From '' Pickin' On Series / Americano: The Bluegrass Tribute to the Offspring ''
Label: Cmh Records
Format: CD, Pickin' On Series
Released: 2007
Tracklist
01. All I Want
02. Self Esteem
03. Want You Bad
04. The Kids Aren't Alright
05. Gone Away
06. Gotta Get Away
07. Jennifer Lost The War
08. Can't Repeat
09. Staring At The Sun
10. Hit That
11. Something To Believe In
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\"Self Esteem\" is a song by punk rock group The Offspring.
It is the eighth (or seventh, on cassette) track from their third studio album Smash (1994) and was released as the second single from the album.
The song was a worldwide hit, reaching #1 in Latvia, Norway, and Sweden and was one of the most successful singles released by the band.
However, frontman Dexter Holland mentioned in the Complete Music Video Collection that this song has not been very popular in Japan.
\"Self Esteem\" was nominated for the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Song, but lost to The Cranberries' \"Zombie\".
The song also appears as the third track on their Greatest Hits (2005).
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Darren Lavett (who directed the previous video \"Come Out and Play\") and was shot in August 1994 after the Offspring had just gone both gold and platinum with Smash.
In the music video, several people are doing things like stunts, with flashes with the band playing on stage.
In the video, Dexter wears three different band t-shirts. In the beginning, he was wearing a Sex Pistols t-shirt. Later he wears a t-shirt of The Germs, and then a Vandals t-shirt when he briefly appears as a human skeleton.
In an interview on The Offspring's Greatest Hits DVD, Noodles claimed that he gave his Fender Stratocaster (which he played in the video) to one of the actors who appeared in the video.
\"Self Esteem\" remains one of the Offspring's popular videos.
It was extremely successful on MTV, and helped launch the song to success on mainstream radio.
DVD appearances
The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.
Covers and other uses
The song has for many years been the last song played when the Offspring play a live concert.
The song was also featured on the game SingStar Rocks!.
The song was also transcribed in the June 1997 issue of Guitar World.
During Trivium's early days, guitarist Matt Heafy performed a cover version of this song at his middle school talent show at Lake Brantley High School.
The song was covered by the Cuban Boys on their album Eastwood.
The song was made available as downloadable content in the Rock Band series on October 7, 2008.
The song appears on the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
Charles Hamilton sampled this song for his song \"Rockstar Girl\".
Swedish singer/songwriter Veronica Maggio has made an acoustic cover of this song.
The song was used by professional wrestler Bryan Danielson as his entrance theme for several years on the independent wrestling scene and in Ring of Honor.
Game appearances
The song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band. The song was released in the first \"Offspring pack\" which was released on October 7, 2008 along with \"Gone Away\" and \"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)\".
It also appears on Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
