Self Esteem
| Self Esteem | |
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| The Offspring | |
| publication | December 22, 1994 |
| length | 4:17 |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock |
| text | Dexter Holland |
| music | Thom Wilson |
| album | smash |
Self Esteem ( English for " self-esteem ") is a song by the American punk band The Offspring . The song is the second single from their third studio album Smash and was released on December 22, 1994. The piece helped the band achieve a commercial breakthrough in Europe.
content
Lyrically, it's about a man who has low self-esteem and cannot assert himself against his girlfriend. He's already thought about ending the relationship with her ten times, but whenever she comes by, he can't bring himself to do it and takes her back. Although the man knows that she is taking advantage of him and is only playing with him, he tells himself that this is okay because he has no self-confidence. The woman transfers him, cheats with his friends and insults him. He knows that he actually has to get up and break up with her, but he doesn't have the courage to do it and tells himself that the situation is not that bad. When she rings his doorbell drunk again at night to have sex with him, he knows that he should actually say no, but again he can't and lets things take their course.
production
The song was produced by music producer Thom Wilson and the lyrics were written by The Offspring singer Dexter Holland .
Music video
The video for the song was shot under the direction of Darren Lavett in August 1994.
It shows the band playing the song in a darkened room. In between you can see stunt scenes by Evel Knievel and unknown people. Dexter Holland , front man of the group, wears three different band t-shirts from the Sex Pistols , The Germs and The Vandals in the video . You can also see brief x-rays that are reminiscent of the single cover.
single
Cover design
The single cover is kept in blue tones. It shows a skull from the side, reminiscent of an X-ray. On the skull there is the word Offspring in large white letters . At the top right of the picture is the title Self Esteem in gray and in the lower right part of the picture is the note The Single from the Album Smash in black or white.
Chart successes and awards
Self Esteem entered the German singles charts on April 3, 1995 and reached the highest position at number 4. The song stayed in the top 100 for a total of 28 weeks, eight of which were in the top 10. It was ranked 18th in the 1995 German annual charts. The song was particularly successful in Sweden and Norway, where it topped the charts. Self Esteem took further high placements in Austria, the Netherlands (4th place each) and Australia (6th place).
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Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 gold
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35,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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 platinum
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10,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 1 × platinum |
45,000 |
Main article: The Offspring / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on rock.genius.com (English)
- Lyrics translation on magistrix.de
- Music video on youtube.com
