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'''"Because I Got High"''' is a [[Grammy]] nominated song by [[Afroman]], from his album [[Because I Got High (album)|of the same name]], about how [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] use is degrading his quality of life. The song rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet and was featured on a radio show.
'''"Because I Got High"''' is a [[Grammy]] nominated song by [[Afroman]], from his album [[Because I Got High (album)|of the same name]], about how [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] use is degrading his quality of life. The song rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet and was featured on a radio show. I was going to add more information about this song, but then I got high.


==Overview==
==Overview==
The song explains how the author has forgotten to clean his room, failed his [[college]] class (which he plans to take next semester), sold [[Cannabis (drug)|dope]], missed [[court]] dates, had his paycheck [[garnishment|garnished]] due to missed [[child support]] payments, gambled away his car payment, is left [[Masturbation|masturbating]] after not having [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] with his girlfriend, became a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] as the result of a police chase, lost his family, had messed up his "entire life", and is now homeless "because he got high". The [[music video]] was directed by [[Kevin Smith]] and featured [[Jay and Silent Bob]] smoking with Afroman, as well as a glimpse of the Quick Stop where ''[[Clerks]]'' was filmed.
The song explains how the author has forgotten to clean his room, failed his [[college]] class (which he plans to take next semester), sold [[Cannabis (drug)|dope]], missed [[court]] dates, had his paycheck [[garnishment|garnished]] due to missed [[child support]] payments, gambled away his car payment, is left [[Masturbation|masturbating]] after not having [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] with his girlfriend, became a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] as the result of a police chase, lost his family, had messed up his "entire life", and is now homeless "because he got high". I was going to add something else about this song, but then I got high.The [[music video]] was directed by [[Kevin Smith]] and featured [[Jay and Silent Bob]] smoking with Afroman, as well as a glimpse of the Quick Stop where ''[[Clerks]]'' was filmed.


==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 19:00, 9 September 2010

"Because I Got High"
Song

"Because I Got High" is a Grammy nominated song by Afroman, from his album of the same name, about how cannabis use is degrading his quality of life. The song rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet and was featured on a radio show. I was going to add more information about this song, but then I got high.

Overview

The song explains how the author has forgotten to clean his room, failed his college class (which he plans to take next semester), sold dope, missed court dates, had his paycheck garnished due to missed child support payments, gambled away his car payment, is left masturbating after not having sex with his girlfriend, became a paraplegic as the result of a police chase, lost his family, had messed up his "entire life", and is now homeless "because he got high". I was going to add something else about this song, but then I got high.The music video was directed by Kevin Smith and featured Jay and Silent Bob smoking with Afroman, as well as a glimpse of the Quick Stop where Clerks was filmed.

Reception

Afroman released his album Because I Got High in 2000; he distributed it mainly through concerts. The title track was soon posted on file-sharing service Napster and made it to The Howard Stern Show.[1] This song was the theme song of the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back[2] and was later featured in the films Disturbia and The Perfect Score.

In December 2001, a Connecticut teenager Matthew Fournier was ordered to listen to the song and write a report about it as punishment for possession of marijuana.[3] After the success of this single, Afroman was signed to Universal Records.[1]

On the album Mobilize by punk band Anti-Flag, after several minutes of silence on the album's end track, a friend of the band called Spaz can be heard singing parts of the song with Anti-Flag.

Parody

In 2006, talk show host Randi Rhodes introduced a parody of the song on her show in which a singer imitating the voice of George W. Bush sings about things that happened in Bush's life.

It was also parodied by Irish radio show Gift Grub in a song called 'Because I Got Sky', in reference to BSkyB buying the rights to football games.

2009 version

Afroman rerecorded the song with new lyrics for his new album Frobama Head of State.

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 40
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles 19
German Singles Chart 1
Australian Singles Chart 1
Romanian Singles Chart[4] 35
UK Singles Chart 1
Chart (2000-2009) Position
UK Singles Chart 71[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed (2008). "Afroman > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  2. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (2001-08-27). "Afroman Living 'High' Life Thanks To Hit Single". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  3. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (2001-12-21). "Teen Sentenced To Listen To Afroman 'Because He Got High'". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  4. ^ Romanian Top 100
  5. ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by Nihal on Tuesday 29th December 2009
Preceded by Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
October 14, 2001 - October 28, 2001 		Succeeded by
UK Singles Chart number-one single
October 21, 2001 - November 10, 2001 		Succeeded by

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