Mutt (song)

This edition had a prominent placement on the soundtrack for the 1999 film American Pie; the song plays during a memorable scene in which the main character attempts to woo a foreign exchange student.

[3] The two lived together in Pacific Beach, California for three years in the mid-1990s; an editorialist for Men's Journal described the duo's reputation for "wine, women, and song" as the stuff of "local lore".

The narrator possesses a "loathsome" view of their behavior, which Billboard contributor Chris Payne describes as acting as though "they're in constant audition for a porn flick.

[8] An early version of "Mutt", with original Blink percussionist Scott Raynor behind the drum kit,[3] was recorded with producer Mark Trombino and appears on The Show's 1998 soundtrack.

The band later that year re-approached "Mutt" with producer Jerry Finn and drummer Travis Barker, who replaced Raynor midway through a 1998 tour.

The band had signed on to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming teen film American Pie, then in pre-production and titled East Great Falls High.

[14] The song occurs in a memorable scene in which protagonist Jim performs a exotic dance for foreign exchange student Nadia over a webcam.

[15][3] Lindsey Zoladz, writing for The New York Times, called the appearance "unforgettable," remarking that it "captures the antsy, sweetly-if-somewhat-awkwardly juvenile spirit of the movie more vividly than any other song on the soundtrack.