Frickin A was a pop rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They are best known for their remake of Rick Springfield's " Jessie's Girl" and their 2004 single "Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas". Frickin A is the only band ever to achieve placement in the '' Now! That's What I Call Music'' series while signed to an

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'', March 17, 2005. The music video for "Jessie's Girl" achieved regular rotation on

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in 2005. The music video was directed by Bill Fishman from a concept by David Herrera (music video director). Frickin' A was featured on Boston's Kiss 108 2004 Jingle Ball Christmas concert. The band's first single was "Trend", written by the band, which received some airplay on VH-1 but did not become a hit. Late in 2004, the group released a single with "Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas" and "Jessie's Girl" on it; the single reached No. 2 on the

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Singles Sales chart. The group's original numbers have been compared to Fountains of Wayne and Bowling for Soup. Their full-length, ''Big Egos...No Ideas'', was a regional sales success in the American Midwest, reaching No. 9 on the

Heatseekers chart for that area.

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Billboard.com The band also sings "The Reds Are on the Radio," the theme for the

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radio network. The members of the band were most recently lead singer Jason Phelps, guitarist Dave Harris, bassist Jason Short, and drummer Scott McCann.

Discography

Studio albums

''Big Egos...No Ideas'' (2004, Toucan Cove/Madacy)

Singles

"Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas" (2004, Toucan Cove/Madacy)

References

{{Reflist American pop rock music groups Rock music groups from Ohio Musical groups from Cincinnati