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"Jaded" is a song by American
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band
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. It was written by lead singer
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and songwriting collaborator
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. The single was released on February 20, 2001, as the first single from the album ''
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''. The song was debuted publicly at the
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and was also played at the halftime show for
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in January 2001. It was ranked No. 86 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of the '00s''. "Jaded" would become Aerosmith's final chart hit in most territories. It reached number one on both the US ''
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chart and the UK Rock Chart, while reaching the top 10 on the ''Billboard''
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and in Canada and Scotland. On the
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, the song reached number 13 and became the band's eighth top-twenty single on that chart; it currently remains their last UK top-forty hit. "Jaded" additionally reached the top 20 in Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. In 2002, it was nominated for a
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Lyrics and music

Tyler was inspired to write the song based on missing much of his daughter Liv Tyler's childhood while being on the road with his band. The song's lyrics are about a girl who is " jaded", and how the relationship the narrator has with the girl is sometimes "complicated", but asserts that "I'm the one that jaded you." Tyler stated that "When I hit on the melody for 'Jaded,' it was so phenomenal that for a while I was scared to do anything more with it. I didn't even tell the band."


Cover artwork

The single's artwork was somewhat controversial, featuring a naked woman holding an apple on the cover. The model in the artwork is Nicole West.


Music video

The video for "Jaded" features Aerosmith performing in the lobby of the Los Angeles Theater, and clips of a "jaded" girl (actress
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). The song tells a story of a girl who has lost the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality. The Los Angeles Theater is a movie palace in downtown Los Angeles and is extravagantly designed in the French
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style. The video also features the ballroom/lounge, the landing on the way to the ballroom, auditorium, and the mezzanine hallway. The hallway shot uses either a mirror, or special effects, to multiply the doors and make the hallway seem endless. There are two versions of the video, much of the footage is the same, though used in slightly different places, and some shots have alternate angles. In the first version, the opening shot features a quick zoom on the stage, Steven Tyler blows into the camera, and he is shown when the music starts in the forest interlude. In the second version, the opening shot features a slow zoom on the stage, a horse statue blows into the camera, and Tyler is not shown when the music starts in the forest interlude. The video premiered on
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on February 13, 2001, and was directed by Francis Lawrence. The video was awarded Best Hard Rock Clip of the Year at the Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the
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References

{{Authority control 2000 songs 2001 singles Aerosmith songs American alternative rock songs American pop rock songs Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence Songs written by Marti Frederiksen Songs written by Steven Tyler