Fuck Authority

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"Fuck Authority"
Single by Pennywise
from the album Land of the Free?
ReleasedJuly 2001
Genre Punk rock
Length3:16
Label Epitaph Records
Songwriter(s) Jim Lindberg, Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin, Randy Bradbury
Producer(s) Pennywise, Joe Barresi
Pennywise singles chronology
"Victim of Reality"
(2000)
"Fuck Authority"
(2001)
"Divine Intervention"
(2001)

"Fuck Authority" is a song written and recorded by American punk rock band Pennywise. It was released in July 2001 as the lead single (and only charting single) from the band's sixth studio album Land of the Free? . The song reached number 38 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Glen Bennett and was released in April 2001. While the video shows the band playing on a stage, it features different scenes of riots and historical places, such as Tiananmen Square.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks38

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