All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
"All My Best Friends are Metalheads" | ||||
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Single by Less Than Jake | ||||
from the album Hello Rockview | ||||
Released | July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04) | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
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Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
Less Than Jake singles chronology | ||||
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"All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" is a single by the American ska punk band Less Than Jake. The two live tracks on the single are taken from a 7" track that the band did in 2000.
It was released to airplay on July 4, 2000 although the album itself was recorded and released in 1998. It is one of the group's best known songs.
There are two versions of the intro to this song. In most cases, it starts with a clip from a Victor Lundberg speech called “An Open Letter to My Teenage Son.” The other is a clip from the documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot.
In the UK Singles Chart, it got to number 51
Track listing
- "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads (Radio Edit)" – 3:27
- "Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding (Live)" – 3:23
- "Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria (Live)" – 2:14
In popular culture
It is featured in the video games Street Sk8er[1] and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4,[2] and in the soundtrack for the 2000 film Digimon: The Movie. The song was also used in a demo reel of Craig Yoe's Yoe! Studio in the early 2000s.
Personnel
- Chris DeMakes - guitar
- Roger Manganelli - bass guitar, lead vocals
- Vinnie Fiorello - drums, lyrics
- Buddy Schaub - trombone
- Derron Nuhfer - saxophone
- Pete Anna- trombone
References
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- Chris DeMakes
- Roger Lima
- Buddy Schaub
- Peter "JR" Wasilewski
- Matt Yonker
- Vinnie Fiorello
- Shaun Grief
- Jessica Mills
- Derron Nuhfer
- Lars "Slim" Nylander
- Peter "Pete" Anna
- Pezcore
- Losing Streak
- Hello Rockview
- Borders & Boundaries
- Anthem
- In with the Out Crowd
- GNV FLA
- See the Light
- Silver Linings
- TV/EP
- Greetings from Less Than Jake
- Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake
- Sound the Alarm