Rip It Up (Jet song)
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"Rip It Up" is a song from Australian rock band Jet
's second album Shine On. It was released November 27, 2006 as the second single from that album in Australia. The song became controversial when the lead singer (at a concert) announced the song was about Paris Hilton
. A music video was made for the single. "Rip It Up" was originally titled "Nothing to Lose". It debuted at #67 on the ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at #49 for one week before leaving the top 50 altogether.
The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 animation
film TMNT and in the 2008
comedy Drillbit Taylor
. It was also played as a safety-car song in the 2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
. It was also played at the 2007 AFL Grand Final
in the opening ceremony on the day. The song features a line from The Wizard of Oz
: "I'm gonna get you my pretty, and your little dog too".
In Australia in 2007, the song was used in Holden commercials.
The song has been used as the theme song to WWE's SummerSlam 2010
.
The song was released in the UK as the fourth single from Shine On and a limited edition "7" vinyl was released there. The song failed to chart.
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
's second album Shine On. It was released November 27, 2006 as the second single from that album in Australia. The song became controversial when the lead singer (at a concert) announced the song was about Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
. A music video was made for the single. "Rip It Up" was originally titled "Nothing to Lose". It debuted at #67 on the ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at #49 for one week before leaving the top 50 altogether.
The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
film TMNT and in the 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
comedy Drillbit Taylor
Drillbit Taylor
Drillbit Taylor is a 2008 comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the eponymous character and based on an original idea by John Hughes. It was directed by Steven Brill and the screenplay was written by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen. Paramount Pictures released the film on March 21, 2008.Drillbit...
. It was also played as a safety-car song in the 2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
The 2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held on 7 October 2007 at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia...
. It was also played at the 2007 AFL Grand Final
2007 AFL Grand Final
The 2007 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 2007. It was the 111th annual Grand Final of the VFL/AFL, staged to determine the...
in the opening ceremony on the day. The song features a line from The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
: "I'm gonna get you my pretty, and your little dog too".
In Australia in 2007, the song was used in Holden commercials.
The song has been used as the theme song to WWE's SummerSlam 2010
SummerSlam (2010)
SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , that took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year...
.
The song was released in the UK as the fourth single from Shine On and a limited edition "7" vinyl was released there. The song failed to chart.
Track listing
- "Rip It Up"
- "Jane Jones" (Barbados demo; note: not to be confused with The Clash's "Janie Jones")
- "I Only Like You When I'm High" (Barbados demo)