Digital Boy / I don't know how to live, but I've got a lot of toys". This alienation and rejection of consumerism and mainstream culture is a common theme in the music of Bad Religion. The bridge includes references to the group's two previous records (as of the original recording), Suffer and No Control. Contrary to rumor, "21st Century (Digital Boy)" was not written or performed live in 1988 nor was it going to appear on No Control. The song pays homage to King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man", even incorporating some of its lyrics towards the end: Cat's foot iron claw Neuro-surgeons scream for more Innocents raped with napalm fire The line "everything I want I really need" that follows is a play on "21st Century Schizoid Man"'s "nothing he's got he really needs." The principal difference between the two versions is after that line. On the original Against the Grain version, as the song fades out, Graffin sings the title of the song four more times with a different word instead of "digital" (including "21st Century Schizoid Boy" in reference to King Crimson's song) backed with another guitar solo. Stranger Than Fiction'''s version ends with one final "Ain't life a mystery?" line. Excerpt from a 2010 interview with Greg Graffin in Scientific American: Q: "Your most famous song is "21st Century Digital Boy," which pokes fun at our gadget-laden era."<p>A: "Oh no, we love technology and gadgets. We use irony in 60 percent of our music. "21st Century Digital Boy" is an ironic twist characterizing the youth of today. The truth is that even though the song was written in 1990, it was clear that the youth were going to be affected for good and bad by digital technology. It's probably because we loved video games so much." Music video The music video shows a young child transfixed on a TV screen as the band, all in blue, appear to be "swimming" on the static screen. Director Gore Verbinski achieved this effect by using various dyes and other substances to create the illusion that the static screen is made out of water. In modern culture The Against the Grain version is available as downloadable content in both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour. Guitar Hero World Tour incorrectly notes 2004 instead of 1990 as its date of the song. The 2004 date could possibly be referring