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"Apple Shampoo"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Dude Ranch
Released	April 14, 1997
Recorded	December 1996–January 1997
Studio	Big Fish Studios (Encinitas, California)
Length	2:52
Label	Cargo Music Grilled Cheese Rapido
Songwriter(s)	Mark Hoppus Tom DeLonge Scott Raynor
Producer(s)	Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Wasting Time" (1996) "Apple Shampoo" (1997) "Dammit" (1997)

"Apple Shampoo" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on April 14, 1997, in Australia as the first single from the group's second studio album, Dude Ranch (1997). The song was released as a single in Australia only, through an exclusive license with Mushroom Records imprint label Rapido.

Background

The song, which regards a failing relationship, was inspired by the end of Mark Hoppus' relationship with Elyse Rogers of the ska punk band Dance Hall Crashers, with whom Blink toured in 1996. The song's title came from Rogers' favorite type of shampoo. Hoppus said, " always smelt like apple shampoo and that's why I named it 'Apple Shampoo' cause it's about her. It would've been really bad form to name the song 'Elyse from Dance Hall Crashers'."

Composition

The song is composed in the key of C major and is set in time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 216 beats per minute. Hoppus's vocal range spans from G₄ to A₅.

Release

"Apple Shampoo" was released as the band set out on the Australian leg of the Warped Tour 1997. The song was an Australian-only single release celebrating the tour and their fanbase in Australia, which had grown considerably since 1995. The single peaked at number 90 on the Australian singles chart in April 1997.

Format and track listing

All songs written by Blink-182, except "Good Times" (D. Grusin, A. Bergman/D.Bergman)

CD (1997)

1. "Apple Shampoo" – 2:54
2. "Voyeur" – 2:46
3. "Good Times" – 1:04

Personnel

Blink-182

• Mark Hoppus – bass, lead vocals
• Tom DeLonge – guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Raynor – drums

Production

• Mark Trombino – production, recording, mixing
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Chart positions

Weekly charts

References

• Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
• Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-90619-110-8.

Notes

1. ^ "Songs with Misleading Titles". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
2. ^ Shooman, 2010. p. 45
3. "Mark Hoppus on "Apple Shampoo"" – via www.youtube.com.
4. "Blink-182 Apple Shampoo - Guitar Tab". Music Notes. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
5. "~New Releases~ Product Available from : 14/4/97 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 372)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 12, 2017.
6. Hoppus, 2001. p. 53
7. Apple Shampoo - Single (liner notes). Blink-182. Australia: Cargo Music / MCA Records. 1997. RAP023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

• Blink-182 songs
• 1997 songs
• 1997 singles
• Songs written by Mark Hoppus
• Songs written by Tom DeLonge
• Songs written by Scott Raynor