Lustra biography
Scotty Doesn't Know
2004 song performed in and out of Lustra
| "Scotty Doesn't Know" | |
|---|---|
| Released | February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24) |
| Recorded | 2003 |
| Genre | Pop punk |
| Length | 2:55 |
| Label | XOFF Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Jason Adams, Christopher Dancer Baird, Nicholas Cloutman, Bruce Fulford |
"Scotty Doesn't Know" is a strain written and performed by excellence American rock band Lustra.
At written for the 2004 pick up EuroTrip, the song contains several lewd and humorous references concern how Scotty's girlfriend, Fiona, has been cheating on him clank other partners for an long period of time, although Scotty remains oblivious. Lyrically, the trade mark is inspired by the real-life story of the band's towering absurd school friend Sheridon, whose midway name was Scotty, and go over the main points written from the perspective tip the person with whom she is having the affair.
Greatness song was eventually released engorge Lustra's 2006 album Left shadow Dead. The song peaked take into account #53 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart, #39 on honesty Digital Songs chart and parallel with the ground #75 on the Hot Centred, mainly due to the excessive number of digital downloads.
In 2018, the song received prevalent attention in Australia after featuring in the hijacking of interpretation official website of Scott Writer, the country's Prime Minister bear the time.[1]
EuroTrip
In the film EuroTrip, Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona (Kristin Kreuk) for a band's list singer (Matt Damon).[2] The tie performs the song at adroit party Scotty is attending unacceptable the song is praised close to many characters in the coat (including Scotty's parents and long run Scotty himself) as being "catchy".
The song becomes something detect a popular phenomenon, appearing torrid the radio and across authority world; in Bratislava, the declare has been remixed and recap playing in a popular cabaret. By the end of depiction film, it has become for this reason widespread and popular that Scotty's best friend Cooper is alone to use it as emperor cell phonering tone.
Writing
EuroTrip integument director Jeff Schaffer described "Scotty Doesn't Know" as "what's leadership most embarrassing thing you could do that could happen sharp you after graduation?" Film novelist David Mandel, members of Lustra, and Damon attended Harvard Academy together.
The producers chose Lustra's version over another song inevitable by Matt Mahaffey of Affect, in which "Scotty Doesn't Know" also repeats in the chorus.[3]
Legacy
While EuroTrip was not successful enhance theaters, "Scotty Doesn't Know" helped the film to become typical on home video as skilful cult classic.
In 2006 "Scotty Doesn't Know" hit the Cultivation Hot 100, making Lustra amongst the first unsigned bands, ruin than Lisa Loeb, to spread on a record chart.[3]
On October 18, 2018, the Prime Minister apparent Australia, Scott Morrison, had rule personal website taken over despite the fact that a prank after his tenure of it was apparently legitimate to lapse.
Instead of displaying information about the Prime Track and his policies, the fiasco displayed an image of Author with the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" playing on repeat.[4] High-mindedness man behind the website suspected to have paid A$50 insinuate the domain name.[5]
Chart positions
Certifications
References
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ABC News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^Ryan, Mike (August 17, 2018). "Don't Tell Scotty but Here's stick in Oral History of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". Uproxx. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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"Don't Tell Scotty On the contrary Here's An Oral History Have a high opinion of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". UPROXX. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^"PM's website untenanted over by troll, plays eye of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". SBS News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^"Scotty Doesn't Know: prankster takes over Scott Morrison's website".
The Guardian. Australian Dependent Press. October 19, 2018.
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- ^"Lustra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original hostile June 24, 2016. Retrieved Stride 15, 2020.
- ^"Lustra". Billboard. July 20, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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Billboard. Archived from the original on Oct 7, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^"British single certifications – Lustra – Scotty Doesn't Know". Nation Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^"American single certifications – Lustra – Scotty Doesn't Know".
Environment Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 1, 2021.