Hey Jupiter

Infobox Album
Name = Hey Jupiter
Type = ep
Artist = Tori Amos
from Album = Boys For Pele


Released = July 20, 1996 [UK]
August 20, 1996 [US]
October 14, 1996 [Aus]
Format = CD
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 25:12
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Ian Staley
Writer = Tori Amos
Certification =
Chart position = #86 (US)
Reviews =
Last album =
This album =
Next album =
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Tori Amos EP
Type = ep
Last album = "Crucify"
(1992)
This album = "Hey Jupiter""'
(1996)
Next album = "Scarlet's Hidden Treasures"
(2004)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Tori Amos Single
Type = ep
Last album = "Professional Widow"
(1996)
This album = "Hey Jupiter""'
(1996)
Next album = "In The Springtime of His Voodoo"
(1996)

"Hey Jupiter" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It served as the fourth single from her album "Boys For Pele" and was Amos' first EP since 1992's "Crucify". The "Hey Jupiter" EP features a remixed version of "Hey Jupiter" followed by 4 live tracks recorded during her "Dew Drop Inn Tour" of 1996. The song is also featured on the double-A CD singles released in the UK and Australia.

A live version was included on the US "Bliss" single in 1999, as well as a live version on the London, England, live show of the "The Original Bootlegs" series that Amos released in conjunction with her 2005 tour promoting "The Beekeeper".

Track listing

US EP

tracklist
title1 = Hey Jupiter
note1 = The Dakota Version
length1 = 6:03
title2 = Sugar
note2 = Live
length2 = 5:43
title3 = Honey
note3 = Live
length3 = 4:19
title4 = Professional Widow
note4 = Merry Widow Version) (Live
length4 = 4:38
title5 = Somewhere Over the Rainbow
note5 = Live) (Harold Arlen
length5 = 4:31

UK Double A-side CD single

tracklist
title1 = Hey Jupiter
note1 = The Dakota Version
length1 = 6:03
title2 = Professional Widow
note2 = Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) (Radio Edit
length2 = 3:45
title3 = Sugar
note3 = Live
length3 = 5:43
title4 = Honey
note4 = Live
length4 = 4:19
title4 = Professional Widow
note4 = Merry Widow Version) (Live
length4 = 4:38

The Dakota Version

The version of "Hey Jupiter" released on the EP differs substantially from the version which appears on the album "Boys for Pele". It is not a remix, but a full re-recording. While the album version is largely a piano solo track, the Dakota Version adds many more layers including bass, guitars and a rhythm track taken from the earlier B-side track "Sugar" (though slowed down). Lyrically, new bridges and an extended coda are added, making the song even longer despite the fact that the third verse from the album version is omitted. The new version also emphasises the song's chordal similarity to Prince's classic power ballad "Purple Rain," which also featured an extended instrumental coda.

The Dakota Version has been performed on several tours, including the Scarlet's Walk and American Doll Posse tours.

The full length version of the studio Dakota version was released for the first time on Tori's Anthology box set, "A Piano".

Traditionally, Amos performs the album version when on solo piano.

Personnel

*Tori Amos – acoustic piano, vocals
*Steve Caton – guitars
*Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
*Andy Ling – programming

ales and chart performance

The US "Hey Jupiter" EP debuted at #94 on the "Billboard 200". The EP remained on the chart for only 3 weeks before falling off in September. [cite web | last = | first = | title = "The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Sep 21 1996 | publisher = Billboard | url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3024484&cdi=7099725&cid=09%2F21%2F1996
accessdate =] As of May 2008, 12 years after its release, the "Hey Jupiter" EP has sold 172,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Ask Billboard — How Many Dolls are in a Posse | publisher = "Billboard"| url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003801779| date=2008-05-09|accessdate =2008-09-04] The "Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow" double A-side single release peaked at #20 on the "UK Top 40" chart. [cite web | last = | first = | title = "Songfacts - - Professional Widow (Its Got To Be Big) | publisher = Songfacts | url =http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7369 | accessdate =] The Australian double A-side release debuted at #68 on the ARIA Chart in October 1996 and climbed the chart to peak at #17 in February 1997, maintaining the peak position for 3 weeks. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Australian-charts.com - Hey Jupiter | publisher = Australian-charts.com | url =http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tori+Amos&titel=Hey+Jupiter+%2F+Professional+Widow&cat=s | accessdate =2008-09-04] The double A-side single remained on the chart for 31 weeks throughout 1996-97, ranking #65 on the Australian year-end top singles chart for 1997.Cite web|url=http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/rec.music.misc/msg00358.html|title=1997 Australian singles chart history|accessdate=2008-03-12|publisher=Usenet]

Music video

The music video for "Hey Jupiter" was directed by Earle Sebastian, who has worked with the likes of Bono, Madonna, The Fugees, and Missy Elliott [cite web | last = | first = | title = "Earle Sebastian Videography" | publisher = mvdbase | url =http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Sebastian&first=Earle | accessdate =] . The video is set to the edit of The Dakota version, as opposed to the extended Dakota version or the LP version of the song. The video features Amos being guided through a burning building by a small girl.

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