Add It Up
"Add It Up" is a song by American rock band Violent Femmes, released on their 1983 debut album Violent Femmes.
It contains the lyrics:
Band member Gordon Gano commented:
The song title was used as the name for the compilation album by the group, Add It Up .
Some radio stations substitute a guitar note for the swear word for airplay.
Used in other media
- Ethan Hawke's character in the 1994 film Reality Bites plays a cover of "Add It Up" with his band Hey That's My Bike.
- The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
- The song was covered on a cello and piano, as are several other Violent Femmes songs, in the 2007 film Rocket [Science |Rocket Science].
- Canadian singer Shawn Mendes performed a cover of the song during the season 3 premiere of The 100. A music video for the cover was released by The CW. Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie responded positively to the rendition through the band's official Facebook page, saying "It’s a testament to the universality expressed in that it can be resurrected with a different result even after 35 years and still sound current."