- Can't Repeat
Infobox Single
Name = Can't Repeat
Caption =
Artist =The Offspring
from Album = Greatest Hits
A-side =
B-side =
Released =June 20 ,2005
Format =CD
Recorded = 2005
Genre =Pop punk
Length = 03:27
Label = Columbia
Writer =Dexter Holland
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Certification =
Chart position = * #9 (US Modern Rock)
* #10 (US Mainstream Rock)
Last single = "Spare Me the Details "
(2004)
This single = "Can't Repeat"
(2005)
Next single = "Hammerhead"
(2008)
Misc = "Can't Repeat" is a single by Americanpunk rock bandThe Offspring . It is the first original track on their onlycompilation album "Greatest Hits". It was released onJune 20 ,2005 .Dexter Holland is said to have written this song while flying solo around the world. Speaking about its inclusion on "Greatest Hits", he said 'the way the world works now, if you really want people to hear about a greatest hits record, you need that new song'.
ong meaning
The song generally discusses the futility of attempting to change the past. It states how humans have to move on with their lives.
Music video
The music video for the song simply featured the band playing in a derelict room, and it received little airtime on MTV. An alternate version was made showing actors looking back on photographs and memories, reflecting the song's subject matter, though this was very rarely shown. It was the second and final video to feature
Atom Willard playing the drums.Track listing
#"Can't Repeat"
#"One Hundred Punks" (Generation X cover)
#"(Can't Get My) Head Around You " (live)Chart positions
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_YpPvlHiw "Can't Repeat" music video]
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