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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs -->
| Name = Zip-Lock
| name = Zip-Lock
| Cover = Album_single_cover_of_"Zip-Lock"_by_Lit,_Lit-Zip-Lock.jpg..jpg
| cover = Album single cover of "Zip-Lock" by Lit, Lit-Zip-Lock.jpg
| alt = A young red-haired woman in a green dress does a pose while sitting on a big pair of dice.
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| Artist = [[Lit (band)|Lit]]
| type = single
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| from Album = [[A Place in the Sun (Lit album)|A Place in the Sun]]
| B-side = "Quicksand"
| artist = [[Lit (band)|Lit]]
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| album = [[A Place in the Sun (Lit album)|A Place in the Sun]]
| Released = September 28, 1999
| Format = CD
| released = 1999
| Recorded = 1998
| recorded = 1998
| Genre = [[Pop punk]]
| studio =
| Length = 3:32
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| genre = [[Pop punk]]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=32}}
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| Last single = "[[My Own Worst Enemy (song)|My Own Worst Enemy]]"<br/>(1999)
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| This single = "'''Zip-Lock'''"<br/>(1999)
| writer = A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff
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| Next single = "[[Miserable (song)|Miserable]]"<br/>(2000)
| producer = Don Gilmore, Lit
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}}
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| prev_title = [[My Own Worst Enemy (song)|My Own Worst Enemy]]
| prev_year = 1999
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| next_title = [[Miserable (song)|Miserable]]
| next_year = 2000
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}}


"'''Zip-Lock'''" is a song by the American [[pop punk]] band [[Lit (band)|Lit]], released as the follow-up single to their number one rock hit "[[My Own Worst Enemy (song)|My Own Worst Enemy]]" from their second album, ''[[A Place in the Sun (Lit album)|A Place in the Sun]]'' in 1999. While not as successful as its previous single, it was able to reach No. 11 on the Modern Rock Tracks and No. 34 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
"'''Zip-Lock'''" is a song by the American [[pop punk]] band [[Lit (band)|Lit]], released as the follow-up single to their number one rock hit "[[My Own Worst Enemy (song)|My Own Worst Enemy]]" from their second album, ''[[A Place in the Sun (Lit album)|A Place in the Sun]]'' in 1999. While not as successful as its previous single, it was able to reach number 11 on the Modern Rock Tracks and number 34 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*;Europe CD maxi-single<ref name="EuroCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lit-Zip-Lock/release/1336655|title=Lit - Zip-Lock (CD)|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>
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#"Zip-Lock" (Album Version)
#"Zip-Lock" (Radio Version)
#"Zip-Lock" (Radio Version) — 3:31
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#"Zip-Lock" (Album Version) — 3:32
#"Quicksand"
#"Quicksand" — 3:18


==Music video==
==Music video==
Directed by [[Chris Applebaum]], the video starts out with an homage to the opening of [[Twisted Sister]]'s [[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]. [[Dee Snider]], the lead singer of Twisted Sister, plays the role of the angry father (originally portrayed by [[Mark Metcalf]]) who verbally abuses his son for his lack of authority and uncleanliness. After he leaves the father's son throws a pool party for his friends and as hijinks ensue, their intercut with shots of the band playing. The video ends with the band leaving in a [[limosine]]. Fellow pop punk band [[Blink-182]] make a cameo in the video, appearing as they were from their video "[[What's My Age Again?]]".
Directed by Chris Applebaum, the video starts out with an homage to the opening of [[Twisted Sister]]'s "[[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]". [[Dee Snider]], the lead singer of Twisted Sister, plays the role of the angry father (originally portrayed by [[Mark Metcalf]]) who verbally abuses his son for his lack of authority and uncleanliness. After the father leaves, the son throws a pool party for his friends, and as hijinks ensue, they're intercut with shots of the band playing. The video features [[synchronized swimming]] and an appearance by a girl in a yellow one piece bathing suit lounging on a red pool float that resembles the album cover of ''[[A Place in the Sun (Lit album)|A Place in the Sun]]''. The video ends with the band leaving in a [[limosine]]. [[Mark Hoppus]], [[Travis Barker]] and [[Tom Delonge]] of [[Blink-182]] have a cameo as naked partygoers, continuing the [[streaking]] from their video "[[What's My Age Again?]]"


==Charts==
==In popular culture==
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
*The song is featured in the opening of the 2000 sports film ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'', where Shane Falco (played by [[Keanu Reeves]]), is playing football underwater.

==Chart performance==
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1999)
!Chart (1999)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
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{{single chart|UK|60|date=1999-09-19|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2021}}
|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|60
|-
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{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|11|artist=Lit|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2021}}
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]]
|align="center"|11
|-
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{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|34|artist=Lit|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2021}}
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
|align="center"|34
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{youtube|4SqTTwVQwgc&ob|"Zip-Lock" Official music video}}
*{{YouTube|4SqTTwVQwgc&ob|"Zip-Lock" Official music video}}


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Latest revision as of 06:01, 23 November 2024

Not to be confused with Ziploc.
"Zip-Lock"
A young red-haired woman in a green dress does a pose while sitting on a big pair of dice.
Single by Lit
from the album A Place in the Sun
Released1999
Recorded1998
GenrePop punk
Length3:32
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff
Producer(s)Don Gilmore, Lit
Lit singles chronology
"My Own Worst Enemy"
(1999) 		"Zip-Lock"
(1999) 		"Miserable"
(2000)

"Zip-Lock" is a song by the American pop punk band Lit, released as the follow-up single to their number one rock hit "My Own Worst Enemy" from their second album, A Place in the Sun in 1999. While not as successful as its previous single, it was able to reach number 11 on the Modern Rock Tracks and number 34 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Track listing

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  • Europe CD maxi-single[1]
  1. "Zip-Lock" (Radio Version) — 3:31
  2. "Zip-Lock" (Album Version) — 3:32
  3. "Quicksand" — 3:18

Music video

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Directed by Chris Applebaum, the video starts out with an homage to the opening of Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". Dee Snider, the lead singer of Twisted Sister, plays the role of the angry father (originally portrayed by Mark Metcalf) who verbally abuses his son for his lack of authority and uncleanliness. After the father leaves, the son throws a pool party for his friends, and as hijinks ensue, they're intercut with shots of the band playing. The video features synchronized swimming and an appearance by a girl in a yellow one piece bathing suit lounging on a red pool float that resembles the album cover of A Place in the Sun. The video ends with the band leaving in a limosine. Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom Delonge of Blink-182 have a cameo as naked partygoers, continuing the streaking from their video "What's My Age Again?"

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 60
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 34

References

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  1. ^ "Lit - Zip-Lock (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lit Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lit Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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