Teenage dirtbag
| Teenage dirtbag | |
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| Wheatus | |
| publication | July 17, 2000 |
| length | 4:03 |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | Brendan B. Brown |
| Producer (s) | Wheatus, Philip A. Jimenez |
| album | Wheatus |
Teenage Dirtbag ( English for " youthful bastard ") is a song by the American pop-rock band Wheatus . The song is the first single from their self-titled debut album Wheatus and was released on July 17, 2000. He is also included on the soundtrack for the film Loser . The commercial success of the song made the band a one-hit wonder .
content
The song is about a young outsider who is in love with a girl (Noelle), but who seems to ignore her. So he tells how he dreams of her and invites her to an Iron Maiden concert . But Noelle ignores him and is instead with a rich and handsome boy from her school. In the third verse, however, she unexpectedly comes to him and asks him if he is going to accompany her to the Iron Maiden concert. The high lines of text from Noelle's point of view towards the end of the song are also sung by Brendan B. Brown.
“Her name is Noelle
I have a dream about her
[…]
But she doesn't know who I am
And she doesn't give a damn about me
'Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby
Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby ”
production
The song was produced by Wheatus in collaboration with music producer Philip A. Jimenez. The lyrics and music were written by Wheatus singer Brendan B. Brown.
Music video
The music video for Teenage Dirtbag was directed by Jeff Gordon. It contains scenes from the film Loser , in which actors Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari play. In addition, some scenes with the actors were re-shot to adapt the video to the lyrics. It has around 160 million views on YouTube (as of September 2019).
At the beginning Jason Biggs rides his bike to school in the role of the outsider, which is knocked over by Mena Suvari's friend in the car shortly afterwards. Then he walks through the school courses and is knocked over by her boyfriend while he smiles at her. When Mena Suvari's friend continues to harass the outsider in the schoolyard, however, she is disappointed with his behavior and turns away from him. In between the band is shown playing the song in a gym surrounded by young people. In the third verse, the scene changes to the prom , when Jason Biggs first sits alone at a table, but shortly afterwards Mena Suvari comes to him, asks him to dance and invites him to an Iron Maiden concert . In a second version of the video, a disco ball falls on Jason Bigg's head at the end and it turns out that he only dreamed it all.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows a blue Chevrolet Camaro . In the upper part of the picture there is the word Wheatus in red and Teenage Dirtbag , much smaller in white. The background is blue.
Track list
- Teenage Dirtbag (Explicit Album Version) - 4:03
- I'd Never Write a Song About You - 3:38
- Sunshine (Remix) - 2:52
Chart successes
Teenage Dirtbag rose to number 75 in the German charts on February 12, 2001 and reached number 2 on April 9, 2001, the highest position the song occupied for four weeks. Overall, he was able to stay in the top 100 for 25 weeks, including twelve weeks in the top 10. In the 2001 German annual charts, the single was 7th. Teenage Dirtbag was particularly successful in Austria and Australia, where it reached 1st place. In addition, it placed in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland in the top 5. By contrast, the song missed the top 100 in the United States.
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Sales figures and awards
Teenage Dirtbag was awarded a platinum record in 2001 for more than 500,000 sales in Germany . In the UK, it went double-platinum in 2018 for over 1.2 million copies sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 3 × platinum
|
210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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 gold
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4,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
|
500,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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gold
|
5,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
|
40,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
|
30,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
|
20,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 9 × platinum |
2,059,000 |
Main article: Wheatus # Awards for music sales
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag - lyrics. genius.com, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ^ Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (video). youtube.com, accessed September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag - single cover. amazon.com, accessed September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2001. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag. hitparade.ch, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d 2001 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ^ BRIT Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed September 23, 2019 .
