Infant Sorrow: - The Clap

It parodies the aggressive, swaggering style of 90s and 2000s Britpop and rock icons like Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Pete Doherty. Critical and Fan Reception

"The Clap" is the sixth track on the album Get Him to the Greek , released through Universal Republic Records on June 1, 2010. Lyrical Content and Satire Infant Sorrow - The Clap

The song is a tongue-in-cheek ode to contracting a sexually transmitted infection, using the slang term "the clap" (gonorrhea) as a catchy hook. It parodies the aggressive, swaggering style of 90s

Despite being a "fake" band, the music was written and recorded by high-profile artists, including Carl Barât (The Libertines), Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), and comedians like Jason Segel and Mike Viola . Despite being a "fake" band, the music was

Infant Sorrow was created for the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and later became the centerpiece of the spin-off Get Him to the Greek .

The lyrics describe catching the "itch" and "scratch" from various encounters, including a "buck-tooth prostitute" and "the back of a toilet seat".