Mr. Jones
Written by David Bryson and Adam Duritz and produced by T-Bone Burnett, "Mr. Jones" was released in December 1993 as the debut single and lead track from Counting Crows' album August and Everything After. The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts, number one in Canada, and number seven in France. The music video, directed by Charles Wittenmeier and filmed in New York City, won two awards at the 1994 Billboard and MTV Music Video Awards.