American Girls (Counting Crows song)

"American Girls"
Single by Counting Crows featuring Sheryl Crow
from the album Hard Candy
ReleasedMay 13, 2002
Length4:33
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Adam Duritz
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Counting Crows singles chronology
"All My Friends"
(2000) 		"American Girls"
(2002) 		"Miami"
(2002)
Music video
"Counting Crows - American Girls" on YouTube

"American Girls" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the second track on their fourth studio album, Hard Candy (2002), and features Sheryl Crow on backing vocals. The song was released on May 13, 2002, and reached number one on the US Billboard Triple-A chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 77
Scotland (OCC)[3] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 93
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 33
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 80
US Triple-A (Billboard)[9] 13

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States May 13, 2002 Triple A radio Geffen [10]
Australia June 10, 2002 CD [11]
United Kingdom June 17, 2002 [12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Counting Crows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Counting Crows – American Girls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Counting Crows – American Girls". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 16.
  9. ^ "The 2002 Allstars: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 52.
  10. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1452. May 10, 2002. p. 32. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th June 2002" (PDF). ARIA. June 10, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2002-06-26. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "American Girls [CD 1]". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "American Girls CD2". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.