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"Punk Rock 101"
Single by Bowling for Soup
from the album Drunk Enough to Dance
Released	2003
Format	CD, Airplay
Recorded	Red Ruby Studios Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:08
Label	FFROE/Silvertone/Jive/Zomba
Writer(s)	Jaret Reddick, Butch Walker
Producer	Butch Walker
Bowling for Soup singles chronology
"Emily" (2000) "Punk Rock 101" (2003) "1985" (2004)

"Punk Rock 101" is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. It appeared on the second release of their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance. The single peaked at #43 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song appeared on the video games NHL 2004 and Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home. It also appeared on the film Zoom.

Allusions

• The line "But Fat Mike's his hero" references Fat Mike, the bassist and vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX.
• The lyric "Like Tommy and Gina/They're living on a prayer" is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovi's song "Livin' on a Prayer".
• The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobain's suicide note.
• "It's stupid, contagious" is an allusion to lyrics from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Charts