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She Don't Use Jelly

1993 single by the Flaming Lips From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"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.

B-side
  • "Translucent Egg"
  • "Turn It On" (bluegrass version)
  • "★★★★★★★ (Plastic Jesus)" (porch version)
ReleasedOctober 1993
Length3:40
Quick facts Single by the Flaming Lips, from the album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart ...
"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)
ReleasedOctober 1993
Length3:40
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriters
Producers
  • 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
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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

More information Chart (1994–1995), Peak position ...
Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8]25
UK Singles (Official Charts)[9]94
US Billboard Hot 100[10]55
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11]9
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 53
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Release history

More information Region, Date ...
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]
Australia February 13, 1995 CD [14]
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