She's Got Issues

"She's Got Issues"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Americana
Released October 19, 1999
Format CD single[1]
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop punk, alternative rock
Length 03:48
Label Columbia[2]
Writer(s) Dexter Holland
Producer(s) Dave Jerden[3]
The Offspring singles chronology
"The Kids Aren't Alright"
(1999)		 "She's Got Issues"
(1999)		 "Original Prankster"
(2000)

"She's Got Issues" is a song by The Offspring. It is the seventh track on their fifth studio album Americana (1998) and was released as the fourth and final single on October 19, 1999. The song also appears as the third track on the EP A Piece of Americana (1998).

The lyrics to the song have a narrator calling out on his angsty victim playing girlfriend.[4][5] As singer Dexter Holland described, "Today everyone has issues and no one takes responsibility because their mother or their father drank too much or whatever".[6] The title is inspired by the “typical psychobabble” present in talk shows.[7]

Track listing

Version 1

No. Title Length
1. "She's Got Issues"   3:49
2. "The Kids Aren't Alright" (Full Mix) 4:56
3. "All I Want" (Live) 2:29
4. "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" (The Baka Boyz Low Rider Remix) 3:01

Version 2/UK CD1

No. Title Length
1. "She's Got Issues"   3:49
2. "The Kids Aren't Alright" (The Wiseguys Mix) 4:56
3. "The Kids Aren't Alright" (The Wiseguys Instrumental) 4:56

Version 3/UK CD2

No. Title Length
1. "She's Got Issues"   3:49
2. "All I Want" (Live) 2:02
3. "The Kids Aren't Alright" (CD Extra Video) 4:56

Music video

The video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and animated by Wayne White,[8] shows a usual workday of a young adult woman (played by Zooey Deschanel, in one of her first acting credits),[9] and the things in her everyday life, that she finds disturbing or annoying, are enhanced by grotesque cartoons, which represent her imagination. On the Making the Video episode on "She's Got Issues", Dexter Holland described it as an "anti-video" for its highly conceptual nature.[10]

The woman is first shown sleeping in her bed. She wakes up and fries two eggs for breakfast. After watching TV while eating, she changes into her clothes and goes downstairs. She then takes the subway to work. She works at a photo printing shop and is caught by her boss stealing a photo and quits after an argument. She consults her psychiatrist about her issues. She then runs back to her apartment and is welcomed by the band playing there.

DVD appearances

The music video also appears on their video collection Complete Music Video Collection, which was released in 2005.

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 89
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 60
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 41
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 19
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Offspring, The – She's Got Issues". Discogs. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "She's Got Issues". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Offspring – She's Got Issues". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ White Punks on Dope, Spin
  5. ↑ An All-`Americana' Punk Band / The Offspring keep social criticism at the fore of new CD, San Francisco Chronicle
  6. ↑ Offspring Explores Themes of 'Americana' In Columbia Set, Billboard
  7. ↑ Offspring Rock Back To Basics
  8. ↑ "Categorize Artist Wayne White? Don’t Even Try". Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Other works for Zooey Deschanel". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – She's Got Issues" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Offspring – She's Got Issues". Singles Top 60.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – She's Got Issues". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "Offspring: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "The Offspring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for The Offspring.
  16. ↑ "The Offspring Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for The Offspring.

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