Apple Shampoo

"Apple Shampoo"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Dude Ranch
Released October 7, 1997
Format CD
Recorded December 1996–January 1997
Big Fish Studios
(Encinitas, California)
Genre Skate Punk, Pop Punk, Punk Rock
Length 2:52
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Dammit"
(1997)
"Apple Shampoo"
(1998)
"Dick Lips"
(1998)

"Apple Shampoo" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on October 7, 1997 as the second single from the group's second studio album, Dude Ranch (1997). The song was released as a single in Australia only, through an exclusive license with Mushroom Records imprint label Rapido.

Background

The song regards a failing relationship.[1] The song was inspired by Elyse Rogers of the ska punk band Dance Hall Crashers, whom Blink toured with over 1996.[2] The song's title was inspired by her favorite type of shampoo.[2][1]

Composition

The song is composed in the key of C major and is set in time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 216 beats per minute. Hoppus's vocal range spans from G4 to A5.[3]

Release

"Apple Shampoo" was released as the band set out on the Australian leg of the Warped Tour 1997.[2] The song was an Australian-only single release celebrating the tour and their fanbase in Australia, which had grown considerably since 1995.[4][5] Despite this, the song largely failed to register on the charts.[2]

Format and track listing

CD (1997)
  1. "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
  2. "Voyeur" – 2:46
  3. "Good Times" – 1:04

Personnel

Blink-182
Production

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[6] 90

References

  • Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4. 
  • Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-90619-110-8. 

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Songs with MIsleading Titles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shooman, 2010. p. 45
  3. "Blink-182 Apple Shampoo - Guitar Tab". Music Notes. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. Hoppus, 2001. p. 53
  5. Apple Shampoo - Single (liner notes). Blink-182. Australia: Cargo Music / MCA Records. 1997. RAP023.

External links

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