Smash (album)
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| Studio album by The Offspring | ||
| Released | April 19, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993-1994 at Track Record in North Hollywood | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Punk rock, Grunge, Punk Metal | |
| Length | 46:38 | |
| Label | independent release | |
| Producer(s) | Thom Wilson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Offspring chronology | ||
| Ignition (1992) |
Smash (1994) |
Ixnay On The Hombre (1997) |
Smash is The Offspring's third album, released on April 19, 1994. Smash sold more than 11 million copies world wide and broke The Offspring into the mainstream, along with other punk bands like Rancid. To this day it remains the highest selling independent album of all time.
The album peaked at #4 on Billboard's pop albums charts and #1 on the Heatseeker's chart. Signed to Epitaph Records, The Offspring's surprise success made the indie label one of the most promising ones in the United States, performing better than thought possible for an indie-released album. "Come Out and Play", with its mixture of Middle-Eastern sounds, punk energy and anthemic chorus, became a huge hit single in the USA and one of the band's signature songs. The album was a large hit among fans of Punk Rock, pop-punk, Metal, and Grunge, marking the band's crossover appeal. The second single, "Self-Esteem" made the band popular in Europe, in great deal thanks to its repeated airplay on MTV.
The first track, "Time to Relax", contains 25 seconds of spoken words and was not featured on the cassette version of the album.
In 2006, Smash was ranked as the 1st highest rated punk albums of 1994 on Sputnikmusic.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Time to Relax" – 0:25
- "Nitro (Youth Energy)" – 2:27
- "Bad Habit" – 3:43
- "Gotta Get Away" – 3:52
- "Genocide" – 3:33
- "Something to Believe In" – 3:17
- "Come Out and Play" – 3:17
- "Self-Esteem" – 4:17
- "It'll Be a Long Time" – 2:43
- "Killboy Powerhead" – 2:02
- "What Happened to You?" – 2:12
- "So Alone" – 1:17
- "Not the One" – 2:55
- "Smash" – 10:39
- A part of the song "Change The World", later to be on Ixnay On The Hombre, is heard. It has the same guitar part as the song "Genocide", but played at a slower tempo.
- A song called "Come Out And Play (Reprise)" is heard last on the album. It was also released on the Come Out and Play single. It starts at 9:07 and is a hidden track.
- Track number 10 is a cover of The Didjits.
[edit] Personnel
- The Offspring
- Dexter Holland - Guitar, vocals
- Noodles - Guitar, background vocals
- Greg K. - Bass guitar, background vocals
- Ron Welty - Drums, background vocals
- Lisa Johnson - Photography
- Ken Paulakovich - Engineer
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Thom Wilson - Producer, engineer
- Fred Hidalgo - Art direction
- Mike Ainsworth - Assistant engineer
- Ulysses Noriega - Assistant engineer
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 4 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "Come Out And Play" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 1994 | "Come Out And Play" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | "Come Out And Play" | Top 40 Mainstream | 39 |
| 1994 | "Gotta Get Away" | Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 1994 | "Self Esteem" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 1994 | "Self Esteem" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1995 | "Gotta Get Away" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 15 |
[edit] References
- ^ Highest Rated Albums: 1994 (HTML). Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on November 11, 2006.
| The Offspring |
| Dexter Holland – Noodles – Greg K.– Atom Willard |
| Former members: James Lilja – Ron Welty – Josh Freese (unofficial) |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: The Offspring – Ignition – Smash – Ixnay on the Hombre – Americana – Conspiracy of One – Splinter – (Eighth Studio Album) |
| Extended plays: Baghdad – Club Me – A Piece of Americana |
| Other albums: Greatest Hits |
| Related articles |
| Epitaph Records – Nitro Records – Columbia Records |
