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== Background==
== Background==
The song regards a failing relationship.<ref name="lat"/> The song was inspired by Elyse Rogers of the [[ska punk]] band [[Dance Hall Crashers]], whom Blink toured with over 1996.<ref name=shooman45>Shooman, 2010. p. 45</ref> The song's title was inspired by her favorite type of [[shampoo]].<ref name="shooman45"/><ref name=lat>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/wtxx-songs-with-misleading-titles-20121203-003,0,3463002.photo#axzz30A8TirL5 |title=Songs with MIsleading Titles |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505000234/http://www.latimes.com/wtxx-songs-with-misleading-titles-20121203-003,0,3463002.photo#axzz30A8TirL5 |archivedate=May 5, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The song, which regards a failing relationship,<ref name="lat"/> was inspired by the end of [[Mark Hoppus]]' relationship with Elyse Rogers of the [[ska punk]] band [[Dance Hall Crashers]], with whom Blink toured in 1996.<ref name=shooman45>Shooman, 2010. p. 45</ref> The song's title came from Rogers' favorite type of [[shampoo]].<ref name="shooman45"/><ref name=lat>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/wtxx-songs-with-misleading-titles-20121203-003,0,3463002.photo#axzz30A8TirL5 |title=Songs with Misleading Titles |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=April 28, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505000234/http://www.latimes.com/wtxx-songs-with-misleading-titles-20121203-003,0,3463002.photo#axzz30A8TirL5 |archivedate=May 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hoppus said, "[Rogers] always smelt like apple shampoo and that's why I named it 'Apple Shampoo' [be]cause it's about her. It would've been really bad form to name the song 'Elyse from Dance Hall Crashers'."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btwfYm1egG0|title=Mark Hoppus on "Apple Shampoo"|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
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== Format and track listing ==
== Format and track listing ==
All songs written by Blink-182, except "Good Times" ([[Dave Grusin|D. Grusin]], [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|A. Bergman/D.Bergman]])
;CD (1997)
;CD (1997)
# "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
# "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
# "Voyeur" – 2:46
# "Voyeur" – 2:46
# "Good Times" – 1:04
# "[[Good Times]]" – 1:04


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
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=== Weekly charts ===
=== Weekly charts ===
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==External links==
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[[Category:Songs written by Mark Hoppus]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Hoppus]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tom DeLonge]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tom DeLonge]]
[[Category:Songs written by Scott Raynor]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 24 October 2023

"Apple Shampoo"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Dude Ranch
ReleasedApril 14, 1997
RecordedDecember 1996–January 1997
StudioBig Fish Studios (Encinitas, California)
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Wasting Time"
(1996) 		"Apple Shampoo"
(1997) 		"Dammit"
(1997)

"Apple Shampoo" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on April 14, 1997, in Australia as the first single from the group's second studio album, Dude Ranch (1997). The song was released as a single in Australia only, through an exclusive license with Mushroom Records imprint label Rapido.

Background

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The song, which regards a failing relationship,[1] was inspired by the end of Mark Hoppus' relationship with Elyse Rogers of the ska punk band Dance Hall Crashers, with whom Blink toured in 1996.[2] The song's title came from Rogers' favorite type of shampoo.[2][1] Hoppus said, "[Rogers] always smelt like apple shampoo and that's why I named it 'Apple Shampoo' [be]cause it's about her. It would've been really bad form to name the song 'Elyse from Dance Hall Crashers'."[3]

Composition

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The song is composed in the key of C major and is set in time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 216 beats per minute. Hoppus's vocal range spans from G4 to A5.[4]

Release

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"Apple Shampoo" was released as the band set out on the Australian leg of the Warped Tour 1997.[2][5] The song was an Australian-only single release celebrating the tour and their fanbase in Australia, which had grown considerably since 1995.[6][7] The single peaked at number 90 on the Australian singles chart in April 1997.[8]

Format and track listing

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All songs written by Blink-182, except "Good Times" (D. Grusin, A. Bergman/D.Bergman)

CD (1997)
  1. "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
  2. "Voyeur" – 2:46
  3. "Good Times" – 1:04

Personnel

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Blink-182
Production
  • Mark Trombino – production, recording, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Chart positions

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 90

References

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  • Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
  • Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-90619-110-8.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Songs with Misleading Titles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Shooman, 2010. p. 45
  3. ^ "Mark Hoppus on "Apple Shampoo"" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Blink-182 Apple Shampoo - Guitar Tab". Music Notes. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "~New Releases~ Product Available from : 14/4/97 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 372)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Hoppus, 2001. p. 53
  7. ^ Apple Shampoo - Single (liner notes). Blink-182. Australia: Cargo Music / MCA Records. 1997. RAP023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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