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{{About|the Bad Religion song|other songs|Infection (disambiguation)}}
{{unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Infected
| name = Infected
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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Bad Religion]]
| artist = [[Bad Religion]]
| album = [[Stranger than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]
| album = [[Stranger Than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]
| released = 1994
| released = 1994
| format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]], [[compact disc|CD]] and [[Compact Cassette|Cassettte]]
| recorded = 1994
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Punk rock]]
| genre =
*[[Punk rock]]
*[[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2010-10-08-ct-ott-1008-bad-religion-20101008-story.html |title=Bad Religion weds punk, science – Chicago Tribune |publisher=Chicagotribune.com |date= |accessdate=2022-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/08/100-best-alternative-rock-songs-1994-alt/|title=The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994 |date=August 18, 2014 |website=SPIN |access-date=March 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817201009/https://www.spin.com/2014/08/100-best-alternative-rock-songs-1994-alt/|archive-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref>
| length = 4:08
| length = 4:08
| label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = [[Brett Gurewitz]]
| writer = Brett Gurewitz
| producer = [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]<br />[[Bad Religion]]
| producer =
*[[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]
*[[Bad Religion]]
| prev_title = [[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]
| prev_title = [[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]
| prev_year = 1994
| prev_year = 1994
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"'''Infected'''" is a song written by [[Brett Gurewitz]] from the [[punk rock]] group [[Bad Religion]]. It was released in 1994 and appears on their eighth proper studio album ''[[Stranger than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]''. Along with "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]", "Infected" is considered to be their breakthrough song, as it received airplay from [[modern rock]] radio stations.
"'''Infected'''" is a song by American [[punk rock]] band [[Bad Religion]], written by [[Brett Gurewitz]]. It was released as a single in 1994 and appears on their eighth studio album ''[[Stranger than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]''. Along with "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]", "Infected" is considered to be their breakthrough song, as it received airplay from [[modern rock]] radio stations. It is also a live staple for the band.


During the 1990s, frontman [[Greg Graffin]] used to sing "don't be mad about it, Bobby", referring to then-drummer [[Bobby Schayer]], instead of "don't be mad about it, baby".
During the 1990s, frontman [[Greg Graffin]] used to sing "don't be mad about it, Bobby", referring to then-drummer [[Bobby Schayer]], instead of "don't be mad about it, baby".{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}


It was a mid-tempo song. Gurewitz said: "Nirvana had proven that as long as the tempo doesn't freak anybody out, you can get on the radio with loud guitars. 'Infected' was my attempt at writing a grunge song."<ref name=infected>{{cite book |title=Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Relgion |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=9780306922244 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XHDIDwAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Diehl |first1=Matt |title=My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived Into the Mainstream |date=2013 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |isbn=9781466853065 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YW6zAAAAQBAJ}}</ref>
==Legacy==

*Cover version appears in ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]''.
The song is about a dark, unhealthy romance where one partner is "afflicted" and the other is "addicted".<ref name=infected/>
*Cover version is [[downloadable content]] for the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''.

*It is a concert staple for the band.
==Reception==
[[AllMusic]] claimed the song along with "Television" are the "two least effective songs of their 15 years."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stranger-than-fiction-mw0000121096|title=''Stranger Than Fiction'' – Bad Religion|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=March 20, 2022|last=Rabid|first=Jack}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as "not for the musak crowd, but it is an absolute must for programmers of [[modern rock]] radio.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=February 11, 1995 |title=Single reviews - Bad Religion: Infected |url= |location= |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |page= |issn=00062510}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks
|''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks
|align="center"|33<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-religion/|title=Mainstream Songs: Bad Religion Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
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|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks
|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks
|align="center"|27<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-religion/|title=Alternative Songs: Bad Religion Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 19 August 2024

This article is about the Bad Religion song. For other songs, see Infection (disambiguation).
"Infected"
Single by Bad Religion
from the album Stranger Than Fiction
Released1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:08
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Brett Gurewitz
Producer(s)
Bad Religion singles chronology
"21st Century (Digital Boy)"
(1994) 		"Infected"
(1994) 		"Incomplete"
(1995)
Music video
"Infected" on YouTube

"Infected" is a song by American punk rock band Bad Religion, written by Brett Gurewitz. It was released as a single in 1994 and appears on their eighth studio album Stranger Than Fiction. Along with "21st Century (Digital Boy)", "Infected" is considered to be their breakthrough song, as it received airplay from modern rock radio stations. It is also a live staple for the band.

During the 1990s, frontman Greg Graffin used to sing "don't be mad about it, Bobby", referring to then-drummer Bobby Schayer, instead of "don't be mad about it, baby".[citation needed]

It was a mid-tempo song. Gurewitz said: "Nirvana had proven that as long as the tempo doesn't freak anybody out, you can get on the radio with loud guitars. 'Infected' was my attempt at writing a grunge song."[3][4]

The song is about a dark, unhealthy romance where one partner is "afflicted" and the other is "addicted".[3]

Reception

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AllMusic claimed the song along with "Television" are the "two least effective songs of their 15 years."[5] Billboard described the song as "not for the musak crowd, but it is an absolute must for programmers of modern rock radio.[6]

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Billboard Album Rock Tracks 33[7]
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 27[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bad Religion weds punk, science – Chicago Tribune". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Relgion. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306922244.
  4. ^ Diehl, Matt (2013). My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived Into the Mainstream. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781466853065.
  5. ^ Rabid, Jack. "Stranger Than Fiction – Bad Religion". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Single reviews - Bad Religion: Infected. Prometheus Global Media. February 11, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Songs: Bad Religion Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alternative Songs: Bad Religion Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 20, 2022.


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