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"'Defy You'" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. It was recorded, along with its own music video, in 2001 after the release of their album 'Conspiracy of One' for the movie 'Orange County'. The song was also released as a single in December 2001.[http://www.offspring.com/thehistory/ '"Defy You" in stores on December 18th'] Offspring news item 12-12-01

Despite early claims that the song would appear on the next Offspring album at the time (which would become 'Splinter'),[https://web.archive.org/web/20070615040340/http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2003&newsID=287 'The Offspring are back in the studio'] Offspring news item 1-16-03 it was never released on any of their albums save for their 'Greatest Hits' compilation. However, an acoustic version was released on the Japanese edition of 'Splinter'.

The song was also the final single featuring Ron Welty on drums.

==Track listing

Australia CD Maxi



Promo CD



Music video==

The music video for the song was recorded in November 2001,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070615040340/http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2001&newsID=415078 'The Offspring back in the studio'] Offspring news item 10-26-01 directed by David Meyers (who also directed the video for "Original Prankster"),Notes from 'Complete Music Video Collection' released 2005 and debuted on MTV on 8 December.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018055901/http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2001&newsID=415079 '"Defy You" video to debut on MTV'] Offspring news item 12-07-01 It is mostly a performance video of the band playing in front of a convenience store where various events relevant to the song's title take place.

At the start of the video a suspicious man steals items from the store. Suddenly the police start running towards the man and he panics, only for them to tackle another man, thus allowing the thief to escape. He then walks past two dogs one big and one small. The small dog barks down the bigger one. During the instrumental bridge, singer Dexter Holland walks into the store and buys water before rejoining the band outside. After other events, the video ends with a group of nerds being teased by bullies. In keeping with the song's theme, they respond violently and are eventually left alone. The police turn up and tell both sides to settle down. The video soon after fades to black.

DVD appearances

The music video also appears on the 'Complete Music Video Collection' DVD. It was released in 2005.

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