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All My Best Friends Are Metalheads

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Wikipedia article




"'All My Best Friends Are Metalheads'" is a single by the American ska punk band Less Than Jake. The two live tracks on the single are taken from a 7" track that the band did in 2000.

It was released to airplay on July 4, 2000 although the album itself was recorded and released in 1998. It is one of the group's best known songs.

There are two versions of the intro to this song. In most cases, it starts with a clip from a Victor Lundberg speech called An Open Letter to My Teenage Son. The other is a clip from the documentary 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot'.

In the UK Singles Chart, it got to number 51.

A metalhead is a fan of heavy metal music.

Track listing



#"All My Best Friends Are Metalheads (Radio Edit)" 3:27

#"Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding (Live)" 3:23

#"Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria (Live)" 2:14

In popular culture



It is featured in the video games 'Street Sk8er' and 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4', and in the soundtrack for the 2000 film 'Digimon: The Movie'. The song was also used in a demo reel of Craig Yoe's Yoe! Studio in the early 2000s.

Personnel



* Chris DeMakes - guitar

* Roger Manganelli - bass guitar, lead vocals

* Vinnie Fiorello - drums, lyrics

* Buddy Schaub - trombone

* Derron Nuhfer - saxophone

* Pete Anna- trombone

References



Category:2000 singles

Category:Less Than Jake songs

Category:1998 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Howard Benson

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:Songs about friendship

Category:Songs about youth subcultures

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