Apple Shampoo

1997 single by Blink-182
"Apple Shampoo"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Dude Ranch
ReleasedApril 14, 1997
RecordedDecember 1996–January 1997
StudioBig Fish Studios (Encinitas, California)
Length2:52
Label
  • Cargo Music
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Rapido
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Hoppus
  • Tom DeLonge
  • Scott Raynor
Producer(s)Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Wasting Time"
(1996) 		"Apple Shampoo"
(1997) 		"Dammit"
(1997)

"Apple Shampoo" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on April 14, 1997, in Australia as the first single from the group's second studio album, Dude Ranch (1997). The song was released as a single in Australia only, through an exclusive license with Mushroom Records imprint label Rapido.

Background

The song, which regards a failing relationship,[1] was inspired by the end of Mark Hoppus' relationship with Elyse Rogers of the ska punk band Dance Hall Crashers, with whom Blink toured in 1996.[2] The song's title came from Rogers' favorite type of shampoo.[2][1] Hoppus said, "[Rogers] always smelt like apple shampoo and that's why I named it 'Apple Shampoo' [be]cause it's about her. It would've been really bad form to name the song 'Elyse from Dance Hall Crashers'."[3]

Composition

The song is composed in the key of C major and is set in time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 216 beats per minute. Hoppus's vocal range spans from G4 to A5.[4]

Release

"Apple Shampoo" was released as the band set out on the Australian leg of the Warped Tour 1997.[2][5] The song was an Australian-only single release celebrating the tour and their fanbase in Australia, which had grown considerably since 1995.[6][7] The single peaked at number 90 on the Australian singles chart in April 1997.[8]

Format and track listing

All songs written by Blink-182, except "Good Times" (D. Grusin, A. Bergman/D.Bergman)

CD (1997)
  1. "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
  2. "Voyeur" – 2:46
  3. "Good Times" – 1:04

Personnel

Blink-182
Production
  • Mark Trombino – production, recording, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 90

References

  • Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
  • Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-90619-110-8.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Songs with Misleading Titles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Shooman, 2010. p. 45
  3. ^ "Mark Hoppus on "Apple Shampoo"" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Blink-182 Apple Shampoo - Guitar Tab". Music Notes. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "~New Releases~ Product Available from : 14/4/97 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 372)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Hoppus, 2001. p. 53
  7. ^ Apple Shampoo - Single (liner notes). Blink-182. Australia: Cargo Music / MCA Records. 1997. RAP023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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