Add It Up

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"Add It Up"
Song by Violent Femmes
from the album Violent Femmes
ReleasedApril 1983 (1983-April)
Genre Alternative rock, folk punk, post-punk
Length4:44
Label Slash Records
Songwriter(s) Gordon Gano [1]

"Add It Up" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, released on their 1983 debut album Violent Femmes .

Contents

It contains the lyrics:

Why can't I get just one screw
Believe me I'd know what to do
But something won't let me make love to you
Why can't I get just one fuck
Why can't I get just one fuck
I guess it's got something to do with luck
But I waited my whole life for just one

Band member Gordon Gano commented:

I was in my bedroom—that's where I wrote it—feeling frustrated. I had nowhere to go and nothing to do. It just happened to feel good lyrically ... and it still does. [1]

The song title was used as the name for the compilation album by the group, Add It Up (1981–1993) .

Some radio stations substitute a guitar note for the swear word for airplay.

Used in other media

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Behind the lines", Rolling Stone, 14 November 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  2. Altizer, Roger (November 12, 2019). "Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Soundtrack". Lifewire . Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. Murphy, Shaunna (January 8, 2016). "Watch Shawn Mendes Bring Sweet, Beautiful Music to 'The 100'". MTV . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. Highfill, Samantha (January 8, 2016). "The 100: Shawn Mendes sings for the Sky People". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Frederick, Brittany (January 24, 2016). "Shawn Mendes releases 'Add It Up' music video from 'The 100'". AXS . Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. Ritchie, Brian (February 1, 2016). "Violent Femmes - 'Add It Up' by Shawn Mendes". Facebook . Retrieved June 3, 2016.


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