Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by The Offspring
Released	June 20, 2005 (International) June 21, 2005 (USA/Canada)
Recorded	1993-2005
Genre	Pop punk, Alternative rock
Length	49:42
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Thom Wilson, Dave Jerden, Brendan O'Brien, Jerry Finn
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link PopMatters (7/10) link
The Offspring chronology
Splinter (2003)	Greatest Hits (2005)	Untitled eighth studio album (2007)

Greatest Hits is the only compilation album by The Offspring. It was released on June 20, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later in the United States and Canada. It includes hit singles from Smash to Splinter, except for the first track "Can't Repeat", which was previously unreleased. It also features a hidden track, "Next to You", which is a cover of a song by The Police. The song appears at the end of the final track. Can't Repeat was the Offspring's first song to feature Atom Willard on drums, but interestingly, the album liner notes states that the drummer on "Can't Repeat" was Josh Freese, the studio drummer used for the album Splinter. This is likely an oversight, because Can't Repeat was recorded in early 2005, when Atom was well-established as the band's official post-Welty drummer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Can't Repeat"
2. "Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
3. "Self-Esteem"
4. "Gotta Get Away"
5. "All I Want"
6. "Gone Away"
7. "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"
8. "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
9. "The Kids Aren't Alright"
10. "Original Prankster" (with Redman)
11. "Want You Bad"
12. "Defy You" (Orange County Soundtrack)
13. "Hit That"
14. "(Can't Get My) Head Around You"

• "The Kids Aren't Alright (Wiseguys Remix)" (Europe and South America Bonus Track)
• "Spare Me The Details" (Australia only)
• "Next to You" (The Police Cover) (Hidden Track, at the end of track 14 in North America (starts at 3:16), at the end of track 15 in Europe and Australia (starts at – 5:56 in UK, 4:24 in Australia).

The Offspring
Dexter Holland | Noodles | Greg K. | Atom Willard
James Lilja | Ron Welty | Josh Freese
Discography
Studio albums: The Offspring (1989) | Ignition (1992) | Smash (1994) | Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) | Americana (1998) | Conspiracy of One (2000) | Splinter (2003) | (Eighth Studio Album) (2007)
EPs: Baghdad (1991) | Club Me (1997) | A Piece of Americana (1998)
Other albums: Greatest Hits (2005)
Singles: "Blackball / I'll Be Waiting" | "Come Out And Play" | "Self-Esteem" | "Gotta Get Away" | "Kick Him When He's Down" | "All I Want" | "I Choose" | "The Meaning Of Life" | "Gone Away" | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | "Why Don't You Get a Job?" | "She's Got Issues" | "The Kids Aren't Alright" | "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" | "Next to You"
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