Punk Rock 101 Explained

Punk Rock 101
Cover:	Punkrock101.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bowling for Soup
Album:	Drunk Enough to Dance
Length:	3:08
Producer:	Butch Walker
Prev Title:	Emily
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Here We Go
Next Year:	2004

"Punk Rock 101" is a song by American pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. It appeared on the 2003 edition of their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance. "Punk Rock 101" was released to radio on May 20, 2003. The single peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song appeared on the video games NHL 2004 and . It also appeared on the film Zoom.

Allusions

• The line "But Fat Mike's his hero" references Fat Mike, the bassist and vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX.
• The lyric "Like Tommy and Gina/They're living on a prayer" is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovi's song "Livin' on a Prayer".* Bon Jovi themselves are also mentioned in the lyric "She left him for staring at girls and not caring when she cried cause she thought Bon Jovi broke up."

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	May 20, 2003	Modern rock radio	Zomba	^[1]
United Kingdom	August 25, 2003	CD	Music for Nations	^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220163556/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771. December 20, 2016. October 30, 2016.
2. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. August 23, 2003. September 8, 2021.