| "Teenage Dirtbag" | ||||
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| Single by Wheatus | ||||
| from the album Wheatus | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 2000[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brendan B. Brown | |||
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| "Teenage Dirtbag" on YouTube | ||||
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 UK single cover | ||||
"Teenage Dirtbag" is a song by American rock band Wheatus. It was released on June 20, 2000, as the lead single from their eponymous debut album (2000). The song was written by guitarist and vocalist Brendan B. Brown and was inspired by a childhood experience of his.
The song was especially successful in Australia, spending four weeks at number one, being certified triple platinum and becoming the second-best-selling single of 2000. It also reached number one in Austria and Flanders while peaking at number two in Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where it was certified quadruple platinum in 2024. It has sold five million copies worldwide as of 2014.[5]
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- ^ Ellis, Dawn (September 5, 2014). "INTERVIEW: Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown talks tour news, One Direction and Teenage Dirtbag". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.