Story of My Life (Social Distortion song)

"Story of My Life"
"Story of My Life"
Single by Social Distortion
from the album Social Distortion
Released	1990
Genre	Cowpunk; punk rock;
Length	5:48
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Mike Ness
Producer(s)	Dave Jerden
Social Distortion singles chronology

"Story of My Life" is a 1990 song by American punk rock band Social Distortion, written by frontman Mike Ness. It was released as a single and also appeared on their self-titled album as well as Live at the Roxy live album. The song describes a man looking back wistfully on life, such as a love interest he had as a teenager, and how things have changed and how quickly his life (and the opportunity) has passed him by.

Track listing

"Story of My Life"
"1945"
"Mommy's Little Monster"
"Pretty Thing"
"Shame on Me"

Personnel

Mike Ness – vocals, lead guitar
Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
John Maurer – bass guitar, backing vocals
Christopher Reece – drums

TV, movie, and video game appearances

Theme song for the short-lived TV show Surviving Jack
Reality Bites, starring Winona Ryder
Orange County, starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black
Life or Something Like It, starring Angelina Jolie
The Break-Up, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston
Trailer for Stranger than Fiction
The Hammer, starring Adam Carolla (Live at the Roxy version)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (cover version by WaveGroup)
Downloadable Content for Rock Band 2 (2007 re-recording)
Rocksmith 2014, as Downloadable Content
Love, in the fourth episode of season one, "Party in the Hills."

Covers

Reel Big Fish – We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy (2005)

References

^ Sendejas, Jesse Jr. (August 12, 2019). "Social Distortion's On Tour to Houston and Mike Ness Says A New Record is Next". Houston Press. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ Fragassi, Selena (September 5, 2019). "Social Distortion's Mike Ness on the band's 40 years: 'I didn't think we'd make it to this point'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ Wawzenek, Bryan (October 24, 2016). "Y'ALLTERNATIVE: 33 TIMES ALTERNATIVE ROCK WENT COUNTRY". Diffuser. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ Distefano, Alex (March 18, 2014). "The 10 Best Social Distortion Songs". OC Weekly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

External links

[1] Sendejas, Jesse Jr. (August 12, 2019). "Social Distortion's On Tour to Houston and Mike Ness Says A New Record is Next". Houston Press. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

[2] Fragassi, Selena (September 5, 2019). "Social Distortion's Mike Ness on the band's 40 years: 'I didn't think we'd make it to this point'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

[3] Wawzenek, Bryan (October 24, 2016). "Y'ALLTERNATIVE: 33 TIMES ALTERNATIVE ROCK WENT COUNTRY". Diffuser. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[distefano-4] Distefano, Alex (March 18, 2014). "The 10 Best Social Distortion Songs". OC Weekly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

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