Self Esteem (song)
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| Single by The Offspring | ||||
| from the album Smash | ||||
| B-side | "Burn It Up" "Jennifer Lost the War" |
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| Released | December 22, 1994 | |||
| Format | 12" maxi, cassette, CD single, CD maxi |
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| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Grunge, punk rock | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Writer(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
| Producer | Thom Wilson | |||
| The Offspring singles chronology | ||||
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"Self Esteem" is a song by the American punk rock group The Offspring. It is the eighth (or seventh, on cassette) track from their third studio album Smash and was released as the second single from the album. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Latvia, Norway, and Sweden and was one of the most successful singles released by the band. However, frontman Dexter Holland mentioned in the Complete Music Video Collection that this song has not been very popular in Japan.
"Self Esteem" was nominated for the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Song, but lost to The Cranberries' "Zombie".
The song also appears as the third track on their Greatest Hits (2005).
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] CD single
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Self Esteem" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Burn It Up" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Jennifer Lost the War" | 2:35 |
[edit] CD maxi
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Self Esteem" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Jennifer Lost the War" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Burn It Up" | 2:43 |
[edit] 12" maxi
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Self Esteem" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Burn It Up" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Jennifer Lost the War" | 2:35 |
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Darren Lavett (who directed the previous video "Come Out and Play") and was shot in August 1994 after the Offspring had just gone both gold and platinum with Smash.[1] In the music video, several people are doing things like stunts, with flashes with the band playing on stage.
In the video, Dexter wears three different band t-shirts. In the beginning, he was wearing a Sex Pistols t-shirt. Later he wears a t-shirt of The Germs, and then a Vandals t-shirt when he briefly appears as a human skeleton.
In an interview on The Offspring's Greatest Hits DVD, Noodles claimed that he gave his Fender Stratocaster (which he played in the video) to one of the actors who appeared in the video.
"Self Esteem" remains one of the Offspring's popular videos. It was extremely successful on MTV, and helped launch the song to success on mainstream radio.
[edit] DVD appearances
The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.
[edit] Covers and other uses
- The song has for many years been the last song played when the Offspring play a live concert.
- The song was also featured on the game SingStar Rocks!.
- The song was also transcribed in the June 1997 issue of Guitar World.
- During Trivium's early days, guitarist Matt Heafy performed a cover version of this song at his middle school talent show at Lake Brantley High School.
- The song was covered by the Cuban Boys on their album Eastwood.
- The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008.
- The song appears on the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
- Charles Hamilton sampled this song for his song "Rockstar Girl".
- Swedish singer/songwriter Veronica Maggio has made an acoustic cover of this song.[2]
- The song was used by professional wrestler Bryan Danielson as his entrance theme for several years on the independent wrestling scene and in Ring of Honor.
[edit] Game appearances
The song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band. The song was released in the first "Offspring pack" which was released on October 7, 2008 along with "Gone Away" and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". It also appears on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[3]
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| Preceded by "Tears Don't Lie" by Mark 'Oh |
Swedish number-one single February 24, 1995 - March 17, 1995 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion |
| Preceded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 15/1995 - 18/1995 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Wish You Were Here" by Rednex |
[edit] References
- ^ Spoken commentary on the "Self Esteem" video from Complete Music Video Collection, released 2005
- ^ Veronica Maggio - Self Esteem (Offspring cover) - YouTube
- ^ Punknews.org | Guitar Hero 6 track list includes AFI, Bad Brains, DEP, Rx Bandits, Strung Out, Ramones, Fall Out Boy
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Self Esteem", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 61, No. 3, February 20, 1995". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7992&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201995.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "The Offspring singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Offspring/single. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
- ^ a b Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
- ^ "1995 Australian Singles Chart". aria. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1995.htm. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "1995 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/1995_single.asp. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1995. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1995. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
- ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
- ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
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