Why Do n't You Get a Job ? - Wikipedia Why Do n't You Get a Job ? `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' Single by The Offspring from the album Americana B - side `` Beheaded ( 1999 ) '' Released March 30, 1999 Format CD single, Cassette, 12 '' Recorded 1998 Genre Pop punk, ska punk Length 2 : 49 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Dexter Holland Producer ( s ) Dave Jerden The Offspring singles chronology `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' ( 1998 ) `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( 1999 ) `` The Kids Are n't Alright '' ( 1999 ) `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' ( 1998 ) `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( 1999 ) `` The Kids Are n't Alright '' ( 1999 ) `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' is a song by The Offspring. The song is the 11th track on The Offspring 's fifth studio album Americana ( 1998 ) and was released as the second single from the album. The song also appears as the eighth track on the band 's Greatest Hits album ( 2005 ). The single peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries, including number two in the United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden. The song drew attention for its close similarity to the song `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '', as multiple music writers pointed out that the melody sounded exactly like The Beatles ' 1968 release from the White Album. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listings 2.1 Australia CD Maxi 2.2 Part 2 2.3 Later version 2.4 Promo CD 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links Music video The music video, directed by McG, was shot on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood. Several TV and movie set locations can be seen throughout the video, including Colonial Street ( which was used as Wisteria Lane in Desperate Housewives ) and Courthouse Square from the Back to the Future trilogy. The video features the four members of the band walking through these locations while a steadily growing crowd follows them. Dexter Holland opens the video by flying into a serene suburban setting on a hang glider. A male fast food worker ( played by Dor Ashur ) has a milkshake dumped on his face by a group of buxom female customers and then throws himself through a window, and a BMX biker falls off a roof shortly thereafter. Toward the end, Holland triggers an explosion that scatters his followers so that only his fellow band members remain. Bob Eubanks, the host of the Newlywed Game, makes a cameo appearance. Towards the end of the video, Guy Cohen, who played the main character in the `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' video, makes a short appearance. Chris `` X-13 '' Higgins appears in the video as a lazy boyfriend. Pussycat Dolls member Carmit Bachar plays his girlfriend. The video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005. Track listings Australia CD Maxi No. Title Length 1. `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' 2 : 49 2. `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' ( Lowriders Remix ) 3 : 01 3. `` Beheaded ( 1999 ) '' 2 : 38 4. `` '' Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) `` '' ( Music Video in the CD - ROM ) 3 : 07 Part 2 No. Title Length 1. `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' 2 : 49 2. `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( The Baka Boyz Remix ) 4 : 22 3. `` Beheaded ( 1999 ) '' 2 : 38 4. `` I Wanna Be Sedated '' ( Ramones Cover ) 2 : 19 Later version No. Title Length 1. `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' 2 : 49 2. `` Beheaded ( 1999 ) '' 2 : 38 3. `` I Wanna Be Sedated '' ( Ramones Cover ) 2 : 19 Promo CD No. Title Length 1. `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( Album version ) 2 : 52 2. `` Callout Hook # 1 '' 0 : 10 3. `` Callout Hook # 2 '' 0 : 05 Charts Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 16 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 17 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 25 Canadian RPM Top Singles 19 Canadian RPM Rock Chart France ( SNEP ) 29 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 6 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 24 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 74 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 21 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 10 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 96 Certifications Region Certification Australia ( ARIA ) 2 × Platinum Sweden ( GLF ) Gold Cover versions South African singer Snotkop translated the song into Afrikaans as `` Kry Jou Ass By Die Werk ''. References Jump up ^ `` Offspring, The -- Why Do n't You Get A Job ? ''. Discogs. Retrieved July 15, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ( US ) ''. Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2013. Jump up ^ Geoff Boucher ( 1999 - 04 - 24 ). `` Is the Song an Offspring ? ''. LA Times. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ Teri vanHorn ( 1999 - 05 - 06 ). `` Offspring Song Has A Familiar Ring, Beatles Fans Say ''. MTV.com. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ Richard Harrington ( 1999 - 01 - 13 ). `` Punk With Spunk ''. Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1999 - 01 - 13. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- The Offspring -- Why Do n't You Get a Job ? ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Offspring : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The Offspring Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia : : Związek Producentów Audio - Video ''. Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved January 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 1999 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ `` Guld - och Platinacertifikat − År 1999 '' ( PDF ) ( in Swedish ). IFPI Sweden. Jump up ^ http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/FeaturesInterviews/Interview-Snotkop-20090715 Retrieved 7 January 2014 External links `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' Official music video on YouTube The Offspring Dexter Holland Greg K. Noodles Pete Parada Jim Benton Doug Thompson Marcus Parrish James Lilja Ron Welty Atom Willard Studio albums The Offspring Ignition Smash Ixnay on the Hombre Americana Conspiracy of One Splinter Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Days Go By Compilations Collection Greatest Hits Happy Hour ! EPs Baghdad They Were Born to Kill Club Me A Piece of Americana Summer Nationals Demos 6 songs cassette Tehran Singles `` I 'll Be Waiting '' `` Come Out and Play '' `` Self Esteem '' `` Gotta Get Away '' `` Smash It Up '' `` All I Want '' `` Gone Away '' `` The Meaning of Life '' `` I Choose '' `` Pretty Fly ( for a White Guy ) '' `` Why Do n't You Get a Job ? '' `` The Kids Are n't Alright '' `` She 's Got Issues '' `` Original Prankster '' `` Want You Bad '' `` Million Miles Away '' `` Defy You '' `` Hit That '' `` ( Ca n't Get My ) Head Around You '' `` Spare Me the Details '' `` Ca n't Repeat '' `` Hammerhead '' `` You 're Gonna Go Far, Kid '' `` Kristy, Are You Doing Okay ? 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Question: who sings why don't you get a job
Answer: The Offspring