The Meaning of Life (The Offspring song)

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

"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.[2]

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.

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

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 90

References

  1. ^ "The Offspring – The Meaning Of Life". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 90.