"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
At fifteen, Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down wrote "Kryptonite" during math class — and ended up with one of the inescapable rock songs of the decade. From a Mississippi radio station's runaway request line to an eight-times-platinum single, this was the sound of the year 2000 on every rock station in America. You probably knew every word before you fully understood them.