My Generation (Limp Bizkit song)

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“My Generation”
Single by Limp Bizkit from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Released	October 31, 2000
Format	CD
Recorded	2000
Genre	Nu metal, Rapcore
Length	3:41
Label	Interscope Records
Producer	Fred Durst DJ Lethal
Limp Bizkit singles chronology
"Take a Look Around" (2000) "My Generation" (2000) "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" (2000)

"My Generation" is a song by Limp Bizkit from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. The song was released as the first single simultaneously with "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)".

[edit] Track listing

The song was released as two different singles (parts) with slightly different covers.

Part 1:

1. My Generation (radio edit)
2. Back O Da Bus
3. My Generation (music video)

Part 2:

1. My Generation (album version)
2. It's Like That Y'all (featuring Run DMC)
3. Snake In Your Face

[edit] Music Video

The music video for My Generation shows Limp Bizkit performing live on an acrylic glass stage (probably a reference to the line, "the sun don't even shine through our windowpane"), while other scenes show their fans being rebellious. During the breakdown of the song, each band member is shown separately, disappearing and reappearing. Professional wrestler Travis Tomko who worked as a bodyguard for the band at the time makes an appearance in the video pulling Fred Durst out of the crowd. The hard rock/metal band Staind also performed on this very same stage in the video for their single Mudshovel.

[edit] Lyric notes

• "John Otto, take 'em to the Mathews bridge"

Refers to the Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida

• "Do you know where you are / Welcome to the jungle, punk / take a look around/It's Limp Bizkit/Fuckin' up your town."

Could possibly refer to the Guns N' Roses song 'Welcome to the Jungle' As well as the song 'Take a Look Around' also on Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.

• "We downloaded the Shockwave / for all the ladies in the cave / to get your groove on"

Macromedia Shockwave was a popular multimedia player prior to the invention of Macromedia Flash. 'Getcha Groove On' is another song on Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.

• "And maybe I'm the one who flew over / the cuckoo's nest / well guess who's next?"

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a famous novel first published in 1962. Jack Nicholson starred in the film adaptation in 1975.

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