| "Infected" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Religion | ||||
| from the album Stranger Than Fiction | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brett Gurewitz | |||
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"Infected" is a song by American punk rock band Bad Religion, written by Brett Gurewitz. It was released as a single in 1994 and appears on their eighth studio album Stranger Than Fiction. Along with "21st Century (Digital Boy)", "Infected" is considered to be their breakthrough song, as it received airplay from modern rock radio stations. It is also a live staple for the band.
During the 1990s, frontman Greg Graffin used to sing "don't be mad about it, Bobby", referring to then-drummer Bobby Schayer, instead of "don't be mad about it, baby".[citation needed]
It was a mid-tempo song. Gurewitz said: "Nirvana had proven that as long as the tempo doesn't freak anybody out, you can get on the radio with loud guitars. 'Infected' was my attempt at writing a grunge song."[3][4]
The song is about a dark, unhealthy romance where one partner is "afflicted" and the other is "addicted".[3]
- ^ "Bad Religion weds punk, science – Chicago Tribune". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Relgion. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306922244.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (2013). My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived Into the Mainstream. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781466853065.