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Album: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (15th Anniversary Tour Edition)
Released: 2002
Genres: pop punk, punk, emo
Length: 4:37
Tempo: 156 BPM
Label: Rhino Atlantic

What it's about

The song deals with the pressure to live up to a father's expectations. The singer laments that his father never shows approval or tells him he is proud, reflecting a father who pushes his son hard but withholds praise.

Fun facts

Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Same Machine by El Zoinko”.
Covered 2 times, including “Perfect by KIDZ BOP Kids”.
Written by Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau and Arnold Lanni.
Produced by Arnold Lanni.

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