Smash Mouth es una banda de pop rock compuesta por Steven Harwell (vocalista principal), Greg Camp (guitarrista, compositor) y Paul De Lisle (bajista). La banda ha tenido tres bateristas anteriormente; siendo Jason Sutter el más reciente, fue contratado para la banda en marzo del 2006. Sus éxitos incluyen "Walkin' on the Sun" (1997) y "All Star" (1999). Originalmente tenían el nombre de "Smashmouth", pero separaron su nombre con un espacio hicieron un contrato con Interscope Records.
Enfocados a veces tocando música ska, la banda ha adoptado varios estilos retro, prolongándose varias décadas de música popular, así como también realizando covers de canciones populares como "I'm a believer" de The Monkees, "Why Can't We Be Friends" de War, "Getting Better" de The Beatles y algunas otras como "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" de Four Seasons, de la cual se hicieron covers por The Mysterians (aunque su versión le debe más a la interpretación de The Colourfield; de hecho, la banda al principio pensó que era original de Colourfield). Usualmente realizan un cover por cada álbum de estudio. El álbum Astro Lounge de 1999 ha sido hasta la fecha el más exitoso en la crítica y comercialmente.
Letra
Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb
In the shape of an "L" on her forehead
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow
[Chorus:]
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold
It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now but wait 'til you get older
But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture
The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored
[Repeat Chorus 2x]
Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I said yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow
[Repeat Chorus]
