1999Released
2:45

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Interesting facts and trivia about Dysentery Gary. By Songfacts®.

When a girl chooses another guy over Tom DeLonge, the blink-182 guitarist deals with the rejection by making fun of her new man, nicknaming him Dysentery Gary. DeLonge explained in a track-by-track commentary: "I wrote that song from a point of view of, what if you were a guy who liked a girl, but the girl likes a different guy? It's kinda like 'I hate that guy, but I'm not sure why I hate him.' That's where it's supposed to come from. This guy is really frustrated because this girl doesn't like him, so he's going to make fun of this other guy. 'I can't think about any cruel things to say about him, but f--k, I just don't like him.' That's the attitude that song has. 'And this girl broke my heart.' That'll make you feel a little bit better."

Dysentery is a pretty nasty condition where the patient suffers frequent diarrhea, which explains why Gary is referred to as a diarrhea-giver.

DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus split lead vocal duties equally on the album, with DeLonge taking the lead on this tune, as well as "Dumpweed," "Aliens Exist," "All The Small Things," "Mutt," and "Anthem."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Dysentery Gary.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
111BPM

Album

The album Dysentery Gary is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Dysentery Gary.
Geffen
© 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.

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