Scotty Doesn't Know

"Scotty Doesn't Know" is a song written and performed by the American rock band Lustra. Originally written for the 2004 film EuroTrip, the song contains numerous lewd references to how Scotty's girlfriend Fiona has been cheating on him for an extended period of time, which draws inspiration from the real-life story of the band's high school friend Sheridon, whose middle name was Scotty. The song is written from the perspective of the person with whom she is having the affair. The song was eventually released on Lustra's 2006 album Left for Dead. The song peaked at #53 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart, #39 on the Digital Songs chart and at #75 on the Hot 100, mainly due to the high amount of digital downloads.

"Scotty Doesn't Know"
Song by Lustra
from the album Left for Dead
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded2003
GenrePop punk
Length2:55
LabelXOFF Records
Songwriter(s)Jason Adams, Christopher Graham Baird, Nicholas Cloutman, Bruce Fulford

In 2018, the song received widespread attention in Australia after featuring in the hijacking of the official website of Scott Morrison, the country's Prime Minister.[1]

EuroTrip

In the film EuroTrip, Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend Fiona (Kristin Kreuk) for a band's lead singer (Matt Damon). The band performs the song at a party Scotty is attending and the song is praised by many characters in the film (including Scotty's parents and eventually Scotty himself) as being "catchy." The song becomes something of a popular phenomenon, appearing on the radio and across the world; in Bratislava, the song has been remixed and is playing in a popular nightclub. By the end of the film, it has become so widespread and popular that Scotty's best friend Cooper is able to use it as his cell phone ring tone.

Political significance

On October 18, 2018, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, had his personal website taken over as a prank after his ownership of it was apparently allowed to lapse. Instead of displaying information about the Prime Minister and his policies, the page displayed an image of Morrison with the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" playing on repeat.[2]

The man behind the website claimed to have paid $50 for the domain name.[3]

Chart positions
Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75[4]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 59[5]
U.S. Digital Songs 39[6]

References
  1. "Scott Morrison's website plays lewd song Scotty Doesn't Know after internet prank takeover". ABC News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. "PM's website taken over by troll, plays loop of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'". SBS News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. "Scotty Doesn't Know: prankster takes over Scott Morrison's website". The Guardian. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. "Lustra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. "Lustra". Billboard. July 20, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. "Lustra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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