Scotty Doesn't Know

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"Scotty Doesn't Know"
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Song by Lustra
from the album Left for Dead
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded2003
Genre Pop punk
Length2:55
Label XOFF Records
Songwriter(s) Jason Adams, Christopher Graham Baird, Nicholas Cloutman, Bruce Fulford

"Scotty Doesn't Know" is a song written and performed by the American rock band Lustra. Originally written for the 2004 film EuroTrip , the song contains numerous lewd and humorous references to how Scotty's girlfriend, Fiona, has been cheating on him with other partners for an extended period of time, although Scotty remains oblivious. Lyrically, the song is inspired by the real-life story of the band's high school friend Sheridon, whose middle name was Scotty, and is written from the perspective of the person with whom she is having the affair. The song was eventually released on Lustra's 2006 album Left for Dead . The song peaked at #53 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart, #39 on the Digital Songs chart and at #75 on the Hot 100, mainly due to the high number of digital downloads.

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In 2018, the song received widespread attention in Australia after featuring in the hijacking of the official website of Scott Morrison, the country's Prime Minister at the time. [1]

EuroTrip

In the film EuroTrip, Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona (Kristin Kreuk) for a band's lead singer (Matt Damon). [2] The band performs the song at a party Scotty is attending and the song is praised by many characters in the film (including Scotty's parents and eventually Scotty himself) as being "catchy". The song becomes something of a popular phenomenon, appearing on the radio and across the world; in Bratislava, the song has been remixed and is playing in a popular nightclub. By the end of the film, it has become so widespread and popular that Scotty's best friend Cooper is able to use it as his cell phone ring tone.

Writing

EuroTrip film director Jeff Schaffer described "Scotty Doesn't Know" as "what's the most embarrassing thing you could do that could happen to you after graduation?". Film writer David Mandel, members of Lustra, and Damon attended Harvard College together. The producers chose Lustra's version over another song written by Matt Mahaffey of Self, in which "Scotty Doesn't Know" also repeats in the chorus. [3]

Legacy

While EuroTrip was not successful in theaters, "Scotty Doesn't Know" helped the film to become popular on home video as a cult classic. In 2006 "Scotty Doesn't Know" hit the Billboard Hot 100, making Lustra among the first unsigned bands, other than Lisa Loeb, to appear on a record chart. [3]

On October 18, 2018, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, had his personal website taken over as a prank after his ownership of it was apparently allowed to lapse. Instead of displaying information about the Prime Minister and his policies, the page displayed an image of Morrison with the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" playing on repeat. [4]

The man behind the website claimed to have paid A$50 for the domain name. [5]

Chart positions

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75 [6]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 59 [7]
U.S. Digital Songs 39 [8]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Morrison's website plays lewd song Scotty Doesn't Know after internet prank takeover". ABC News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Mike (August 17, 2018). "Don't Tell Scotty but Here's an Oral History of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". Uproxx. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ryan, Mike (August 17, 2018). "Don't Tell Scotty But Here's An Oral History Of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". UPROXX. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "PM's website taken over by troll, plays loop of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". SBS News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Scotty Doesn't Know: prankster takes over Scott Morrison's website". The Guardian . Australian Associated Press. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lustra - Chart history". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lustra". Billboard . July 20, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lustra - Chart history". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "British single certifications – Lustra – Scotty Doesn't Know". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Lustra – Scotty Doesn't Know". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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