Jane Says

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“Jane Says”
Song by Jane's Addiction
Album	Nothing's Shocking
Released	August 23, 1988
Recorded	1987-1988
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:52
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer	Perry Farrell Dave Navarro Stephen Perkins
Producer	Dave Jerden, Perry Farrell
Nothing's Shocking track listing
"Up the Beach" "Ocean Size" "Had a Dad" "Ted, Just Admit It..." "Standing In The Shower...Thinking" "Summertime Rolls" "Mountain Song" "Idiots Rule" "Jane Says" "Thank You Boys" "Pigs in Zen"

"Jane Says" is a song by alternative rock group Jane's Addiction. It was first released in live format on the group's 1987 live debut album, Jane's Addiction. It was re-recorded in the studio for their first studio album, Nothing's Shocking. Another live version appears on the band's 1997 rarities compilation Kettle Whistle.

The title refers to one of lead singer Perry Farrell's ex-housemates, Jane Bainter, who was a heroin addict. By day, she works in an office, and, at night, she uses. The song carries drug references such as "kick" (stop using). Toward the end of the song, the lyrics say that Jane has never been in love, and that she doesn't know what it is. She only knows if someone wants her; the stanza ends with "I want them if they want me".

"Jane Says" is a two-chords song which makes extensive use of steel drums. Along with "Been Caught Stealing," it is one of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, despite never being released as a single.