American Girls (song)

"American Girls" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the second track on their fourth studio album, Hard Candy (2002), and features Sheryl Crow on backing vocals. The song was released on May 13, 2002, and reached number one on the US Billboard Triple-A chart.

"American Girls"
Single by Counting Crows featuring Sheryl Crow
from the album Hard Candy
Released	May 13, 2002
Length	4:33
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Adam Duritz
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Counting Crows singles chronology
"All My Friends" (2000) "American Girls" (2002) "Miami" (2002)
Music video
"Counting Crows - American Girls" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[1]	47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2]	77
Scotland (OCC)[3]	38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	93
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	33
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8]	80
US Triple-A (Billboard)[9]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	May 13, 2002	Triple A radio	Geffen	[10]
Australia	June 10, 2002	CD		[11]
United Kingdom	June 17, 2002			[12][13]