Jenny Don't Be Hasty

"Jenny Don't Be Hasty"
Single by Paolo Nutini
from the album These Streets
B-side	"Rainbows"
Released	25 September 2006 (2006-09-25)[1]
Length	3:31
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Hogarth
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson
Paolo Nutini singles chronology
"Last Request" (2006) "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" (2006) "Rewind" (2006)

"Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, written with Jimmy Hogarth and produced by Ken Nelson. The song was released as Nutini's second single on 25 September 2006 from his debut album, These Streets (2006).

The lyrics, a personal experience of the singer, are about an 18-year-old boy who wants to have a relationship with an older woman who is angry at him for having lied to her about his real age and now says he is too young.^[citation needed] "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and in Australia, it peaked at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart in April 2007.

Track listings

UK and European CD single[2][3] "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" "January" UK enhanced CD single[4] "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" "Rainbows" "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" (video) "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" (making of the video)

UK 7-inch single[5] A. "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" B. "Rainbows" Australian CD single[6] "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" "January" (live from Glasgow Garage, July 2006) "Rainbows" (live from Glasgow Garage, July 2006)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 40 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 38 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 69 Scotland (OCC)[10] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 56 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position UK Singles (OCC)[13] 159

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 September 2006. p. 25.
2. Jenny Don't Be Hasty (UK CD single liner notes). Paolo Nutini. Atlantic Records UK. 2006. 5051011 6163 5 8.
3. Jenny Don't Be Hasty (European CD single liner notes). Paolo Nutini. Atlantic Records UK. 2006. ATUK043CD, 5051011 6163 2 7.
4. Jenny Don't Be Hasty (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Paolo Nutini. Atlantic Records UK. 2006. ATUK043CDX, 5051011 6162 2 8.
5. Jenny Don't Be Hasty (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Paolo Nutini. Atlantic Records UK. 2006. ATUK043.
6. Jenny Don't Be Hasty (Australian CD single liner notes). Paolo Nutini. Atlantic Records. 2006. 5144204602.
7. "Paolo Nutini – Jenny Don't Be Hasty". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Paolo Nutini". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
9. "Paolo Nutini – Jenny Don't Be Hasty" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
11. "Paolo Nutini – Jenny Don't Be Hasty". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. "Paolo Nutini: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
13. "2006 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
14. "New Zealand single certifications – Paolo Nutini – Jenny Don't Be Hasty". Radioscope. Retrieved 18 December 2024. Type Jenny Don't Be Hasty in the "Search:" field.
15. "British single certifications – Paolo Nutini – Jenny Don't Be Hasty". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2023.