Nice Guys Finish Last
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| "Nice Guys Finish Last" | ||
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| Single by Green Day | ||
| from the album nimrod. | ||
| Released | 1999 (As a single off the Varsity Blues soundtrack) | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Pop punk | |
| Length | 2 minutes 49 seconds | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Kohr, Green Day | |
| Green Day singles chronology | ||
| "Redundant" (1998) |
"Nice Guys Finish Last" (1999) |
"Minority" (2000) |
"Nice Guys Finish Last" was a single released by the American punk band Green Day's fifth studio album nimrod.. The song was the first track off the record, and was the last single from it to become a hit (thanks in part to its use in the movie Varsity Blues, which earned it a MTV Video Music Award nomination for best song from a movie).
The song is featured on the Green Day greatest hits compilation International Superhits! as well.
[edit] Meaning
The meaning is self-explanatory; it's about how the hard-working, sympathetic nice guys will lose out in the end to the jerks.
[edit] Music Video
The music video features the band on a football field as a mock football team (parodying The Green Bay packers with Green Day). They have a stage set up and in the middle, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is tackled by a fan, and Mike Dirnt sprains his ankle when jumping. This video was directed by Evan Bernard.
[edit] Trivia
- Billie Joe actually played football, which may have inspired the video. He was #8 at John Swett High School.
