Acceptance - "So Contagious"

This band is no more, and it turns out that they only produced one studio album. The album itself isn't that great, but this song has always stood out to me. The music is vaguely reminiscent of any number of bands that popped up the late 90's and early 2000's...but Hoobastank is the one that jumps to my mind.

Anyway, I have a hard time determining what I find catchy about this song, but I think it comes down to two things: 1) the nifty little two-string guitar part that opens the song and runs throughout and 2) the offbeat phrasing of the second "could this be out of line" in the choruses...it's a small thing, to be sure, but it significantly changes the feel. I may post another example tomorrow of a song using a subtle shift in the beat to change the feel, because I find it amusing. Enjoy!