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{{for|the First Nation in Canada|Ocean Man First Nation}}
{{for|the First Nation in Canada|Ocean Man First Nation}}{{For|the nickname|Victor Hugo}}{{Infobox song
| name = Ocean Man
{{unreliable sources|date=June 2019}}
| cover = Ween - Ocean Man.jpg
{{Infobox song
| name = Ocean Man
| alt =
| cover = Ween - Ocean Man.jpg
| type = single
| alt =
| artist = [[Ween]]
| type = single
| album = [[The Mollusk]]
| artist = [[Ween]]
| A-side = "[[Mutilated Lips]]"
| album = [[The Mollusk]]
| released = June 24, 1997
| released = June 24, 1997
| recorded = 1995–1996
| studio = The Flood Zone (Holgate, New Jersey)
| format = [[CD single|CD]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| recorded = 1995–96
| studio =
| length = 2:07
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| venue =
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| writer = * [[Dean Ween]]
* [[Gene Ween]]
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| length = 2:07
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| producer = [[Andrew Weiss (musician)|Andrew Weiss]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Dean Ween]]|[[Gene Ween]]}}
| prev_title = [[Mutilated Lips]]
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| prev_year = 1997
| producer = [[Andrew Weiss (guitarist)|Andrew Weiss]]
| prev_title = [[Mutilated Lips]]
| next_title = [[Even If You Don't]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Even If You Don't]]
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|FP4XsCqjmao|"Ocean Man"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Ocean Man'''" is a song by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Ween]]. It was released in 1997 as the second single from their sixth studio album ''[[The Mollusk]]''. It was also released as the B-side to the earlier single "[[Mutilated Lips]]" on June 24, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sixappealmusic.com/?m=201107|title=Mutilated Lips b/w Ocean Man|date=July 27, 2011|publisher=Six Appeal Music}}</ref> It is one of Ween's best-known songs, and has appeared on various film soundtracks and commercials since its release, most notably with ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' in 2004. The song has been performed live at various occasions, most notably ''[[Live in Chicago (Ween album)|Live in Chicago]]'' and ''[[Live at Stubb's (Ween album)|Live at Stubb's]]''.
"'''Ocean Man'''" is a song by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Ween]], the thirteenth track on their sixth studio album, ''[[The Mollusk]]'' (1997). It was released as a promotional CD single through [[Elektra Records]] in 1997, and also released as the B-side to the earlier single "[[Mutilated Lips]]" on June 24, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sixappealmusic.com/?m=201107|title=Mutilated Lips b/w Ocean Man|date=July 27, 2011|publisher=Six Appeal Music}}</ref>
"Ocean Man" is one of Ween's best-known songs, and has appeared on various film soundtracks and commercials since its release, most notably with ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' in 2004. The song has been performed live at various occasions, most notably ''[[Live in Chicago (Ween album)|Live in Chicago]]'' and ''[[Live at Stubb's (Ween album)|Live at Stubb's]]''.


==Composition==
==Composition==
"Ocean Man" was recorded at a beach house in [[Jersey Shore]] during the off-season, which Gene and Dean Ween had rented for the recording sessions of ''The Mollusk''.<ref name="STEREOGUM-JUL-2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1951136/weens-the-mollusk-turns-20-an-oral-history-by-mickey-melchiondo/interviews/ |title=Ween's The Mollusk Turns 20: An Oral History By Mickey Melchiondo |last=Fortune |first=Drew |date=11 July 2017 |website=[[Stereogum]] |publisher=Stereogum Media |access-date=27 November 2020 }}</ref> The first song recorded for the album was "[[The Unquiet Grave|Cold Blows the Wind]]", whose theme influenced the initial two weeks of recording. "The Mollusk," "Mutilated Lips," "The Golden Eel," "She Wanted to Leave," and "Ocean Man," were all recorded during these first two weeks.<ref name="STEREOGUM-JUL-2017"/> "Aaron [Gene Ween] had a mandolin, he was always playing it," Dean Ween wrote in a retrospective of the album in 2017, "and we discounted it. [...] when we wrote the lyrics, it was just magic, man. Everything just fell into place."<ref name="STEREOGUM-JUL-2017"/>
"Ocean Man" is an [[alternative rock]] song set in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[E major]] with a [[tempo]] of 123 beats per minute. Excluding the equivocal lyrics, the song has a distinctive upbeat tropical theme that stands in contrast to the other songs featured in ''The Mollusk''. Recorded and performed with filtered vocalization, the song contains a mandolin riff, a [[power pop]] drum beat, and an electric guitar solo from [[Mickey Melchiondo|Melchiondo]].


According to Sheet Music Boss, "Ocean Man" is composed in the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[E major]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aaron|first1=Freeman|last2=Michael|first2=Melchiondo|last3=Boss|first3=Sheet Music|date=2017-08-30|title=Ocean Man|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0177568|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Musicnotes.com}}</ref> However, according to Tunebat, when played live the song is transposed to the key of [[G major]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Key & BPM for Ocean Man - Live by Ween {{!}} Tunebat|url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Ocean-Man-Live-Ween/4Xsj6cc571ZLR95z4i7TXr|access-date=2021-03-05|website=tunebat.com}}</ref> and is set in the [[time signature]] of [[Time signature|common time]] with a [[tempo]] of 123 [[Beats Per Minute|beats per minute]].
==Use in media==
The song was featured in the end credits of ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].'' The song was also heard in a 2003 commercial for the [[Honda Civic]], and also had a popular presence on the now-defunct app [[Vine (app)|Vine]].

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==Reception==
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[[AllMusic]] referred to this song as an example of how Ween's "array of silly jokes and musical parody is richer and more diverse than most of its alternative rock contemporaries".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidedef00bogd | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidedef00bogd/page/412 412] | quote=ocean man . | title=All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music| publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation | accessdate=23 September 2013| isbn=9780879306274 | last1=Bogdanov | first1=Vladimir | last2=Woodstra | first2=Chris | last3=Erlewine | first3=Stephen Thomas | year=2001 }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] — PRCD-9858-2 — Promotional CD single<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/Ween-Ocean-Man/release/9145006 | title=Ween – Ocean Man (CD) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | accessdate=October 15, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] — PRCD-9858-2 — Promotional CD single<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/Ween-Ocean-Man/release/9145006 | title=Ween – Ocean Man (CD) | publisher=[[Discogs]] | access-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref>
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Ocean Man
| title1 = Ocean Man
| length1 = 2:07
| length1 = 2:07
}}
}}

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==Reception==
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[[AllMusic]] referred to this song as an example of how Ween's "array of silly jokes and musical parody is richer and more diverse than most of its alternative rock contemporaries".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidedef00bogd | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidedef00bogd/page/412 412] | quote=ocean man . | title=All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music| publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation | access-date=23 September 2013| isbn=9780879306274 | last1=Bogdanov | first1=Vladimir | last2=Woodstra | first2=Chris | last3=Erlewine | first3=Stephen Thomas | year=2001 }}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==

In late 2015 and early 2016, "Ocean Man" became an [[Internet meme]]. Following its use in the end credits of ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', the song began appearing in remix videos on video sharing platforms such as iFunny, [[Vine (service)|Vine]] and [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ocean-man|title=Ocean Man|work=Know Your Meme|access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref> Becoming a meme also helped the band gain more listeners, with "Ocean Man" being their most listened to song on [[Spotify]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu|title=Ween|website=Spotify|language=en|access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref> and [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ween/149256|title=Ween|website=Apple Music|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
"Ocean Man" was most famously used as the end credits song for ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mello |first=David |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Spongebob Squarepants: 5 Ways The Movies Improved On The Popular Series (& 5 Things The Series Does Better) |url=https://screenrant.com/spongebob-squarepants-movies-series-improvements/ |access-date=December 22, 2020 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> as well as the commercial for the [[Honda Civic]] coupe. In late 2015 and early 2016, "Ocean Man" became an [[Internet meme]]. During this time, the song began appearing in remix videos on video sharing platforms such as [[YouTube]] and [[Vine (service)|Vine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ocean-man|title=Ocean Man|work=Know Your Meme|access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref>{{Better source needed|DATE=June 2021|date=June 2021}} Becoming a meme also helped the band gain more listeners, with "Ocean Man" being their most listened to song on [[Spotify]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu|title=Ween|website=Spotify|language=en|access-date=2018-05-13}}</ref> and [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ween/149256|title=Ween|website=Apple Music|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|vcaPiiFZu2o|Ocean Man}}
* {{YouTube|yUoFxpoXMrU|Ocean Man (The Mollusk Sessions Demo Version)}}
* {{YouTube|El6grEHSlJw|t=1h25m58s|Ocean Man (Live at Lollapalooza 2006)}}


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Latest revision as of 07:37, 30 November 2024

For the First Nation in Canada, see Ocean Man First Nation.
For the nickname, see Victor Hugo.
"Ocean Man"
Single by Ween
from the album The Mollusk
A-side"Mutilated Lips"
ReleasedJune 24, 1997
Recorded1995–1996
StudioThe Flood Zone (Holgate, New Jersey)
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:07
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Weiss
Ween singles chronology
"Mutilated Lips"
(1997) 		"Ocean Man"
(1997) 		"Even If You Don't"
(2000)

"Ocean Man" is a song by the American alternative rock band Ween, the thirteenth track on their sixth studio album, The Mollusk (1997). It was released as a promotional CD single through Elektra Records in 1997, and also released as the B-side to the earlier single "Mutilated Lips" on June 24, 1997.[1]

"Ocean Man" is one of Ween's best-known songs, and has appeared on various film soundtracks and commercials since its release, most notably with The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004. The song has been performed live at various occasions, most notably Live in Chicago and Live at Stubb's.

Composition

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"Ocean Man" was recorded at a beach house in Jersey Shore during the off-season, which Gene and Dean Ween had rented for the recording sessions of The Mollusk.[2] The first song recorded for the album was "Cold Blows the Wind", whose theme influenced the initial two weeks of recording. "The Mollusk," "Mutilated Lips," "The Golden Eel," "She Wanted to Leave," and "Ocean Man," were all recorded during these first two weeks.[2] "Aaron [Gene Ween] had a mandolin, he was always playing it," Dean Ween wrote in a retrospective of the album in 2017, "and we discounted it. [...] when we wrote the lyrics, it was just magic, man. Everything just fell into place."[2]

According to Sheet Music Boss, "Ocean Man" is composed in the key of E major.[3] However, according to Tunebat, when played live the song is transposed to the key of G major[4] and is set in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 123 beats per minute.

Track listing

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  • Elektra — PRCD-9858-2 — Promotional CD single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Ocean Man"2:07

Reception

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AllMusic referred to this song as an example of how Ween's "array of silly jokes and musical parody is richer and more diverse than most of its alternative rock contemporaries".[6]

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"Ocean Man" was most famously used as the end credits song for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004),[7] as well as the commercial for the Honda Civic coupe. In late 2015 and early 2016, "Ocean Man" became an Internet meme. During this time, the song began appearing in remix videos on video sharing platforms such as YouTube and Vine.[8][better source needed] Becoming a meme also helped the band gain more listeners, with "Ocean Man" being their most listened to song on Spotify[9] and Apple Music.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mutilated Lips b/w Ocean Man". Six Appeal Music. July 27, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Fortune, Drew (11 July 2017). "Ween's The Mollusk Turns 20: An Oral History By Mickey Melchiondo". Stereogum. Stereogum Media. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ Aaron, Freeman; Michael, Melchiondo; Boss, Sheet Music (2017-08-30). "Ocean Man". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ "Key & BPM for Ocean Man - Live by Ween | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ "Ween – Ocean Man (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 412. ISBN 9780879306274. Retrieved 23 September 2013. ocean man .
  7. ^ Mello, David (April 28, 2020). "Spongebob Squarepants: 5 Ways The Movies Improved On The Popular Series (& 5 Things The Series Does Better)". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Ocean Man". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  9. ^ "Ween". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  10. ^ "Ween". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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