She's Got Issues
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| "She's Got Issues" | ||
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| Single by The Offspring | ||
| Released | 1999 | |
| Format | Airplay only | |
| Genre | Pop-punk | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
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| The Offspring singles chronology | ||
| Why Don't You Get A Job? (1999) |
She's Got Issues (1999) |
The Kids Aren't Alright (1999) |
"She's Got Issues" was the third single from The Offspring's Americana.
The song concerns the narrator's girlfriend (Played by Zooey Deschanel in the music video), a woman who is constantly complaining about her psychological problems. The narrator has swiftly become tired of them, and is convinced she could get over her issues if she actually tried.
This song fits into the album's theme of unpleasant realities of American life, in this case skewering the "victim complex" - the tendencies of Americans to blame all of their difficulties and problems on either other people or, as in this case, outside forces such as mental illness.
By popular urban myth, it is said that this song was based on the life of Whitney Houston.
Despite being released as a single, the song performed poorly in the charts and failed to make it onto The Offspring's Greatest Hits compilation.
[edit] Track listing
- "She's Got Issues" [03:49]
- "The Kids Aren't Alright (Full Mix)" [04:56]
- "All I Want (Live)" [02:29]
- "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (The Baka Boyz Low Rider Remix)" [03:01]
[edit] Trivia
- The song actually had three covers - all feature the same artwork and image, but have different coloured backgrounds - red (shown), green, and blue.
- Dexter Holland stated that this is one of his least favourite music videos.
