring Chinese pop singer Kelly Cha, and an Indonesian version featuring Kotak lead vocalist Tantri Syalindri.

Critical reception

In a review in the Entertainment Weekly magazine, the song received a "B+" rating. The review commented that the song is a "surprisingly lovely pop-punk pounder about intercontinental relationships." Joe DeAndrea from AbsolutePunk said that "Jet Lag is Simple Plan's first big single in a long time, almost in vein of No Pads' "I'd Do Anything." Not as rocking, but packs the same similar punch."[5] Davey Boy from Sputnikmusic was also positive, saying that "English pop songstress Natasha Bedingfield fares best with the call and response vocals of 'Jet Lag' making for an effective radio pop-rocker that plies the oft-used theme of long-distance relationships."[6]

Music video

The music video for "Jet Lag" was filmed at Toronto Sheraton Gateway Hotel and Toronto Pearson International Airport and released on May 4, 2011. In the video, the band performs within the airport. In addition, lead singer Pierre Bouvier and Natasha Bedingfield play a long-distance relationship couple. After Pierre mails Natasha a postcard from Chicago (the music video's implied setting), he boards a flight to see her. While WestJet is the airline that prominently features in the video, an Air Canada Boeing 777 is seen taking off at the ending. Two SkyTeam airlines are also featured; a KLM Boeing 747-400 is seen landing at the beginning while the tailfin of a Korean Air Boeing 777 is visible at the 2:04 mark.

The band also released a Mandarin Chinese version of "Jet Lag" featuring Chinese pop star Kelly Cha.

Another music video for Jet Lag which features Tantri Sylandri at Jakarta, Indonesia and next one with Marie Mai Bouchard replacing Natasha Bedingfield above with French next one with 2 Aussie girls at Sydney & Melbourne simultaneously

The last video has 2 girls combining French & English together at 2 rooms not one singing in unison.

Versions

As well as the two main versions featuring either Natasha Bedingfield or Marie-Mai, there have been many other versions performed live with other artists.

Simple Plan performed Jet Lag live with Fefe Dobson at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19, 2011.[7]

On September 29, 2011, Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi sang the female lines at the AFL Footy Show Grand Final which was held at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.

During Simple Plan's Australian Tour in 2011, Jenna McDougall from Australian punk-rock band "Tonight Alive" was featured in Jet Lag, as Tonight Alive were Simple Plan's support band.

A version with Chinese singer Kelly Cha was also released on December 27, 2011, with Kelly Cha providing guest vocals in Chinese.

Another version with Indonesian band Kotak with lead vocalist Tantri was also released on December 29, 2011, with Tantri providing guest vocals in English, but had only been uploaded in Warner Music Indonesia's YouTube channel.

A demo version was also released with Coeur de Pirate providing guest vocals.

Other live versions have been performed with Christina Parie, Chantal Kreviazuk, My Tam, and Saidah Baba Talibah.

Track listings

Digital download - Single[8]

  1. "Jet Lag" (featuring Natasha Bedingfield) – 3:25
  2. "Jet Lag" (featuring Marie-Mai) – 3:24

Digital download - Single feat. Kelly Cha version[9]

  1. "Jet Lag" (feat. Kelly Cha) – 3:22

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 60
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 37

Release history

RegionDateFormat
United StatesApril 25, 2011Digital download, CD single
Canada
United StatesAugust 16, 2011Mainstream radio[13]
IndonesiaDecember 28, 2011
MalaysiaJanuary 26, 2012

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jet Lag ft. Coeur de Pirate . YouTube . December 2, 2013.
  2. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . June 25, 2012.
  3. Web site: Jet Lag (Feat. Natasha Bedingfield): Simple Plan: MP3 Downloads . Amazon . June 25, 2012.
  4. Web site: iTunes - Music - Jet Lag (feat. Marie-Mai) – Single by Simple Plan . April 25, 2011 . itunes.apple.com . June 25, 2012.
  5. News: Get Your Heart On! - Simple Plan - Absolute Punk. Absolute Punk. Joe DeAndrea. June 20, 2011. June 21, 2011.
  6. News: Get Your Heart On! - Simple Plan - Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic. Davey Boy. June 20, 2011. June 21, 2011.
  7. https://news.yahoo.com/photos/simple-plans-pierre-bouvier-embraces-fefe-dobson-performing-photo-023237317.html
  8. Web site: Jet Lag - Single by Simple Plan. iTunes Store (CA). April 26, 2011 . Apple Inc. February 13, 2015.
  9. Web site: Jet Lag (feat. Kelly Cha) - Single by Simple Plan on Apple Music. iTunes. February 16, 2012 . September 4, 2016.
  10. Simple Plan Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay). Billboard. February 1, 2023.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 18, 2015.
  12. Canadian Ho 100: 2011 Year-End Charts. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 13, 2015.
  13. News: Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates. August 5, 2011. All Access.