Hate My Life


"Hate My Life" is a song by the Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman. It was released in October 2008 as the fourth overall single from their third studio album Scars & Souvenirs. The track was selected as BBC Radio One's Track of the Week for the week ending March 20, 2009.

Music video

According to Theory's site, the video was shot on November 15, 2008. It was asked on the site, as a contest, for forty fans to star in the music video. It was filmed at the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California. It was released January 9, 2009, on Yahoo! Music. It was directed by Bill Fishman.
At the beginning of the video, Tyler sees a hobo, and then he starts singing the song, the lyrics matching everything that is happening in the video. He complains about how he hates hobos, he almost gets hit by a car, we meet his wife, played by his real wife Christine Danielle Connolly, a girl drops her bag of lingerie, a construction worker's boss telling him off, and when he sings the chorus, a sign comes down from a building reading "I Hate My Life." Then, Tyler jumps onto a parade float with the rest of the band, performing the rest of the song. Behind them travels a huge group of people, which include the hobo, the construction workers, and the others Tyler ran into.

Reception

"Hate My Life" received a negative review from The Guardian, which criticized it for "reinforcing sexist stereotypes" and "being a slimy letch", concluding that "being a sexist, misanthropic potential paedo isn't a great way to attract the chicks." Milwaukee-based newspaper The Shepherd Express described the song as a "blend of reactionary country-music politics and hard-rock misogyny".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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