| "Self Esteem" | ||||
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| Single by the Offspring | ||||
| from the album Smash | ||||
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| Released | December 22, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Wilson | |||
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"Self Esteem" is a song by American punk rock band the Offspring. It is the eighth track and second single from their third studio album, Smash (1994). The song was released on 22 December 1994 by Epitaph and was a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Iceland, Norway, Latvia and Sweden. "Self Esteem" was nominated for the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Song. The song also appears as the third track on their Greatest Hits (2005). Its music video was directed by Darren Lavett.
- ^ Lawrence, Alistair (April 19, 2022). "Every The Offspring album ranked from worst to best". LouderSound. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
MTV hits Self Esteem and Come Out And Play remain punk-rock party starters...
- ^ a b Smith, Troy (March 7, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". cleveland.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
'Self Esteem' was pop punk's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' merging two genres – pop-punk and grunge – that would come to define 1990s alternative rock.
- ^ "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.