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Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Beastie Boys and Def Leppard. Those roots explain a lot about how Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Another One Bites the Dust, Run to the Hills, Hotel California, Keep the Faith and Knockin' on Heaven's Door, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Pretty Fly (for a White Guy), reaching back through Beastie Boys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" is a song by American rock band the Offspring. It is the fourth track from the band's fifth studio album, Americana (1998), and was released as its first single in November 1998. The song peaked at number 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was successful internationally, reaching number one in 10 countries, including Australia, where it stayed at number one for six weeks and was certified quadruple platinum. It later appeared on the Offspring's 2005 Greatest Hits album.
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Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) grew out of Beastie Boys and Def Leppard, shares an orbit with Another One Bites the Dust, Run to the Hills, Hotel California and Keep the Faith. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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