Beer

"Beer" is the fifteenth track from Reel Big Fish's Everything Sucks and the sixth track from Turn The Radio Off. While not as successful as the latter album's single "Sell Out", this song has been heavily credited with keeping the band's popularity alive over the years. It is the band's most downloaded song.

The song tells the story of a man who decides to drown his relationship sorrows with alcohol.

Lyrics
She called me late last night to say she loved me so It didn't matter anymore but I say she never cared And that she never will I'd do it all again I guess I'll have to wait until then If I get drunk well I'll pass out On the floor now baby You won't bother me no more If you're drinkin' well you know That you're my friend and I say I think I'll have myself a beer She called me late last night to say she loved me So..? but I guess he changed her mind Well I should have known it wouldn't be All right, but I can't live without her So I won't even try Maybe some day, I'll think of what to say Maybe next time I'll remember what to do She looks like heaven, maybe this is hell Said she'd do it all again, she'd promise not to tell! If I get drunk well, I'll pass out On the floor now baby You won't bother me no more (And she said) It's OK boy cause you know We'll be good friends And I say, I think I'll have myself a beer

Writing
At the time the song was written, all of Reel Big Fish's horn players had quit. Faced with this, Aaron Barrett created a song without a horn line. Inspiration for the song came from Matt Wong and Andrew Gonzales' love of beer. Barrett claims that Beer was his attempt at writing a Sublime song.

Releases
The song originally appeared on the demo tape Buy This! in 1994. This version featured no horn line. The Everything Sucks version would follow in 1995, then the Turn the Radio Off version in 1996. The latter version of the song included horns, due to Mojo records claiming that "they were the 'in' thing."

A re-recorded version of the song was featured on international releases of We're Not Happy Til' You're Not Happy. This version was cut from the US release in favor of the "Story of My Life" cover.

Beer has also been re-recorded for Skacoustic, Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album. and The Best of Us... For the Rest of Us!

Basketball
The song was infamously featured in the 1998 film Basketball, where Reel Big Fish was seen playing the song for the Milwaukee Beers team. It was released as a single for this movie.

The band's cover of "Take On Me" was also featured in the original soundtrack.