"Infected" is a song written by Brett Gurewitz

Brett Gurewitz

Brett W. Gurewitz , nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and sister-labels ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, and Hellcat Records...

 from the punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 group Bad Religion

Bad Religion

Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...

. It was released in 1994 and appears on their eighth proper studio album Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger than Fiction (Bad Religion album)

Stranger than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album by Bad Religion, released in 1994...

. Along with "21st Century (Digital Boy)

21st Century (Digital Boy)

"21st Century " is a song by the punk rock group Bad Religion. It was originally recorded in 1990 on their fifth full-length studio album Against the Grain and rerecorded on the 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction...

", "Infected" is considered to be their breakthrough song, as it received airplay from modern rock

Modern rock

Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...

 radio stations.

During the 1990s, frontman Greg Graffin

Greg Graffin

Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. is an American punk rock musician, college professor, and author. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the noted Los Angeles band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1979 and is the band's only constant member, even though it now features two...

 used to sing "don't be mad about it, Bobby", referring to then-drummer Bobby Schayer

Bobby Schayer

Bobby Schayer was born on December 23, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. He was the drummer for Bad Religion from 1991 to 2001. He was a resident of Encino, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley...

, instead of "don't be mad about it, baby".

Legacy

• Cover version appears in Guitar Hero.
• Cover version is downloadable content for the Xbox 360
  Xbox 360
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   version of Guitar Hero II
  Guitar Hero II
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• It is a concert staple for the band.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard Album Rock Tracks	33
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	27