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"The Meaning of Life" is a song released by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It appears as the second track on their fourth studio album, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), and was released as its third single. The single peaked at #90 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in August 1997.[3] The song's chorus bears a strong likeness to Bad Religion's 1992 song "Generator" from the album of the same name.

"The Meaning of Life"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Ixnay on the Hombre
ReleasedAugust 15, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreSkate punk
Length2:56
LabelColumbia[1]
Songwriter(s)Dexter Holland
Producer(s)Dave Jerden[2]
The Offspring singles chronology
"Gone Away"
(1997)
"The Meaning of Life"
(1997)
"I Choose"
(1997)

Track listing



CD single


No.TitleLength
1."The Meaning of Life"2:55
2."I Got a Right" (The Stooges cover)2:19
3."Smash It Up" (Live, The Damned cover)3:23

Promo CD


No.TitleLength
1."The Meaning of Life"2:56

Music video


A music video was made in support of the single. It was directed by Kevin Kerslake and released in 1997. The video features a high-speed wheel chair race in the desert. The race footage was interspersed with shots of lead singer Dexter Holland hanging upside down in a tree with a capuchin monkey.


DVD appearances


The music video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005.




Charts


Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 90

References


  1. "Offspring, The – The Meaning Of Life". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. "The Offspring – The Meaning Of Life". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 90.
  4. "Tekken: The Motion Picture (1997 Video) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. "Snowriders II (1997) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 12, 2013.



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«The Meaning of Life» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de punk rock The Offspring. Es la segunda canción en su cuarto disco de estudio Ixnay On The Hombre, publicado en 1997, y fue lanzada como el cuarto sencillo del álbum.

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The Meaning of Life (с англ. — «Смысл жизни») — третий сингл американской панк-рок-группы The Offspring. Песня является второй в треклиста четвёртого студийного альбома Ixnay on the Hombre, который был выпущен 4 февраля 1997 года. Выпуск сингла состоялся 15 августа 1997 года.



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