"Punk Rock 101" is a song by American

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. It appeared on the 2003 edition of their 2002 album ''

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''. "Punk Rock 101" was released to radio on May 20, 2003. The single peaked at number 43 on the

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. The song appeared on the

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'' and '' Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home''. It also appeared on the film ''

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Allusions

* The line "But Fat Mike's his hero" references

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, the bassist and vocalist for the punk rock band

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. * The lyric "Like Tommy and Gina/They're living on a prayer" is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovi's song "

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".* Bon Jovi themselves are also mentioned in the lyric "She left him for staring at girls and not caring when she cried cause she thought Bon Jovi broke up."

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