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"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" is a song by American rock band the Offspring. It is the fourth track from the band's fifth studio album, Americana (1998), and was released as its first single in November 1998.
The online download release of Americana has "Pay the Man" and "Pretty Fly (Reprise)" separately, with the reprise as track 14. The main riff on "Pay the Man", particularly the drum part, is the same as found on the title track of Smash during the acoustic version of " Come Out and Play ".
The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. [2] Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy and drummer Brandon Pertzborn.
The Offspring were formed in 1983 under the name Manic Subsidal by singer/guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K., who later recruited Noodles as their guitarist. After Manic Subsidal changed its name to The Offspring in 1986, [ 1 ] drummer Ron Welty finally joined in 1987, then the band recorded a demo a year later.
The Offspring Collection is a box set [2] containing four discs from American punk rock band the Offspring. The set contains four CD singles ("Come Out and Play," "Self Esteem," "Gotta Get Away," and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"). In addition, the box set also includes 2 buttons; one reading "Pretty Fly", and the other reading "For A White Guy".
The song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band, in the "Offspring pack" which was released on October 7, 2008, along with "Gone Away" and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". It also appears in SingStar Rocks!, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock [57] and The Darkness II.
"The Kids Aren't Alright" is widely considered one of the Offspring's best songs. In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Offspring songs, [ 12 ] and in 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Offspring songs.
The Offspring: Smash: After "Genocide," a spoken interlude is heard. After "Smash," there is a spoken outro, an instrumental short later used for "Change the World" and "Pay The Man" is heard at 9:10. Ixnay on the Hombre: Spoken track "Kiss My Ass" on CD version, "Cocktail" on vinyl version. [4] [5]