"My Generation" | ||||
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Single by Limp Bizkit | ||||
from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | ||||
Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Nu metal,rap metal | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and Sam Rivers | |||
Producer(s) |
Fred Durst DJ Lethal |
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Limp Bizkit singles chronology | ||||
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"My Generation" is a song by the American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. It was released in October 2000 as a single from the album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. The song was released as the first single simultaneously with "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)".
It contains lyrical references to the songs "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "Move Over" by the Spice Girls, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Titanic and even Macromedia's Shockwave Flash plugin. Musically, the song displays the interplay between guitarist Wes Borland and drummer John Otto as the two's musical parts are tightly intertwined in a similar way to how the bass and drums intertwine in Primus, who have influenced Limp Bizkit and toured with them. In the intro to the song, Fred Durst makes reference to the Mathews Bridge in the band's hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, where numerous people jump off to commit suicide and people fear driving over. Durst attributed the song's aggressive nature to his mindstate when composing it, which he described as "radical". In the second verse, he implores the youth of America to "take [his] advice" and to avoid "step[ping] into a big pile of shit". Durst has affirmed that this line is in reference to a childhood anecdote wherein his father tracked a great deal of the family dog's excrement on the freshly-vacuumed carpet, and lamented his fate in doing so. This greatly affected Durst, who has since opened a dog grooming business so that he and his clients may avoid inadvertently striding into canine refuse/waste. Guitarist Wes Borland said the song's working title was "Cum on My Shoes" in several interviews around the album's release.