"Chick Magnet" is an MxPx

MxPx

MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....

 single released in 1996. It was released for the album Life in General, but there is a live, acoustic

Acoustic music

Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...

 version on Move to Bremerton

Move to Bremerton

Move to Bremerton is an EP by the band MxPx, released in 1996. The song was written about the city of Bremerton, Washington. The video takes place in downtown Seattle, Washington...

, a demo version on Let It Happen

Let It Happen

Let It Happen is a B-sides album released in 1998 by the pop punk band MxPx. It consists of material recorded prior to the band signing to A&M Records. The demo version of "Chick Magnet" contains a sample from the Kevin Smith film Mallrats....

, a live version on At the Show

At the Show

- Credits :Band* Mike Herrera - Bass, Vocals* Tom Wisniewski - Lead Guitar* Yuri Ruley - Drums...

, and a remastered version on Ten Years and Running

Ten Years and Running

Ten Years and Running is a 2002 compilation album by MxPx. "Punk Rawk Show" was rerecorded for this album, and "My Mistake" and "Running Away" were new songs...

, making it the most-released MxPx song.

The song is easily recognisable from its vocal bass solo, which was featured as the background music of the official MxPx website during the late 1990s and early 2000s when the site's appearance was a garage. The "Dude, you a mad chick magnet," line from the intro of the song is taken from the movie Mallrats

Mallrats

Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...

and is spoken by the character Jay.

The song is played during a scene in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series...

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The cd single has two b-sides, a cover of the old jazz song "Blue Moon

Blue Moon (song)

"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....

" and an early version of "Educated Guess", which would later become the sixth track of the album "The Ever Passing Moment

The Ever Passing Moment

The Ever Passing Moment is the fifth full-length album by MxPx, released on May 16, 2000.MxPx gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting for The Offspring and Cypress Hill on the Conspiracy of One tour. "Responsibility" proved to be a minor radio hit, peaking at #24 on...

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Music video

In the music video, drummer Yuri Ruley

Yuri Ruley

Yuri Zane Ruley is an American drummer who plays in the pop punk band MxPx. In 1992, while still in high school, Ruley started MxPx with Mike Herrera and Andy Husted; Husted was replaced by Tom Wisniewski two years later...

 plays the "Chick Magnet," and attracts women in a diner while bassist Mike Herrera

Mike Herrera

Michael Arthur Herrera is an American musician most widely known as the vocalist and bass guitarist for the pop punk band MxPx, as well as being the front-man of his new band Tumbledown.-Early life:...

 and guitarist Tom Wisniewski look on.