Gotta Get Away

"Gotta Get Away"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Smash
Released	February 2, 1995
Format	CD
Recorded	1993
Genre	Grunge Skate punk Punk rock
Length	3:53
Label	Epitaph
Writer(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer	Thom Wilson
The Offspring singles chronology
"Self Esteem" (1994) "Gotta Get Away" (1995) "Smash It Up" (1995)
Alternative Cover Vinyl Cover

"Gotta Get Away" is a song by The Offspring, released as the third single from their breakthrough album Smash (1994). The song was a modest hit in several countries, but peaked at #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock charts. "Gotta Get Away" was inspired by an early track, "Cogs", written while the band was still named Manic Subsidal. The lyrics refer to the pressure that lead singer Dexter Holland was under to finish the album on time.

The song had two single covers. The first, the cover for the CD single, depicts a skeleton in the same style as the previous singles from Smash - "Come Out And Play" and "Self Esteem". The second, the cover for the 7" vinyl, shows the actor from the video standing outside the coliseum, his eyes covered by the song title.

The song also appears as the fourth track on their Greatest Hits (2005).

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gotta Get Away"	3:56
2.	"We Are One"	4:00
3.	"Forever and a Day"	2:37

Vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gotta Get Away"	3:56
2.	"Smash" (Live version)	3:01

Music video

The video starts with a boy entering a coliseum where a mosh pit breaks out while the band plays. It is almost entirely in black and white. The video ends with the same boy laying on floor alone. The music video for the song was directed by Samuel Bayer and filmed at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in Salt Lake City, UT on December 17, 1994.

DVD appearances

The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.

Chart positions

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
Australian Singles Chart	53
Austrian Singles Chart	36
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	32
Norwegian Singles Chart	18
Swedish Singles Chart	26
UK Singles Chart	43

External links

• "Gotta Get Away" Official music video on YouTube