"Jet Lag" is a song by Canadian

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. It was released on April 25, 2011, as the second single from their fourth studio album ''

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''.

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co-wrote the song with Simple Plan and a demo was recorded with her voice. Four official versions exist, one featuring British singer

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providing guest vocals in English, another one featuring French-Canadian singer

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, providing guest vocals in French; 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' 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." 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."

Music video

The music video for "Jet Lag" was filmed at Toronto Sheraton Gateway Hotel and

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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

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is the airline that prominently features in the video, an

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is seen taking off at the ending. Two

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airlines are also featured; a

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is seen landing at the beginning while the tailfin of a

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Boeing 777 is visible at the 2:04 mark. The band also released a

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version of "Jet Lag" featuring Chinese pop star Kelly Cha. Another music video for Jet Lag which features Tantri Sylandri of Kotak at Jakarta, Indonesia and next one with Marie Mai Bouchard replacing Natasha Bedingfield in French version.

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

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at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19, 2011. On September 29, 2011, Australian singer

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sang the female lines at the

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Grand Final which was held at

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. During Simple Plan's Australian Tour in 2011,

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from Australian punk-rock band "

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" 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's 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

providing guest vocals. Other live versions have been performed with Christina Parie,

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, My Tam, and Saidah Baba Talibah.

Track listings

Digital download - Single # "Jet Lag" (featuring

) – 3:25 # "Jet Lag" (featuring

) – 3:24 Digital download - Single feat. Kelly Cha version # "Jet Lag" (feat. Kelly Cha) – 3:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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