"Jessica" is the second single from
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
-based rock band
Elliot Minor
Elliot Minor are an English rock band from York, England. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Davies, vocalist and guitarist Ed Minton, drummer Dan Hetherton, bassist Ed Hetherton and keyboardist Ali Paul. The band had a str ...
. It was released on August 6, 2007. The band wrote this song out of their affection for
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her acting career at age 13 in ''Camp Nowhere'', followed up by ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (both 1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as ...
. The song was originally called "Walk With Me".
This was Elliot Minor's breakthrough single, and was one of the most popular singles during that period.
The music was written by Alex Davies, with lyrics by Davies, Ed Minton, and Dan Hetherton.
Music video
In the music video, the band plays in the crypt of a church, dressed in black clothing. The video starts and ends with a shot of Alex Davies' (lead vocals, guitar) eye opening and closing.
Track listings
Digital
# "Jessica" - 3:12
# "Jessica" (alternative/dance version) - 3:03
# "Jessica" (piano/acoustic version) - 2:59
# "Jessica" (
Dark Angel version) - 2:55
CD
CD 1
# "Jessica" - 3:14
# "Forgetting You" - 3:13
CD 2
# "Jessica" - 3:14
# "Breaking" (demo)
# "Another Morning" (demo)
Vinyl
Side 1
# "Jessica" - 3:14
Side 2
# "Forgetting You" - 3:13
Charts
References
2007 singles
Elliot Minor songs
2007 songs
UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
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