Conspiracy of One

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Conspiracy of One
Studio album by The Offspring
Released	November 14, 2000
Recorded	May-September 2000 at NRG, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Punk rock Melodic hardcore
Length	37:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Kerrang! Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link
The Offspring chronology
Americana (1998) Conspiracy of One (2000) Splinter (2003)
Singles from Conspiracy of One
"Original Prankster" Released: 2000 "Want You Bad" Released: 2001 "Million Miles Away" Released: 2001

Conspiracy of One is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It was released on November 14, 2000 debuting at 9 on the US Billboard 200 with around 125,000 copies sold in its first week,^[1] and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. It is the follow-up to the commercially successful Americana.

The Offspring had come out in support of file sharing, claiming it does not hurt sales. This album was originally planned to be released directly on their website before retail, until their label threatened to sue.

Conspiracy of One is also the band's final studio album with the "classic" line-up, with drummer Ron Welty leaving the band in early 2003 to pursue his career with Steady Ground.

Contents 1 Production and marketing 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3.1 Bonus Tracks 3.2 Album Length 4 Notes 5 Chart Performance 6 Personnel 6.1 The Offspring 6.2 Additional Personnel 7 References 7.1 General references 7.2 Notes 8 External links

[edit] Production and marketing

After the 13 month Americana tour, The Offspring soon began writing songs for Americana's follow-up. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (of Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus and Papa Roach fame), the album was recorded at NRG in North Hollywood, California. Writing and recording sessions lasted from May to September 2000.

[edit] Reception

Conspiracy of One was released on November 14, 2000 and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.^[2] Five weeks after its release, the album was certified gold and platinum.^[3]

Liana Jonas of Allmusic described Conspiracy of One as The Offspring's "most musically mature collection to date". Jonas praised the music as "tight arrangements, vocal interplay and refined guitar work" and claims the band injected "elements of hip-hop, rap-metal, and Nirvana-like grunge into a few songs". The album received a rating of three and a half out of five stars, while producing three singles, "Original Prankster", "Want You Bad" and "Million Miles Away", that earned The Offspring its commercial success.^[4]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Offspring. 

[edit] Bonus Tracks

[edit] Album Length

	(Without Bonus Track)	(With Bonus Track)
Total Duration of Music:	37:43	40:21

[edit] Notes

• First pressings in Australia and UK had the track "Huck It" listed as track 14, later reprints have it unlisted as well as the original Mature audiences rating reduced to a PG rating in Australia.
• The "Intro" track samples a speech made in concert by Mike Love from The Beach Boys.
• "Special Delivery" contains a sample from Jonathan King's version of the song "Hooked On A Feeling".
• This is the first Offspring album not to contain a ska/reggae track since 1992's Ignition.
• This album is also an Enhanced CD and contains the karaoke videos of "Original Prankster" and "One Fine Day", and the previous MTV music videos from Americana.
• This is the only Offspring CD where the word "fuck" is never used, not including the bonus track 'Huck It'.
• First appearance of the Fire Skull logo, which has been the mascot for The Offspring until their 2008 release Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, in which the skull is completely absent.
• "Dammit, I Changed Again" can be heard in the background in the movie "The New Guy".

[edit] Chart Performance

Chart (1998-1999)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australian Albums Chart[5]	4	2x Platinum[6]	140,000+
Austrian Albums Chart[5]	5	Gold[7]	10,000+
Belgium Albums Chart[5]	18	-	-
Canadian Albums Chart[4]	4	2x Platinum[8]	200,000+
Finnish Albums Chart[5]	4	Platinum[9]	29,330+[10]
French Albums Chart[5]	3	2x Gold	150,000
German Albums Chart[11]	8	-	-
Italian Albums Chart[5]	12	-	-
Japanese Albums Chart[12]	2	2x Platinum[13]	400,000+
Netherlands Albums Chart[5]	32	-	-
New Zealand Albums Chart[5]	11	Gold[14]	7,500+
Norsktoppen[5]	11	-	-
Polish Albums Chart[15]	7	Gold[16]	15,000+
Swedish Albums Chart[5]	8	Gold[17]	20,000+
Swiss Albums Chart[5]	4	Platinum[18]	40,000+
UK Albums Chart[19]	12	Gold[20]	100,000+
U.S. Billboard 200[4]	9	Platinum[21]	1,000,000+

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Offspring

• Dexter Holland - Vocals, Guitar
• Noodles - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Greg K. - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Ron Welty - Drums

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Justin Beope – Design
• Billy Bowers – Engineer
• Nick DiDia – Engineer
• David Dominguez – Assistant Engineer
• Karl Egsieker – Mixing
• Ryan Eilliams – Mixing
• Sean Evans – Art Direction
• Alan Forbes – Illustrations
• Ross Garfield – Drum Technician
• Sarkis Kaloustian – Design
• Steve Masi – Guitar Technician
• Eddy Schreyer – Mastering

[edit] References

[edit] General references

• (2000) Album notes for Conspiracy of One by The Offspring [CD liner]. Columbia Records.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Official page for the album

v • d • e The Offspring Dexter Holland • Noodles • Greg K. • Pete Parada Ron Welty • Atom Willard • James Lilja • Jim Benton • Doug Thompson Studio albums The Offspring • Ignition • Smash • Ixnay on the Hombre • Americana • Conspiracy of One • Splinter • Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace EPs Baghdad • They Were Born to Kill • Club Me • A Piece of Americana Compilations The Offspring Collection • Greatest Hits Videos and DVDs Americana • Huck It • Complete Music Video Collection Singles "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball" • "Come Out and Play" • "Self Esteem" • "Gotta Get Away" • "Smash It Up" • "All I Want" • "Gone Away" • "Cool to Hate" • "The Meaning of Life" • "I Choose" • "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" • "Why Don't You Get a Job?" • "The Kids Aren't Alright" • "She's Got Issues" • "Original Prankster" • "Want You Bad" • "Million Miles Away" • "Defy You" • "Hit That" • "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" • "Spare Me the Details" • "Can't Repeat" • "Hammerhead" • "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" • "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" • "Half-Truism" Related articles Discography • Awards • Epitaph Records • Nitro Records • Columbia Records • Punk rock in California Related bands Angels & Airwaves • Face to Face • Saves the Day • Steady Ground