Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (from the English - “Very Cool (for the White Guy)”) is a single released by The Offspring from their fifth studio album in 1998, Americana . The song achieved significant popularity, reaching the 53rd line in the native " The Billboard Hot 100 ", and taking 1st place in the British and Australian [1] charts. This is the band’s most commercially successful song. The song is the seventh track of the 2005 Greatest Hits album .
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| Released | November 9, 1998 |
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| Format | CD |
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| Recorded by | 1998 |
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| Genre | Punk rock , ska punk |
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| Duration | 3:08 |
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| Producer | Dave Gerden |
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| Songwriter | Dexter holland |
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| Label | Columbia records |
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" I Choose "
(1997) | “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)”
(1998) | " Why Don't You Get a Job? "
(1999) |
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It starts with a sample of the pseudo-German meaningless phrase “Gunther glieben glauchen globen” from the song “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard , replacing the traditional “1, 2, 3, 4” to start recording. The song makes fun of imitators of African-American culture - the “ Wiggers ” who immerse themselves in hip-hop culture, not because they really love it, but because it is fashionable. The song openly mocks the middle class of suburban young people who listen to rap music for this reason. Female vocals are performed by Nick Futterman.
In the video, directed by McGee , the “white guy” rides through the city in his lowrider and tries to look cool in front of people, playing with the hydraulic system of the car, and interrupting break-dance sessions. Then the girls take him to a water party and throw him into the pool. The video ends with the “white guy” returning home and accidentally scaring his little sister, dressed in a fairy costume, with her appearance.
