Jet City Woman

"Jet City Woman"
"Jet City Woman"
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Empire
Released	May 1991
Recorded	Spring 1990
Genre	Hard rock; pop-metal;
Length	5:22
Label	EMI America
Songwriter(s)	Chris DeGarmo; Geoff Tate;
Producer(s)	Peter Collins
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"Jet City Woman" is a song by metal band Queensrÿche appearing on their 1990 album Empire. It was released May 1991 in the US and August 1991 in Europe.

The song talks about coming home to family after a long road trip. "Jet City" is a nickname for Seattle, the band's hometown. It was written about Geoff Tate's first wife, who was a flight attendant.^[4] This song appeared in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

The eye on the single art is actor Rob Findlay.

Track listing[]

CD single USA

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jet City Woman"	5:20
2.	"Empire" (live in Wisconsin 1991)	5:32
3.	"Walk in the Shadows" (live in Wisconsin 1991)	3:54

CD single Europe

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jet City Woman"	5:20
2.	"Walk in the Shadows" (live in Wisconsin 1991)	3:54
3.	"Queen of the Reich"	4:23

vinyl 7 single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jet City Woman"	5:20
2.	"I Dream in Infrared" (1991 acoustic remix)	3:59

Chart performance[]

Chart	Peak
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock	6	^[5]
UK Singles	39	^[6]

Personnel[]

Geoff Tate - lead vocals
Chris DeGarmo - lead guitar
Michael Wilton - rhythm guitar
Eddie Jackson - bass guitar
Scott Rockenfield - drums

References[]

^ Begrand, Adrien (October 6, 2010). "Queensrÿche: Empire (20th Anniversary Edition)". PopMatters. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (April 25, 2017). "Queensryche Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "The Top 20 Best Metal Albums of 1990". Metal Hammer. February 4, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ Rivers, Cindy (November 17, 2001). "Queensrÿche". Ink 19. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ [1] single charts for Queensrÿche
^ [2], an archive containing all UK charts for Queensrÿche

[1] Begrand, Adrien (October 6, 2010). "Queensrÿche: Empire (20th Anniversary Edition)". PopMatters. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[2] Rivadavia, Eduardo (April 25, 2017). "Queensryche Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[3] "The Top 20 Best Metal Albums of 1990". Metal Hammer. February 4, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[4] Rivers, Cindy (November 17, 2001). "Queensrÿche". Ink 19. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[billboard-5] [1] single charts for Queensrÿche

[6] [2], an archive containing all UK charts for Queensrÿche

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Michael Wilton Eddie Jackson Todd La Torre Casey Grillo Mike Stone Chris DeGarmo Scott Rockenfield Geoff Tate Kelly Gray Parker Lundgren
Studio albums	The Warning Rage for Order Operation: Mindcrime Empire Promised Land Hear in the Now Frontier Q2K Tribe Operation: Mindcrime II Take Cover American Soldier Dedicated to Chaos Queensrÿche Condition Hüman The Verdict
Unofficial album	Frequency Unknown
EPs	Queensrÿche
Live albums	Operation: LIVEcrime Live Evolution The Art of Live Mindcrime at the Moore
Compilation albums	Evolution Calling Greatest Hits Classic Masters Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
Videography	Operation: LIVEcrime Live Evolution The Art of Live Mindcrime at the Moore
Singles	"Queen of the Reich" "Eyes of a Stranger" "I Don't Believe in Love" "Last Time in Paris" "Empire" "Silent Lucidity" "Jet City Woman" "Best I Can" "Real World" "I Am I" "Bridge" "Disconnected" "Sign of the Times" "You" "Breakdown" "Open"
Concert tours	Building Empires Tour
Related	Discography Operation: Mindcrime Spys4Darwin Soulbender album Slave to the System album "Discordia"
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