She's a Genius

"She's a Genius"
"She's a Genius"
Single by Jet
from the album Shaka Rock
Released	22 June 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hard rock
Length	2:58
Label	Warner Music, Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)	Chris Cester
Jet singles chronology

"She's a Genius" is a song by Australian rock band Jet. It was released as the lead single from the band's third album Shaka Rock. The song was played at a secret show in Melbourne in November 2008 and was announced as the first single along with the album title and album artwork in April 2009.

It was also played live as part of their set at the Melbourne and Sydney Sound Relief concerts for the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in March 2009.

Subsequently, it was made available as a free playable track in the iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge 2 and on 25 August, as a downloadable song for Rock Band.

The song made an appearance on the TV show NCIS in the episode Reunion. The song was also played on the Australian countdown TV show 20 to 1. The chorus was used in RTÉ's National Lottery advertisements.

The single has been certified Gold in Australia for more than 35,000 shipments.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jet

iTunes single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's a Genius"	2:58
Total length:		2:58

iTunes EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's a Genius"	2:58
2.	"One Hipster One Bullit"	2:12
3.	"Everything Will Be Alright"	2:54

All tracks are written by Jet

iTunes single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's a Genius"	2:58
Total length:		2:58

DJ Promo Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's a Genius"	2:58
2.	"She's a Genius (Laid Back Version)"	2:58
3.	"She's a Genius (Acoustic Version)"	2:54
4.	"She's a Genius (Instrumental Version)"	2:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[2]	59
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[3]	48
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	18
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	96
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[6]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	85

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Jet – She's a Genius". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Jet Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Jet Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Jet – She's a Genius". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 38/2009 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ "Jet Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[sc_Australia_Jet-1] "Jet – She's a Genius". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[sc_Billboardcanadianhot100_Jet-2] "Jet Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Jet-3] "Jet Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Jet-4] "Jet – She's a Genius". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[5] "Schweizer Airplay Charts 38/2009 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Jet-6] "Jet Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[7] "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-8] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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