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Wikipedia article"'Scotty Doesn't Know'" is a song written and performed by the American rock band Lustra. Originally written for the 2004 film 'EuroTrip', the song contains numerous lewd and humorous references to how Scotty's girlfriend, Fiona, has been cheating on him with other partners for an extended period of time. Ironically, despite Fiona's seemingly obvious affairs, Scotty remains oblivious. Lyrically the song is inspired by the real-life story of the band's high school friend Sheridon, whose middle name was Scotty and is written from the perspective of the person with whom she is having the affair. The song was eventually released on Lustra's 2006 album 'Left for Dead'. The song peaked at #53 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Pop chart, #39 on the Digital Songs chart and at #75 on the Hot 100, mainly due to the high amount of digital downloads. In 2018, the song received widespread attention in Australia after featuring in the hijacking of the official website of Scott Morrison, the country's Prime Minister. 'EuroTrip'In the film 'EuroTrip', Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona (Kristin Kreuk) for a band's lead singer (Matt Damon). The band performs the song at a party Scotty is attending and the song is praised by many characters in the film (including Scotty's parents and eventually Scotty himself) as being "catchy". The song becomes something of a popular phenomenon, appearing on the radio and across the world; in Bratislava, the song has been remixed and is playing in a popular nightclub. By the end of the film, it has become so widespread and popular that Scotty's best friend Cooper is able to use it as his cell phone ring tone. Political significanceOn October 18, 2018, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, had his personal website taken over as a prank after his ownership of it was apparently allowed to lapse. Instead of displaying information about the Prime Minister and his policies, the page displayed an image of Morrison with the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" playing on repeat. The man behind the website claimed to have paid for the domain name. Chart positionsCertificationsReferencesCategory:2003 songs Category:2006 singles Category:Lustra (band) songs Category:Internet memes introduced in 2018 Category:Political Internet memes Category:Practical jokes Category:Scott Morrison Category:Songs about fictional male characters Category:Songs about infidelity Category:Songs written for films | |
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