"My Favorite Accident" is a song by the
pop punk
Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop s ...
band
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Ta ...
. It features on their debut album, ''
I Am the Movie'' and was released as their second
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
in Europe. This song was featured in the video game ''
Burnout 3: Takedown'',
and also featured in Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour along with "
The Future Freaks Me Out".
Formats and track listings
*CD
*# "My Favorite Accident" - 3:20
*# "Boombox Generation" - 3:07
Music video
The video for "My Favorite Accident" was shot at
Joshua Cain's brother's home on a very limited budget,
and has been noted for "poking fun at your usual music video relationship". The video features frontman
Justin Pierre
Justin Courtney Pierre (born May 26, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. He has also produced short fi ...
going through a rough patch in his relationship with a large pink bunny rabbit. It also includes the band's moog player, Jesse Johnson, doing his now famous "moogstand", where he does a handstand on his
moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer ( ) is a modular synthesizer invented by the American engineer Robert Moog in 1964. Moog's company, R. A. Moog Co., produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 2014. It was the first commercial synthesizer ...
.
References
Motion City Soundtrack songs
2003 singles
2002 songs
Epitaph Records singles
Songs written by Joshua Cain
Songs written by Justin Pierre
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