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 | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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"All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" is a single by the American ska punk band Less Than Jake. It was released digitally in 1999 as well as on a limited edition 7 inch vinyl record during the Vans Warped Tour.[1]
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.
On 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[2] and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4,[3] 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
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=vmUqzZ0CJ9AC&pg=PA6&dq=all+my+best+friends+are+metalheads%C2%A0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUvPDSi-qVAxXYmGoFHeEJM_EQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=all%20my%20best%20friends%20are%20metalheads%C2%A0&f=
- ↑ "Street Sk8er (PS) FAQ by CCanfield". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GC) Song Lyrics by !.ACA.!". GameFAQs. 2002-11-09. Retrieved 2012-01-08.