Focused at times playing "neo-ska" music, the band has adopted retro styles spanning several decades of popular music, as well as performing covers of popular songs such as The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" and War's "Why Can't We Be Friends" as well as cult favorites such as ? and the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" (though their version owes more to The Colourfield's interpretation; in fact, the band at first believed it was a Colourfield original). Smash Mouth's first album Fush Yu Mang came out in June 1997. This album could be said to be "neo ska". Its top position in the charts was #19 (on Billboard). The promo for this album said that "While the twelve songs on Fush Yu Mang sound like they belong side by side, each has it's own feeling like the very '60's "Walkin' On The Sun," the surf 'n' turf of "Nervous In the Alley," the Buzzcocks like "Pet Names," the Mafia rock of "Padrino," and the fret rock of "Let's Rock"." Smash Mouth's second album Astro Lounge was released two years later, in June 1999. It is the band's most critically and commercially successful album to date. It reached #6 on the Billboard charts and it featured the massive hit All Star.
Smash Mouth released their third album Smash Mouth (Self-Titled) in November 2001. It has been said that this is the band's most experimental album to date. It reached #48 on Billboard charts. Smash Mouth's fourth album Get the Picture?, released in August 2003, wasn't as well-received by fans or the critics as previous albums (it only reached #100 on the Billboard charts). Smash Mouth released a Christmas cover album in November 2005 (The Gift of Rock). Their newest album is called Summer Girl, and, after being delayed for over a year, was released on September 19th, 2006. Smash Mouth's music was used in the film "Shrek" and they starred on-screen as themselves in the turbulent finale of the all-star-comedy "Rat Race", while performing "All Star" on stage during the showdown.
In May 2011 lead singer Steve Harwell agreed to eat two dozen eggs in one sitting for charity. That June, Harwell apparently backed out of the challenge -- with over ten thousand dollars for overseas children's hunger charities at stake -- potentially because he is afraid to eat the eggs. Fans continue to demand Harwell eat the eggs.
Two albums were released in 2012, The Gift Of Rock and Magic. A best-of compilation, Playlist: The Very Best of Smashmouth was released in 2016. A comeback single, Unity, was released in 2018.
In 2021, the band collaborated with Timmy Trumpet for the song "Camelot". This would be the band's last song with original lead vocalist Steve Harwell before his retirement later that year and his death 2 years later.
Steve Harwell retired in 2021 due to health issues and was replaced by Divided By Zero singer Zach Goode.
On September 4, 2023, original lead vocalist Steve Harwell died at age 56 at his home of liver failure.
Beautiful Bomb
Smash Mouth Lyrics
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Sometimes all she can do is shake
Lookin' out for you and I and all she sees
Is everybody makin' big mistakes
Takin' what they should just leave
It's given away for free now
Beautiful bomb
Fools talkin' 'bout there's enough room for just one of us
Sometimes all I can do is laugh
But the joke is getting tired and old and dangerous
And the ink ran out on the laugh-o-meter graph
I suggest you fire your staff
It's getting so obnoxious
Beautiful bomb
We're living on a beautiful bomb
We're living on a beautiful bomb
It's so beautiful
The lyrics to "Beautiful Bomb" by Smash Mouth surface messages around the world being a volatile and uncertain place. The song begins with a striking metaphor. The persona talks about someone who is immune to asteroids, with asteroids taking on the symbolic meaning of destruction and chaos. The person's resilience is demonstrated metaphorically as they are likened to a trampoline. The personas suggest that someone may keep trying to bring them down or blow them up, but they will continue to bounce back.
The next lines reflect the person's concern about all the wrong going on in the world. They observe people making mistakes by taking what they shouldn't take, and giving away what they should keep. In the second verse, the persona uses hyperbole to describe the situation. Some people believe that there is only room for one person, with the implication being that these people are egotistical, and they are not willing to share. The persona laughs at the idea but also recognizes that it is getting boring, older, and dangerous. The idea that others are trying to minimize them is now a threat. Finally, the persona suggests that instead of advisors who are always talking, perhaps people need actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Your asteroids bounce off her like a trampoline
She is unaffected by the petty things thrown her way and remains strong
Sometimes all she can do is shake
Occasionally, she feels overwhelmed but still carries on
Lookin' out for you and I and all she sees
She watches out for everyone but all she sees are people making mistakes
Is everybody makin' big mistakes
Many people are making significant errors
Takin' what they should just leave
People are taking things that are not meant for them
It's given away for free now
The things that people are taking are not even worth the effort to take them
Beautiful bomb
She is a beautiful force to be reckoned with
It's so beautiful
Despite the chaos of the world, she remains a beautiful sight
Fools talkin' 'bout there's enough room for just one of us
People are competing needlessly and absurdly
Sometimes all I can do is laugh
The situation has become so ridiculous, that all one can do is laugh
But the joke is getting tired and old and dangerous
The joke has become a risk and needs to stop
And the ink ran out on the laugh-o-meter graph
The humor has faded and is no longer amusing
I suggest you fire your staff
It's recommended to have a fresh start, release those negative people around you
It's getting so obnoxious
It is becoming insufferable to remain in the same space as these people
We're living on a beautiful bomb
Our world is full of chaos and beauty, and it's uncertain as to what may happen
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Spirit Music Group
Written by: GREG CAMP, GREGORY D. CAMP, PAUL DELISLE, PAUL GERALD DELISLE, STEVEN HARWELL, STEVEN SCOTT HARWELL
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