I Choose
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"I Choose" is a punk rock
song by The Offspring
. It is the eighth track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997) and was released as the fifth and final single from the album.
The single enjoyed less commercial success compared with the previous singles from the album and was omitted from the band's Greatest Hits
album (2005).
. The video takes place in an airport, where the band members depart from a taxi cab. While people are dancing, a skateboarder skates through. When his bag is checked, the x-ray sees a "ticking clock". Thinking that it is a bomb, a security guard chases him down only to open his bag and find a Flava Flav style clock necklace. This footage is spliced with footage of the band performing antics of their own (such as lead guitarist Noodles
playing the solo on a conveyor belt) and performing in a completely different place where heavy winds blow trash into their equipment.
On the Greatest Hits DVD
, the band joked about the idea of making a video like this now, with the seriousness of airport security. The band considered it one of their best music videos.
DVD. It was released in 2005.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
song by The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
. It is the eighth track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre
Ixnay on the Hombre
-In popular culture:* "The Meaning of Life" is featured on the soundtrack to Tekken: The Motion Picture.* "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy Taxi....
(1997) and was released as the fifth and final single from the album.
The single enjoyed less commercial success compared with the previous singles from the album and was omitted from the band's Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)
-International bonus tracks:*On each edition, "Next to You" appears as a hidden track on track 15.-DualDisc edition:The DualDisc edition of the album has the standard 14 track album on the CD side...
album (2005).
Literary Reference
The song contains a literary reference in verse 2 to J. D. Salinger's short story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." In the story, the protagonist, who is suicidally depressed, tells a little girl at a Florida beach a story about bananafish, a fictional species of fish that hides in its burrow, eating bananas, until it is trapped inside forever and dies of banana fever. In the original work, the bananafish is a tragic creature, but the song looks at the tragedy and laughs anyway, saying it "doesn't really matter" and shrugging off the self-pity of the original.Track listing
Music video
The video for the song was directed by the band's lead singer and songwriter, Dexter HollandDexter Holland
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the California punk rock band The Offspring...
. The video takes place in an airport, where the band members depart from a taxi cab. While people are dancing, a skateboarder skates through. When his bag is checked, the x-ray sees a "ticking clock". Thinking that it is a bomb, a security guard chases him down only to open his bag and find a Flava Flav style clock necklace. This footage is spliced with footage of the band performing antics of their own (such as lead guitarist Noodles
Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman
Kevin John Wasserman , best known by his stage name Noodles, is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for The Offspring.-Biography:...
playing the solo on a conveyor belt) and performing in a completely different place where heavy winds blow trash into their equipment.
On the Greatest Hits DVD
Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)
-International bonus tracks:*On each edition, "Next to You" appears as a hidden track on track 15.-DualDisc edition:The DualDisc edition of the album has the standard 14 track album on the CD side...
, the band joked about the idea of making a video like this now, with the seriousness of airport security. The band considered it one of their best music videos.
DVD appearances
The music video appears also appears on the Complete Music Video CollectionComplete Music Video Collection
Complete Music Video Collection is an extensive DVD by The Offspring. It was created to accompany the "Greatest Hits" CD released a month earlier, and shows all of the band's videos between 1994 and 2005...
DVD. It was released in 2005.