The Offspring discography
 The Offspring at Download Festival in 2008. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
| ↙EPs | 4 | |
| ↙Singles | 25 | |
| ↙Video albums | 3 | |
| ↙Music videos | 21 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 9 | |
This is a comprehensive discography of The Offspring, a Southern California-based punk rock band. The band has released eight studio albums, four extended plays (EP), three compilation albums, three videos, one demo, one box set and twenty-five singles. This list is not intended to include material performed by members or former members of The Offspring that was recorded with Angels & Airwaves, Face to Face, Saves the Day or Steady Ground.
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[edit] History
The Offspring were formed in 1984 under the name Manic Subsidal by singer/guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K., who later recruited Noodles as their guitarist. After Manic Subsidal changed its name to The Offspring in 1986,[1] drummer Ron Welty finally joined in 1987, then the band recorded a demo a year later. The Offspring signed a record deal with the short-lived label Nemesis Records, and released their first album, The Offspring, in 1989 on vinyl-only. That album would not be released on CD until 1995. Two years later, after the release of the Baghdad EP, the band signed to Epitaph Records (a label owned by then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz), who released their second album, Ignition, in 1992.
In April 1994, The Offspring released Smash. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number one on Heatseekers, and produced three hit singles: "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away". The album was certified 6x Platinum. With sales continuing seventeen years after its release, Smash has become Epitaph's best-selling album of all time.
After the release of the Smash album, The Offspring parted ways with Epitaph and signed a record deal with Columbia Records. 1997 saw the release of their major-label debut, Ixnay on the Hombre. Although not as successful as Smash, Ixnay sold over 5 million units. In the following year, the band released their next album, Americana, which debuted at number two of the U.S charts, and produced two of the biggest hits: "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?", and making the album the peak of The Offspring's mainstream popularity.
2000 saw the band release their sixth album, Conspiracy of One. The band intended to release the entire album online through their official website, to show their support for downloading music on the internet.[2] However, under threat of legal action by Columbia through their parent company Sony, only the first single "Original Prankster" was released on their official website (the rest of the record was leaked to fan sites).[3]
While working on a follow-up to Conspiracy of One, longtime drummer Ron Welty left the band in early 2003 to concentrate on his new project Steady Ground. Soon after, the band released their next album Splinter. Uncomfortable with the idea of finding an immediate replacement for Welty, The Offspring opted to have session musician Josh Freese to record the drums for Splinter, and later announced that Atom Willard would be the official replacement for Ron Welty. The album's original title was to be Chinese Democrazy, a name used to mock the name of the long-delayed album by Guns N' Roses. As a result, Axl Rose filed a cease and desist order against The Offspring. However, the order was dropped when it was realized that the announcement of the album's name came on April 1 (April Fool's Day).
2005 saw the release of the band's first compilation album, Greatest Hits. It contains 13 of the band's hits between Smash and Splinter, and two previously unreleased songs, lead single "Can't Repeat" and a hidden track, "Next to You" (originally by The Police). The compilation does not contain any material from the first album and Ignition. In support of the Greatest Hits album, the band played the Vans Warped Tour for the first time, and a tour in Europe and Japan followed.
After the Greatest Hits tour, The Offspring took an extended hiatus and Willard left the band in July 2007 to concentrate on his current project Angels & Airwaves. He was replaced by former Face to Face drummer Pete Parada. The band's most recent studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, was released on June 17, 2008, but Parada did not record it due to contract issues. The band tapped Freese again to record the drum tracks. The Offspring has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [4][7] |
FIN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZL [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
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| 1989 | The Offspring
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| 1992 | Ignition
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| 1994 | Smash
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4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1997 | Ixnay on the Hombre
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9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |
| 1998 | Americana
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2000 | Conspiracy of One
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9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2003 | Splinter
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30 | 12 | 10 | — | 33 | 98 | 27 | 56 | 13 | 27 |
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| 2008 | Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
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10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 9 | 52 | 5 | 39 | |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| US [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZL [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
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| 1999 | The Offspring Collection
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| 2005 | Greatest Hits
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8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Happy Hour!
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[edit] EPs
| Year | Title |
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| 1991 | Baghdad
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| 1997 | Club Me
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| 1998 | A Piece of Americana
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[edit] Other appearances
| Year | Album | Track(s) |
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| 1996 | Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day[24]
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[edit] Songs
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| US Hot [25] |
US Alt [26] |
US Main [25] |
US Rock [25] |
GER [27] |
AUS [28] |
AUT [29] |
NLD [30] |
NZL [31] |
SWE [32] |
SWI [33] |
UK [13] |
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| 1986 | "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Offspring | |
| 1994 | "Come Out and Play" | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | 32 | — | 23 | — | — | Smash | |
| "Self Esteem" | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 37 | SWE: Gold | ||
| 1995 | "Gotta Get Away" | — | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 33 | — | 26 | — | 43 | ||
| "Kick Him When He's Down" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ignition | ||
| "Smash It Up" (The Damned cover) | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Batman Forever Soundtrack | ||
| 1996 | "All I Want" | — | 13 | 18 | — | — | 15 | 25 | 51 | 27 | 36 | — | 31 | AUS: Gold[34] | Ixnay on the Hombre |
| 1997 | "Gone Away" | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | 93 | 35 | — | — | 42 | AUS: Gold[34] | |
| "The Meaning of Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Choose" | — | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | 53 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | AUS: 4× Platinum[35] SWE: 3× Platinum[20] UK: Gold[19] |
Americana |
| 1999 | "Why Don't You Get a Job?" | 74 | 4 | 10 | — | 16 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 2 | AUS: 2× Platinum[35] SWE: Gold[20] |
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| "The Kids Aren't Alright" | 105[B] | 6 | 11 | — | 45 | 69 | — | 29 | 39 | 16 | — | 11 | |||
| "She's Got Issues" | — | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | 59 | 60 | 41 | |||
| 2000 | "Totalimmortal" (AFI cover) | — | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Me, Myself & Irene Soundtrack | |
| "Original Prankster" | 70 | 2 | 7 | — | 46 | 5 | — | 44 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 6 | AUS: Platinum[36] | Conspiracy of One | |
| 2001 | "Want You Bad" | — | 10 | 23 | — | — | 35 | — | — | 46 | 45 | 15 | — | ||
| "Million Miles Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 21 | |||
| "Defy You" | 77 | 8 | 8 | — | 62 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 52 | — | Orange County Soundtrack | ||
| 2003 | "Hit That" | 64 | 1 | 6 | — | 31 | 13 | 21 | 60 | 24 | — | 57 | 11 | AUS: Gold[37] | Splinter |
| 2004 | "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" | 120[B] | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | ||
| "Spare Me the Details" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Can't Repeat" | 110[B] | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Next to You" (The Police cover) | — | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Hammerhead" | 105[B] | 2 | 8 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace | |
| "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" | 63 | 1 | 10 | — | 67 | 54 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | US: Gold[14] | ||
| "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" | 106[B] | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Half-Truism" | — | 21 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
[edit] Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Title | Film |
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| 1995 | "Smash It Up" | Batman Forever |
| 1997 | "D.U.I." | I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| 1998 | "The Kids Aren't Alright" | The Faculty |
| 1999 | "Beheaded 1999" | Idle Hands |
| 1999 | "I Wanna Be Sedated" | Idle Hands |
| 2000 | "Bloodstains" | Ready to Rumble |
| 2000 | "Totalimmortal" | Me, Myself & Irene |
| 2002 | "Defy You" | Orange County |
| 2006 | "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" | Click |
[edit] Non-album songs
| Year | Title | Released on |
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| 1986 | "Call It Religion" | The Subject to Blackout compilation tape[38] |
| 1986 | "Halloween" | The Subject to Blackout compilation tape[38] |
| 1986 | "Fire and Ice" | The Subject to Blackout compilation tape[38] |
| 1986 | "Tonight I Do" | The 6 Songs demo tape |
| 1991 | "Baghdad" | The Baghdad EP |
| 1991 | "The Blurb" | The Baghdad EP |
| 1997 | "D.U.I." | The I Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack, the Club Me EP and the "Gone Away" single |
| 1999 | "Beheaded 1999" | The Idle Hands soundtrack and the "Why Don't You Get a Job?" single |
| 1999 | "Hand Grenades" | The Short Music for Short People compilation album |
| 2002 | "Defy You" | The Orange County soundtrack and their compilation album |
| 2005 | "Mission from God" | The Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10 compilation album |
[edit] Cover tracks
[edit] Videos
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Title | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 1999 | Americana
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| 2000 | Huck It
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| 2005 | Complete Music Video Collection
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1994 | "Come Out and Play" | Darren Lavett |
| "Self Esteem" | Darren Lavett | |
| 1995 | "Gotta Get Away" | Samuel Bayer |
| 1997 | "All I Want" | David Yow |
| "The Meaning of Life" | Kevin Kerslake | |
| "I Choose" | Dexter Holland | |
| 1998 | "Gone Away" | Nigel Dick |
| "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | McG | |
| 1999 | "Why Don't You Get a Job?" | McG |
| "The Kids Aren't Alright" | Yariv Gaber | |
| "She's Got Issues" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | |
| 2000 | "Original Prankster" | Dave Meyers |
| 2001 | "Want You Bad" | Spencer Susser |
| "Defy You" | Dave Meyers | |
| 2003 | "Hit That" | John Williams and David Lea |
| 2004 | "Da Hui" | Paul Cop |
| "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" | Joseph Kahn | |
| 2005 | "Can't Repeat" | Ramon and Pedro |
| 2008 | "Hammerhead" | Teqtonik |
| "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" | Chris Hopewell | |
| "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" | Lex Halaby | |
| 2009 | "Stuff Is Messed Up" | F. Scott Schafer and Sean Evans |
[edit] Notes
- A.^ The Offspring charted in The Netherlands in November 1995.
- B.^ "The Kids Aren't Alright", "(Can't Get My) Head Around You", "Can't Repeat", "Hammerhead", and "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore they are listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Offspring". Rebelwaltz.com. 2008-05-05. http://www.rebelwaltz.com/theoffspring.html. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ The Offspring to Release New Album Free Online By Robert Menta of MP3 Newswire, posted September 18, 2000
- ^ Sony Forces The Offspring to Cancel MP3 Giveaway By Robert Menta of MP3 Newswire, posted September 26, 2000
- ^ a b c d "The Offspring - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums" allmusic. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Australian Album Charts Search for The Offspring" Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Austrian Album Charts Search for The Offspring" Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "The Offspring Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=The+Offspring&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b "Finnish Album Charts Search for The Offspring" FinnishCharts.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Dutch Album Charts Search for The Offspring" DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Album Charts Search for The Offspring" Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Swedish Album Charts Search for The Offspring" SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "Swiss Album Charts Search for The Offspring" HitParade.ch. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Chart Log UK (1994–2006) The O – Ozric Tentacles" Zobbel. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold Platinum Database: The Offspring". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Offspring&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c "BPI Database - Statistics - Certified Awards - Search for Offspring" BPI. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-19991.pdf.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums" ARIA. Retrieved on January 4, 2009.
- ^ "Go Ahead Punk...". InterPunk.com. http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=36883&.
- ^ a b c "The Offspring - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" allmusic. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "The Offspring Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-offspring/chart-history/23138?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/The+Offspring/19452/single. - ^ "Australian Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Austrian Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Dutch Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Swedish Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Swiss Singles Chart Search for The Offspring" HitParade.ch. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles" ARIA. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles" ARIA. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Singles" ARIA. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Singles" ARIA. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c http://www.killfromtheheart.com/albums.php?id=12701&rec_type=comp
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o SecondHandSongs.com 2008-06-14
- ^ YouTube video
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