She Ain't Pretty
| "She Ain't Pretty" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Northern Pikes | ||||
| from the album Snow in June | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| The Northern Pikes singles chronology | ||||
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"She Ain't Pretty" is a song by Canadian rock band The Northern Pikes,[1] released as the lead single from their 1990 album Snow in June. It is the song for which The Northern Pikes are best known.[2]
The song, written by Bryan Potvin, describes the singer's infatuation with a physically attractive woman and his dismay at learning that she is a horrible person—a "model from Hell". The song was inspired by an episode of Rhoda in which a character says "I'm not really beautiful, I just look that way."[3]
In 1990, this song was the sixth-most played Cancon song in Canada.[4]
Charts
[edit]Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 62 |
Critical reception
[edit]In 1991, the song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year. Its music video, which integrated claymation and early use of morphing, and which the National Post described as "fantastic",[6] was also nominated for a Juno.
References
[edit]- ↑ The Northern Pikes Song She Ain't Pretty, retrieved 2022-04-29
- ↑ Spizzirri, Manuela (2003-11-14). "Northern Pikes Score New Record Deal". Chart. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ↑ Jagger, Juliette (5 February 2018). "Origin Stories––Bryan Potvin on the Northern Pikes' "She Ain't Pretty"". National Music Centre. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Top 25 Cancon Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ Medley, Mark (2007-09-20). "Top 10 overlooked Canadian albums". National Post. Retrieved 2008-03-09.[dead link]
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