"Story of My Life" is a 1990 song by American punk rock band Social Distortion, written by frontman Mike Ness. It was released as a single and also appeared on their self-titled album as well as Live at the Roxy live album. The song describes a man looking back wistfully on life, such as a love interest he had as a teenager, and how things have changed and how quickly his life (and the opportunity) has passed him by.
Track listing
- "Story of My Life"
- "1945"
- "Mommy's Little Monster"
- "Pretty Thing"
- "Shame on Me"
Personnel
- Mike Ness – vocals, lead guitar
- Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- John Maurer – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Christopher Reece – drums
TV, movie, and video game appearances
- Theme song for the short-lived TV show Surviving Jack
- Reality Bites, starring Winona Ryder
- Orange County, starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black
- Life or Something Like It, starring Angelina Jolie
- The Break-Up, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston
- Trailer for Stranger than Fiction
- The Hammer, starring Adam Carolla (Live at the Roxy version)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (cover version by WaveGroup)
- Downloadable Content for Rock Band 2 (2007 re-recording)
- Rocksmith 2014, as Downloadable Content
- Love, in the fourth episode of season one, "Party in the Hills."
Covers
References
- ^ Sendejas, Jesse Jr. (August 12, 2019). "Social Distortion's On Tour to Houston and Mike Ness Says A New Record is Next". Houston Press. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Fragassi, Selena (September 5, 2019). "Social Distortion's Mike Ness on the band's 40 years: 'I didn't think we'd make it to this point'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Wawzenek, Bryan (October 24, 2016). "Y'ALLTERNATIVE: 33 TIMES ALTERNATIVE ROCK WENT COUNTRY". Diffuser. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Distefano, Alex (March 18, 2014). "The 10 Best Social Distortion Songs". OC Weekly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.