"Janie's Got a Gun" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. The song was released as the second single from "Pump" in 1989, peaking at number four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number two on the "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990. In Australia, the song reached number one, becoming Aerosmith's first of two number-one singles there. It also reached number two in Canada, number 12 in Sweden, and number 13 in New Zealand.