“(Can't Get My) Head Around You”
Single by The Offspring from the album Splinter
Released	2004
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	Punk rock, Hardcore punk
Length	02:15
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
The Offspring singles chronology
"Hit That" (2003) "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" (2004) "Spare Me The Details" (2004)

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This is the first music video from The Offspring to show Atom Willard playing the drums. Adam Atom Willard (born August 15, 1973), is currently a drummer and lives in San Diego, CA. He likes to snowboard and bike and is happily married. ...

Track listing

1. (Can't Get My) Head Around You
2. Come Out and Play [Live]
3. Gotta Get Away [Live]
4. The Kids Aren't Alright [BBC Radio 1 Session]

Song Meaning

The song generally reflects the title, in that the narrator is unable to figure out why the object of the song does what they do, for example with lines like 'every single day what you say makes no sense to me', and 'I'll never really know what's really going on inside you'. The narrator hints that the object has insecurities ('deep inside your soul there's a hole you don't want to see') and is 'covering them up like a cut'. The narrator then resigns himself to being unable to decipher the mystery, but the song also hints that the insecurities grow worse and worse - 'the cut's getting deeper'. The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... This article is about Emotional Insecurity. ...

Composition

The song switches between light and heavy distorted guitar-driven segments - the first verse is lighter, the second verse and chorus are heavier and louder, the bridge then reverts to the subdued sound of the first verse before the distortion comes into play for the second chorus and conclusion. In the world of guitar music and guitar amplification, distortion is actively sought, evaluated, and appreciatively discussed in its endless flavors. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

Chart performances