"Ticket Outta Loserville" is the lead single from British
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
Son of Dork
Son of Dork were a British pop punk band formed by James Bourne after his previous band, Busted, split in January 2005. The name of the band came from a scene in the 1990 film '' Problem Child'' where the chant "Son of Dork" is used. Their de ...
's debut and only studio album,''
Welcome to Loserville'' (2005). Released on 7 November 2005, two weeks prior to the album, the single peaked at number three on the
UK Singles Chart as well as reaching number 15 in Ireland.
Music video
The video for the song was directed by Ulf Buddensieck. The band is performing in a garage, and the story is each of them going out with a girl and being popular. It then ends up with the girl being seen with one of the school football team players. There is also an adult version, while they are singing the final chorus, which sees a woman with no bra on underneath some pom-poms. The girl then removes the pom-poms, exposing her breasts.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Ticket Outta Loserville"
# "I Want You Back"
UK CD2
# "Ticket Outta Loserville"
# Interview with Son of Dork
# "Slacker"
# "Ticket Outta Loserville" (video—exclusive live version)
# "Ticket Outta Loserville" (
U-MYX
U-MYX was a music format launched in 2004 which allowed a user to arrange and create their own mix of songs by known music artists. The U-MYX Software is available on CDs (usually on the artist's single release as an Enhanced Section on the CD) a ...
format)
UK DVD single
# "Ticket Outta Loserville" (audio)
# "Ticket Outta Loserville" (the video)
# Son of Dork home movie
# "Escape from Loserville" (the game)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Son of Dork songs
2005 debut singles
2005 songs
Mercury Records singles
Song recordings produced by Gil Norton
Songs written by James Bourne