- You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
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"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" 
Single by The Offspring from the album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Released September 4, 2008 Format Digital download, CD maxi Recorded November 2006–April 2008 in Maui, Hawaii and Orange County, California Genre Punk rock, skate punk Length 2:58 Label Columbia Writer(s) The Offspring Producer Bob Rock Certification Gold (RIAA)[1] The Offspring singles chronology "Hammerhead"
(2008)"'You're Gonna Go Far, Kid'"
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(2008)"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is a punk rock song by The Offspring. It is the third track on the band's eighth studio album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and was released as the second single off of the album on September 4, 2008. The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song stayed at number one for 11 weeks, making it the longest consecutive run for any Offspring single at #1 and therefore one of the most commercially successful singles released by the band. It also reached #1 on KROQ's Top 106.7 songs of 2008 countdown list.[2]
"You're Gonna Go Far Kid" along with "Hammerhead" was performed live before the release of Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace at "X-Fest" in "San Diego" in promotion for the album.
Contents
Track listing
Digital download
No. Title Length 1. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" (Radio Edit) 2:58 CD maxi
No. Title Length 1. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" 2:57 Music video
The music video for this single was directed by Chris Hopewell, who has also directed videos for several other bands.[3] It was the first time that Hopewell and the Offspring had collaborated on a music video. On October 16, 2008 it was announced on The Offspring's official website that the video would debut Friday, October 17 at 3:00 pm Eastern/12 noon Pacific on Myspace.com.[4]
As in the videos for "Hammerhead" and "Hit That", the video contains largely CGI and does not include any footage of the band performing the song. However, unlike Hammerhead and Hit That, the video also contains live actors recorded by camera mixed in with the CGI effects.
The plot follows a peasant working in a garden in a dystopian future. Suddenly, a plant goddess appears and gives the peasant a magical, golden acoustic guitar and he begins strumming to the song. He enters town and plays for the locals. The magical abilities of the guitar make the peasant a sensation, earning him much needed money and causes various people to start dancing. The peasant then plays for plague infested townspeople and they are cured by the guitar. He then demands from one of them her expensive necklace while the plant goddess looks upon him with a disapproving look. The peasant moves onto a very expensive restaurant, but is denied entrance based on his appearance. He plays more to earn money for a nice suit. He buys the suit, enters the restaurant and begins to play his guitar for the wealthy socialites, for more money. The plant goddess punishes the peasant by first forcing him to dance alone to the magic, then dragging him into the ground. The guitar lands onto the floor and dissolves into leaves at the end of the song.
References in popular culture
- The song appears on the "hard" level in the 2008 video game Tap Tap Revenge.
- The song was also featured in the 90210 episode "We're Not in Kansas Anymore" during the lacrosse try-out scene.
- The song was featured in the opening credits of "Van Wilder: Freshman Year"
- The song was used as the entrance theme of the Edmonton Oilers during the 2008-09 NHL Season.
- The song was also used during the 2009-10 NHL season at Staples Center at the end of the second intermission of Los Angeles Kings hockey games as the team retakes the ice.
- The song was used in a cooking scene in Episode 4, "The Heart of the Warrior" of the show Unnatural History.
- The song was used as soundtrack for Pepsi Max advertisement in Russia and Spain.
- The song is a playable track on the rhythm game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString.
Charts
Chart Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 63 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 10 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 1 Australian Singles Chart 54 Canadian Hot 100 25 Media Control Charts 67 New Zealand Singles Chart 28 Spanish Singles Chart 19 Sales
The song was certified Gold in the United States on April 2, 2009, selling over 500,000 copies.[5] It is the first Offspring single to reach Gold in the United States and was the best selling single from the album, which has yet to reach Gold status itself. The song reached #63 on the billboard hot 100 despite the lack of radio airplay.
References
- ^ "RIAA Database Search for The Offspring" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on July 14, 2009.
- ^ http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-2008.htm
- ^ http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?newsID=763626
- ^ http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?newsID=763830
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/singles.jsp
Preceded by
"Believe" by StaindBillboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
October 4, 2008 - December 13, 2008Succeeded by
"Sex on Fire" by Kings of LeonExternal links
Categories:- 2008 singles
- The Offspring songs
- Billboard Alternative Songs number-one singles
- Songs written by Dexter Holland
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