"Hate Everyone" is the first single from Say Anything

Say Anything (band)

Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...

's self-titled

Say Anything (album)

Say Anything is the fourth full-length and self-titled studio album by American rock band Say Anything, after originally being scheduled to be released through RCA Records on October 13, 2009, it was delayed to November 3...

 fourth album. The single was released August 25, 2009

2009 in music

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Song information

The chord progression and guitar rhythm in the verse of the song are similar to Rudie Can't Fail, a song by The Clash.

The song includes a section listing some things singer/lyricist Max Bemis

Max Bemis

Max Bemis is the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Say Anything. He is also co singer along side Chris Conley of the supergroup Two Tongues, which features members from Say Anything and Saves the Day.-The Early Years:...

 hates specifically, although it is difficult to interpret exactly what he's referring to. The list was posted on Bemis' Twitter

Twitter

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 profile the same day the single was released.

• The Hospital in Texas - the Menninger Clinic
  Menninger Foundation
  The Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas, and consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston. The foundation was started by Drs. Karl, Will, and...
  
  , a psychiatric clinic where Bemis was hospitalized while on tour due to psychotic episodes
  Psychosis
  Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...
  
  
• The Rapper in the Lexus
  Lexus
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   - Kanye West
  Kanye West
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
  
  
• The Singer with the Denim Skin - Brandon Flowers
  Brandon Flowers
  Brandon Richard Flowers is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album titled Flamingo.-Early life:...
  
   of The Killers
• My Ex-Girlfriend, though she's feminine - Bemis fails to call her by name, instead simply suggesting she "sucks."

Hate Everyone had appeared in American Idol Season 9, Episode 8.

Music video

The music video for "Hate Everyone" was directed by The Malloys

The Malloys

The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They are signed to HSI Productions.- Videography :*"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend...

 and released on September 1, 2009 on Say Anything's MySpace Music page.

External links

• Video on MySpace Music