Are You Jimmy Ray?

"Are You Jimmy Ray?"
Single by Jimmy Ray
from the album Jimmy Ray
Released February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)
Format CD
Recorded 1997
Genre Neo-pop, pop rock
Length 3:29 (single)
Label Epic / Sony Music
Writer(s) Con Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Ray
Producer(s) Con Fitzpatrick
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Jimmy Ray singles chronology
- "Are You Jimmy Ray?"
(1998)		 "Goin' to Vegas"
(1998)

"Are You Jimmy Ray?" is a song by British pop singer Jimmy Ray. It was released in February 1998 as the lead single from his 1998 self-titled debut album. The single entered the US Billboard Pop Songs chart on March 7, 1998 and eventually peaked at number 10. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It has been Jimmy Ray's most popular single to date.

Music video

A music video went into heavy rotation on music television. The video juxtaposed Ray's rockabilly image with a trailer park setting as stereotypical "rap video" women in sports jerseys and football shorts danced behind him.

Track listing

  1. "Are You Jimmy Ray? [Radio Edit]" – 3:29 (Sax - Gary Barnacle)
  2. "Are You Jimmy Ray? [Jimcon Extended Mix]" – 6:10
  3. "Are You Jimmy Ray? [Xenomania Club Mix]" – 6:45

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 53
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 13
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 25
US Billboard Hot 100 13
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000[8]

References

  1. ↑ Billboard.com Jimmy Ray Music News & Info
  2. ↑ Canada Top Singles peak
  3. ↑ "Musicline.de – Jimmy Ray Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  4. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Jimmy Ray – Are You Jimmy Ray?". Top 40 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jimmy Ray – Are You Jimmy Ray?". Singles Top 100.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  7. ↑ "American single certifications – Ray, Jimmy – Are You Jimmy Ray?". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  8. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

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