Add It Up

"Add It Up"
Song by Violent Femmes
from the album Violent Femmes
Released April 1983 (1983-April)
Genre Alternative rock, folk punk, post-punk
Length 4:44
Label Slash Records
Songwriter(s) Gordon Gano[1]

"Add It Up" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, released on their 1983 debut album Violent Femmes.

It contains the lyrics:

Why can't I get just one screw
Believe me I'd know what to do
But something won't let me make love to you
Why can't I get just one fuck
Why can't I get just one fuck
I guess it's got something to do with luck
But I waited my whole life for just one

Band member Gordon Gano commented:

The song title was used as the name for the compilation album by the group, Add It Up (1981-1993).

Some radio stations substitute a guitar note for the swear word for airplay.

Used in other media

  • Ethan Hawke's character in the 1994 film Reality Bites plays a cover of "Add It Up" with his band Hey That's My Bike.
  • The song appeared on the soundtrack to the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2 .
  • The song was played during the last scene of "Stiiiiiiill Horny", the final episode of the TV show Suburgatory.
  • It is also featured in multiple scenes in the films Surveillance and Lost and Delirious.
  • The song was covered on a cello and piano, as are several other Violent Femmes songs, in the 2007 film Rocket Science.
  • It also serves as the theme song to the TV series Hollywood Residential.
  • The song also appeared on the US version of Shameless.
  • The song was used in a trailer for The Sims 2.
  • On Season 3, Episode 9 of Portlandia, Alexandra does a botched version of the song at an open-mic night.
  • The song also appears in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's Zombies In Spaceland map.
  • Canadian singer Shawn Mendes performed a cover of the song during the season 3 premiere of The 100, "Wanheda: Part One", which aired on January 21, 2016. In the episode, Mendes's character plays the piano and sings a soulful version of the song for the Sky People, at Raven's (Lindsey Morgan) request.[2][3][4] A music video for the cover was released by The CW.[4] Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie responded positively to the rendition through the band's official Facebook page, saying "It’s a testament to the universality expressed in [the song] that it can be resurrected with a different result even after 35 years and still sound current."[5]
  • The song is used in a drunken karaoke scene in Love, Simon

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Behind the lines", Rolling Stone, 14 November 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Shaunna (January 8, 2016). "Watch Shawn Mendes Bring Sweet, Beautiful Music to 'The 100'". MTV. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Highfill, Samantha (January 8, 2016). "The 100: Shawn Mendes sings for the Sky People". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Frederick, Brittany (January 24, 2016). "Shawn Mendes releases 'Add It Up' music video from 'The 100'". AXS. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ritchie, Brian (February 1, 2016). "Violent Femmes - 'Add It Up' by Shawn Mendes". Facebook. Retrieved June 3, 2016.


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