"Self Esteem"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Smash
B-side	"Burn It Up" "Jennifer Lost the War"
Released	1994
Format	12" maxi, Cassette CD single, CD maxi
Recorded	1994
Genre	Punk rock , Grunge , Post-Grunge
Length	4:17
Label	Epitaph
Writer(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer	Thom Wilson
The Offspring singles chronology
"Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" (1994) "Self Esteem" (1994) "Gotta Get Away" (1995)

"Self Esteem" is a song by punk rock group The Offspring. It is the eighth (or seventh, on cassette) track from their third studio album Smash (1994) and was released as the second single from the album. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Latvia, Norway, and Sweden and was one of the most successful singles released by the band. However, frontman Dexter Holland mentioned in the Complete Music Video Collection that this song has not been not very popular in Japan.

The song also appears as the third track on their Greatest Hits (2005).

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 CD single 1.2 CD maxi 1.3 12" maxi 2 Music video 2.1 DVD appearances 3 Covers and other uses 4 Rock Band 5 Certifications 6 Charts 7 References

[edit] Track listings

[edit] CD single

[edit] CD maxi

[edit] 12" maxi

[edit] Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Darren Lavett (who directed the previous video "Come Out and Play") and was shot in August 1994 after the Offspring had just gone both gold and platinum with Smash.^[1] In the music video, several people are doing things like stunts, with flashes with the band playing. In the music video, it can be clearly seen that the band is performing on stage. It is also clear that Dexter is only singing to the microphone at the start of the song, but later plays guitar.

In the video, Dexter wears three different band t-shirts. In the beginning, he was wearing a Sex Pistols t-shirt. Later he wears a t-shirt of The Germs, and then a Vandals t-shirt when he briefly appears as a human skeleton.

In an interview on The Offspring's Greatest Hits DVD, Noodles claimed that he gave his Fender Stratocaster (which he played in the video) to one of the actors who appeared in the video.

"Self Esteem" remains one of the Offspring's popular videos. It was extremely successful on MTV, and helped launch the song to success on mainstream radio.

[edit] DVD appearances

The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.

[edit] Covers and other uses

• The song has for many years been the last song played when the Offspring play a live concert.
• The song was also featured on the game SingStar Rocks!.
• The song was also transcribed in the June 1997 issue of Guitar World.
• During Trivium's early days, guitarist Matt Heafy performed a cover version of this song at his middle school talent show at Lake Brantley High School.
• The song was covered by the Cuban Boys on their album Eastwood.
• The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008.
• Charles Hamilton sampled this song for his song "Rockstar Girl".
• Swedish singer/songwriter Veronica Maggio has made an acoustic cover of this song^[2].

[edit] Rock Band

The song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band. The song was released in the first "Offspring pack" which was released on October 7, 2008 along with "Gone Away" and "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)".

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Norway[3]	Platinum	1995	10,000
Sweden[4]	Gold	June 12, 1995	10,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 6 Austrian Singles Chart[5] 4 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] 8 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 8 Dutch Mega Top 100[5] 4 French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 20 German Singles Chart[6] 4 Irish Singles Chart[7] 27 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 39 Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[5] 1 UK Singles Chart[8] 37 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 7 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[9] 4

End of year chart (1995) Position French Singles Chart[10] 70

Preceded by "Tears Don't Lie" by Mark 'Oh	Swedish number-one single February 24, 1995 - March 17, 1995 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion
Preceded by "Think Twice" by Céline Dion	Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 15/1995 - 18/1995 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Wish You Were Here" by Rednex

[edit] References

v • d • e The Offspring Dexter Holland • Noodles • Greg K. • Pete Parada Ron Welty • Atom Willard • James Lilja • Jim Benton • Doug Thompson Studio albums The Offspring • Ignition • Smash • Ixnay on the Hombre • Americana • Conspiracy of One • Splinter • Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace EPs Baghdad • They Were Born to Kill • Club Me • A Piece of Americana Compilations The Offspring Collection • Greatest Hits Videos and DVDs Americana • Huck It • Complete Music Video Collection Singles "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball" • "Come Out and Play" • "Self Esteem" • "Gotta Get Away" • "Smash It Up" • "All I Want" • "Gone Away" • "Cool to Hate" • "The Meaning of Life" • "I Choose" • "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" • "Why Don't You Get a Job?" • "The Kids Aren't Alright" • "She's Got Issues" • "Original Prankster" • "Want You Bad" • "Million Miles Away" • "Defy You" • "Hit That" • "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" • "Spare Me the Details" • "Can't Repeat" • "Hammerhead" • "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" • "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" • "Half-Truism" Related articles Discography • Awards • Epitaph Records • Nitro Records • Columbia Records • Punk rock in California Related bands Angels & Airwaves • Face to Face • Saves the Day • Steady Ground