All My Best Friends Are Metalheads

"All My Best Friends are Metalheads"
Single by Less Than Jake
from the album Hello Rockview
Released	July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Ska punk pop punk
Length	3:31
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Vinnie Fiorello Roger Lima Chris Demakes
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Less Than Jake singles chronology
"History of a Boring Town" (1998) "All My Best Friends are Metalheads" (2000) "Gainesville Rock City" (2001)

"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.

On the UK Singles Chart, it got to number 51

Track listing

1. "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads (Radio Edit)" – 3:27
2. "Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding (Live)" – 3:23
3. "Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria (Live)" – 2:14

In popular culture

It is featured in the video games Street Sk8er[1] and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4,[2] 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

1. "Street Sk8er (PS) FAQ by CCanfield". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
2. "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GC) Song Lyrics by !.ACA.!". GameFAQs. 2002-11-09. Retrieved 2012-01-08.