One of the reasons the band self-produced the album was their idea to take specific sounds from different genres and include them into songs. Wheatus was produced and engineered by Wheatus and Philip A. A control room was set up in the dining room, with a one hundred-foot cable leading down to the basement. Using the knowledge he gained from being in his former band, Wheatus was recorded in the basement of Brown's mother's house. "Wannabe Gangster" was inspired by "white, middle class glorification of inner city problems", according to Brown. "Love Is a Mutt from Hell" was about a dysfunctional romance. Brown" was written after Brown was not being paid for something he had done. "Hump'Em N' Dump'Em" was written when the Senate was thinking of impeaching the president. "Sunshine", the first song written for the album, was Brown realizing he was working for the wrong kind of people. Talking about "Truffles" and "Wannabe Gangstar", Brown explained that when you're younger "You can't do anything. So I guess that's the inspiration-the hope that that happens to someone someday." Brown had the chorus melody and the "oh yeah" section before finishing the song's lyrics, it was "one of those once-in-a-lifetime melodies that works for every reason." Brown claimed the song was autobiographical, however, none of the band members "wound up getting the girl in the end.
Brown mentioned that the beat in " Teenage Dirtbag" was "sort of a hip-hop thing" and that the guitars "are definitely heavy metal". The song titles came to Brown first with the subject matter following as he considered the name "an emotional blueprint". Brown, except for "Punk Ass Bitch", which was written by bassist Rich Liegey, and their cover of Erasure's " A Little Respect", which was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. " Composition Īll of the material on Wheatus was written by Brendan B. The energy "of the pop elements" in addition to "the story-telling and the social commentary" made Jimenez feel like he "really wanted to be a part of. The following week, Jimenez was at band rehearsal, appreciating every song. Jimenez wanted to work with Brown after hearing "Teenage Dirtbag". Multi-instrumentalist and engineer Phil A. Peter enjoyed the songs Brendan had written. Brown brought in his younger brother, Peter, to play drums and Rich Liegey to play bass. Wheatus formed in 1995 after guitarist and vocalist Brendan B.
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