Original Prankster

"Original Prankster"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Conspiracy of One
B-side "Come Out Swinging"
Released October 24, 2000
Format
Recorded 2000
Genre Pop punk[2]
Length 3:40
Label Columbia[3]
Songwriter(s) Dexter Holland
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien
The Offspring singles chronology
"She's Got Issues"
(1999)		 "Original Prankster"
(2000)		 "Want You Bad"
(2000)

"Original Prankster" is a song by American rock band The Offspring, released from their sixth studio album Conspiracy of One and was released as the first single from the album in October 2000. The song features additional vocals by Redman[4] and is included on the band's 2005 Greatest Hits album.

Prior to the release of Conspiracy of One, The Offspring distributed the track for free as a downloadable MP3 file on their official website.[5] A competition was held, featuring a prize of $1 million (USD) which was awarded to a randomly selected participant who downloaded the song.

"Original Prankster" reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and went to the top 10 on the US and Canadian rock charts. The single went Platinum in Australia in 2001, becoming the third song by The Offspring to reach Platinum status in that country after "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?."[6]

Music video

The song follows the prankster, the subject of the song, through his life, pulling various pranks on his superiors, being motivated by Redman.[4] As a child, he slips his dog's feces into his father's sandwich. In his teen years, he uses a bunsen burner on a perverted science teacher. When sent to the principal's office, he sets up the principal to be photographed in a compromising position with two students. Throughout the video, the band is shown to be playing around the Huntington Beach Pier in their hometown Huntington Beach, California.

Finally, in the present, he switches off the whole city's power supply, though the band still manages to play in the dark and the crowd use flares to light the scene. At the end of the video, lightning strikes the prankster and disintegrates him.

DVD appearances

The music video appears also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD (2005).

Track listing

Version 1

No.TitleLength
1."Original Prankster"3:40
2."Come Out Swinging"2:47
3."Staring at the Sun" (Live)2:26

Australia CD Maxi

No.TitleLength
1."Original Prankster"3:40
2."Dammit, I Changed Again"2:49
3."Come Out Swinging"2:47
4."Gone Away" (Live)4:19
5."Staring at the Sun" (Live)2:26

Promo CD

No.TitleLength
1."Original Prankster" (Album version)3:40

Personnel

The band

Other personnel

Charts and certifications

The song was featured in Season 3 of The Cleveland Show in the episode "American Prankster".

References

  1. 1 2 "Offspring, The – Original Prankster". Discogs. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "22 classic cottage pop-punk songs". AUX.TV. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Original Prankster". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Redman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ Menta, Robert (September 26, 2000). "Sony Forces The Offspring to Cancel MP3 Giveaway". MP3 Newswire. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Offspring – Original Prankster" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Offspring – Original Prankster" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ "MuchMusic (Canada) Weekly Singles Charts for 2001". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7280." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ↑ "The Offspring: Original Prankster" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Offspring – Original Prankster". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  15. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Original Prankster". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster". Top Digital Download.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – Original Prankster" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Offspring – Original Prankster". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster". VG-lista.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster". Singles Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – Original Prankster". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ "Offspring: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  25. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  26. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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