Punk Rock 101

"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.

"Punk Rock 101"
Single by Bowling for Soup
from the album Drunk Enough to Dance
Released	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Length	3:08
Label	Zomba Music for Nations Jive
Songwriter(s)	Jaret Reddick, Butch Walker
Producer(s)	Butch Walker
Bowling for Soup singles chronology
"Emily" (2002) "Punk Rock 101" (2003) "Here We Go" (2004)

The song appeared on the video games NHL 2004 and Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home. 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."

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)	44
UK Singles (OCC)	43
UK Indie (OCC)	6
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 20, 2003	Modern rock radio	Zomba
United Kingdom	August 25, 2003	CD	Music for Nations