Stuck in America
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| "Stuck in America" | ||||
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| Single by Sugarcult | ||||
| from the album Start Static | ||||
| Released | August 6, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Pop-punk[1] | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
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| Songwriter | Tim Pagnotta | |||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
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| "Stuck in America" on YouTube | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Stuck in America" alternate music video on Vimeo | ||||
"Stuck in America" is a protest song[2] by the American rock band Sugarcult from their 2001 album Start Static and released as the debut single on August 6, 2001 by Ultimatum Music and Artemis Records and Epitaph Records in Europe.
The song's narrative about being young and wanting to skip town.[3]
Music video
The music video, directed by Shawn Foster, featured the band performing at an Japanese talk show with being cheers by crowds primarily of Japanese girls.[citation needed]
Lyrical changes
Sugarcult's debut album, Start Static came out on August 21, 2001, shortly before the September 11 attacks. The line "blowin' up the neighborhood" and "everybody's gonna watch it burn today" were deemed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to be too reminiscent of the attacks.[citation needed] Sugarcult changed the lyric "Everybody's talking about blowin' up the neighborhood" to "everybody's talking about wakin' up the neighborhood".[4]