Come On, Come On (Smash Mouth song) explained

Come On, Come On
Artist:	Smash Mouth
Album:	Astro Lounge
Genre:	Ska punk pop punk surf rock psychedelic pop^[1] new wave^[2]
Length:	2:33
Label:	Interscope
Producer:	Eric Valentine

"Come On, Come On" is a song by Smash Mouth from their 1999 album Astro Lounge. The song was first recorded for The East Bay Sessions, a demo recorded prior to the band's first album, and was also included on Smash Mouth's 2005 best-of album, All Star Smash Hits.

Reception

A reviewer for The A.V. Club referred to "Come On, Come On" as "over-the-top pop" in a positive review for Astro Lounge.^[3] Martin Huxley of BMI's MusicWorld cited "Come On, Come On" as an example of a song that demonstrates Smash Mouth's "pithy mix of... punk, ska, hip-hop, surf, bubblegum and psychedelic influences."^[4]

In other media

"Come On, Come On" has appeared in several movies and has been released on soundtracks, including:

• (1999)^[5]
• Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
• Snow Day (2000)^[6]
• Big Fat Liar (2002)^[7]
• Zoom (2006)

The song was also featured in the "Queen Bebe" episode of Kim Possible, a Gap commercial, and in a trailer for the 2000 film Drowning Mona.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smash Mouth Avoids 'One-Hit Wonder' Label. 31 January 2001 . MusicWorld. 5 June 2024.
2. Web site: Smash Mouth: Thirst quenching all stars . Guitar.com . 18 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219030555/http://www.guitar.com/articles/smash-mouth-thirst-quenching-all-stars . 19 December 2013 . dead .
3. News: Smash Mouth: Astro Lounge . . 8 June 1999 . 18 December 2013.
4. News: Smash Mouth Avoids "One-Hit Wonder" Label . . . 31 January 2001 . 18 December 2013.
5. Web site: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) - Soundtrack . . 18 December 2013.
6. Web site: Snow Day - Original Soundtrack . . 18 December 2013.
7. Web site: Big Fat Liar (2002) - Soundtrack . . 18 December 2013.