Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?
"Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" | ||||
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Single by The Offspring | ||||
from the album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace | ||||
Released | November 25, 2008 (rock radio) February 10, 2009 (mainstream radio) | |||
Recorded | November 2006–April 2008 in Maui, Hawaii and Orange County, California | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |||
The Offspring singles chronology | ||||
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"Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. The song features as the seventh track (fifth track on the LP) on the band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), and was released as its third single. The song impacted radio on November 25, 2008.[1]
Content
The song was written about a girl that singer Dexter Holland knew as a child.[2][3] She was sexually abused,[3][4][5][6] and everybody in the neighborhood, including Dexter himself, knew about it but nobody took action. Holland wrote the song as an apology to the girl.
Music video
A music video was made with director Lex Halaby.[7] It premiered on February 2, 2009 on AOLmusic.com.
The video depicts a teenage girl (Natalie Dreyfuss) who writes continuously in her diary about being abused. A boy in the class (a younger Dexter, played by Trevor Morgan) notices her, and suspects that something is wrong. However, he does nothing, and she is left alone. At the end of the video, after exchanging glances, Kristy leaves her diary on the school grandstand for Dexter. The pages of the diary appear in the interspersed scenes of Dexter playing an acoustic guitar.
Personnel
The Offspring
- Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K. – bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Josh Freese – drums
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] | 24 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10] | 31 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 7 |
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 33 |
References
- ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Aidan Williamson (June 17, 2008). "The Offspring: Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace". Strangeglue. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ a b John Benson (June 19, 2009). "Offspring comes to Cleveland". The Vindicator. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Offspring Release New Video". Ultimate Guitar Archive. February 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Cameron Adams (June 19, 2008). "The Offspring try something different on their new album". Herald Sun. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Dan Reilly (February 2, 2009). "The Offspring, 'Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?' – Video Premiere". Spinner. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Offspring - Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?". MTV. February 5, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ Kristy, Are You Doing Okay? acharts.us. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
External links
- "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" Official music video on YouTube
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