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"Jealous"
Original digital artwork
Single by Eyedress
from the album Let's Skip to the Wedding
B-side"Jealous (instrumental)"
Released6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Recorded2019
StudioEyedress's bedroom, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
GenrePost-punk, bedroom pop
Length2:02
LabelLex
Songwriter(s)Idris Vicuña
Producer(s)Eyedress
Eyedress singles chronology
"Trauma"
(2019) 		"Jealous"
(2019) 		"Romantic Lover"
(2020)
Alternative cover
Artwork for the vinyl release, credited to Eyedress.[1] A newer digital cover was made using the vinyl artwork, replacing the original on streaming services.
Artwork for the vinyl release, credited to Eyedress.[1] A newer digital cover was made using the vinyl artwork, replacing the original on streaming services.
Music video
"Jealous" on YouTube

"Jealous" is a song by Filipino musician Eyedress, released on 6 December 2019 as a single from his album Let's Skip to the Wedding (2020). It first charted at number twenty four on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and number twenty three on the Billboard Hot Alternative Songs charts on the week of 20 February 2021, climbing to number fifteen on both charts the following week, and remaining in the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart for 20 weeks.[2][3][4] It received multi-platinum certification from the RIAA for selling 3,000,000 equivalent units in the United States. The single was also certified gold in Australia and Poland and platinum in Canada.[5][6][7]

Background

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The song was written by Eyedress after he relocated to America from the Philippines.[8] He recorded the song in his bedroom in Silver Lake, Los Angeles with a Teisco guitar.[9]

Reception

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PopMatters wrote that, on "Jealous", Eyedress "squeeze[s] all possible sonic elements together in dense melodic ostinati over simple, driving rhythms".[10] "Jealous" appeared in The Fader's Best Songs of 2020 list.[11] "Jealous" became a viral hit in 2020, with the track featuring in over one million TikTok videos.[12] In December 2021, TikTok reported that “Jealous” was the tenth most popular Rock/Alternative track on the platform in the USA that year.[13]

Remix

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Lex Records released a remix of "Jealous" by King Krule on March 11, 2021.[14] NME described the remix as "dark" and "hypnotic" and quoted King Krule saying the remix was "Recorded in sweat, last summer, for a friend."[15]

Music videos

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The music video for "Jealous", was directed by BRVINFREEZE and features Eyedress skateboarding with Kane The Menace in the Venice Beach.[16]

On March 11, 2020, an animated video for the King Krule Remix directed by Eyedress was released.[17] Alternative Press described the video as "surreal" with "a retro video game vibe" where the musicians "set off on a ’90s Nintendo-style skateboard race through a bizarre Minecraft universe."[18]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] Gold 15,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[26] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[27] Gold 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[6] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[30] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "EYEDRESS - Jealous 7"". Lex Records. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Hot Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Eyedress – Jealous". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Eyedress Let's Skip to the Wedding Review". AllMusic. 31 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Eyedress Shares Video "Jealous"". GhettoBlaster Magazine. 6 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Eyedress Sets Emotions Against Shoegaze Backdrops on 'Let's Skip to the Wedding'". PopMatters. 4 August 2020.
  11. ^ "The 100 best songs of 2020". The Fader. 17 December 2020.
  12. ^ "King Krule remixes Eyedress' viral hit "Jealous"". The Line of Best Fit. 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Year on TikTok 2021 Music Report". TikTok. 16 December 2021.
  14. ^ "King Krule Remixes Eyedress' "Jealous": Listen – Pitchfork Magazine".
  15. ^ "Hear King Krule's woozy new remix of Eyedress' 'Jealous' – NME". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Eyedress Shares Video "Jealous" – Ghettoblaster Magazine". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Hear King Krule's woozy new remix of Eyedress' 'Jealous' – NME". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  18. ^ "EYEDRESS RACES KING KRULE IN THE RETRO-INSPIRED "JEALOUS" REMIX VIDEO – Alternative Press". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  19. ^ "2023 39-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20, 19 February 2021 - 25 February 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20, 19 February 2021 - 25 February 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs –The week of February 27, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  24. ^ "2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Eyedress – Jealous" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 16 November 2024. Type Eyedress in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Jealous in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  27. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Eyedress – Jealous" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – Eyedress – Jealous". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  29. ^ "American single certifications – Eyedress – Jealous". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Eyedress – Jealous" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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