"September Gurls" is a song by the rock band Big Star. Written by Alex Chilton, it was featured on the group's second studio album Radio City. The track was released in 1974.
Background[edit][]
"September Gurls" was also released as a single.[1] While it never was a big seller, it is considered a classic song by publications such as Rolling Stone and Allmusic.[2][3]
The track was rated #178 by Rolling Stone in the magazine's top 500 songs of all time, and is described as a "power pop classic".[2]
Jason Ankeny of Allmusic describes the song as "sweetly gorgeous sound that's both familiar and novel; poignantly ragged and breathlessly reckless..." and says it "reveals a surprising tenderness, tempering its venom with achingly lovely vocals and sun-kissed harmonies".[3]
Covers[edit][]
The Bangles released a cover of this song on their 1986 album Different Light. Other bands who have recorded the song include Superdrag[4] and The Searchers.[5]
Tributes[edit][]
The title of Katy Perry's 2010 number one hit "California Gurls" was spelled as a tribute to Chilton and Big Star. Perry's manager is a fan of the band, and asked her to spell "girls" with a "u".