"Sour Girl" is a song by

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. It was written by singer

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and guitarist

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and released as a single from the band's fourth album, '' No. 4''.

Background

wrote the song about his first wife, Janina Castaneda. They got married in 1994, as Stone Temple Pilots were becoming popular in

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. "Everyone is convinced that it's about my romance with Mary orsberg, second wife" Weiland writes in his autobiography ''Not Dead and Not For Sale''. "But everyone is wrong. 'Sour Girl' was written after the collapse of my relationship with Jannina ic It's about her. 'She was a sour girl the day that she met me,' I wrote. 'She was a happy girl the day she left me… I was a superman, but looks are deceiving. The rollercoaster ride's a lonely one. I pay a ransom note to stop it from steaming.' The ransom note, of course, was the fortune our divorce was costing me. And the happy state, which I presumed to be Jannina's icmood, was because she had finally rid her life of a man who had never been faithful." "Sour Girl" also appears on the compilation albums ''

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'' and ''Buy This''. It was the only Stone Temple Pilots song from ''No. 4 '' to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number 78.

Music video

A music video was released to accompany this single and stars

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, who was a fan of the band, as the female lead. At the time the video was made, Gellar was a popular star thanks to her TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and her movies ''

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''. The video was directed by

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, whose later work includes episodes of ''

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'', and the movie '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. The video was nominated for Best Cinematography on

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in 2000.

Track listing

#"Sour Girl" #"Sex & Violence" (live) #"Sour Girl" (live)

Charts

"Sour Girl" was one of STP's biggest hits since the ''

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'' era. Billboard ranked "Sour Girl" at #88 on its list of the 100 Best Rock Songs of the 2000s. The song peaked at number four on the ''Billboard''

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chart and number three on the ''Billboard''

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chart. To date, this remains to be the band's only entry on the Hot 100.

Awards

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2000 singles Stone Temple Pilots songs Songs written by Dean DeLeo Songs written by Scott Weiland Music videos directed by David Slade Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) 1999 songs Atlantic Records singles