Can't Repeat

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"Can't Repeat"
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Single by the Offspring
from the album Greatest Hits
ReleasedJune 20, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre Punk rock
Length3:27
Label Columbia [1]
Songwriter(s) Dexter Holland
Producer(s) Jerry Finn [2]
The Offspring singles chronology
"Spare Me the Details"
(2004)
"Can't Repeat"
(2005)
"Hammerhead"
(2008)

"Can't Repeat" is a single by American punk rock band the Offspring. "Can't Repeat" was released to radio on May 10, 2005. [3] It is the first track on their compilation album, Greatest Hits , and is its only original track. It was released on June 20, 2005, a day before the album was released.

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Music video

The music video for the song simply featured the band playing in a derelict room, and it received little airtime on MTV. An alternate version was made showing actors looking back on photographs and memories, reflecting the song's subject matter, though this was very rarely shown. It was the second and final video to feature Atom Willard playing the drums.

DVD appearances

The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Repeat"3:27
2."One Hundred Punks" (Generation X cover)3:13
3."(Can't Get My) Head Around You"2:13

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records) [4] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [5] 22
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [6] 10
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 9

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