Ixnay on the Hombre

Ixnay on the Hombre
Studio album by The Offspring
Released February 4, 1997
Recorded June 21[1]- October 11,[2] 1996
Studio
Genre
Length 42:17
Label Columbia, Epitaph (Europe)
Producer Dave Jerden
The Offspring chronology
Smash
(1994)Smash1994		 Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)		 Americana
(1998)Americana1998
Singles from Ixnay on the Hombre
  1. "All I Want"
    Released: December 31, 1996
  2. "Gone Away"
    Released: March 1997
  3. "The Meaning of Life"
    Released: 1997
  4. "I Choose"
    Released: 1997

Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring. Produced by Dave Jerden, the album was released on February 4, 1997 through Columbia Records (their former label Epitaph released it in Europe). After the massive commercial success of their previous album, Smash, The Offspring entered the studio in the middle of 1996 to record a new album. The title Ixnay on the Hombre combines Pig Latin ("Ixnay" is the version of the word "nix," familiar in 1940s Hollywood movies) and Spanish ("hombre", "man") to convey the message "fuck The Man", as in "fuck authority".[4]

Ixnay on the Hombre was a moderate success debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and it was well received by both critics and fans. The album was certified platinum in the US for the shipment of 1 million copies. Ixnay on the Hombre has sold around 3 million copies worldwide.[5] The album contains the singles "All I Want", "Gone Away", "The Meaning of Life" and "I Choose" The first two singles later appeared on The Offspring's Greatest Hits album.

Background and recording

By the time The Offspring began writing new material for their fourth studio album in 1995-1996, they were the biggest act of Epitaph's roster and had originally declined to leave the label before signing a recording contract with Columbia Records. Following the widespread commercial success of the band's previous album, Smash, frontman Dexter Holland wanted The Offspring to release more albums on Epitaph, or remain on the label for a long time. However, tensions were encountered when Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz decided to sell Smash to a major label in "return for a royalty override on it,"[6] an action that the band did not like. Gurewitz had approached several major labels, such as Geffen, Capitol and Sony, in attempt to sign The Offspring.[6] The band eventually signed to Columbia, and Holland recalled that they "took less money" with the label and the signing "was not to try and make more money."[6] Holland also claimed that The Offspring signed to Columbia because they would not "record for someone who thinks [Gurewitz] can force [them] to" and would not "record for a guy who's worse than a major label."[6] Recording sessions for Ixnay on the Hombre took place from June to October 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studios with producer Dave Jerden (Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion).

On the recording process of the album, guitarist Noodles stated:

"Pay the Man" was one of the songs recorded during the "Ixnay on the Hombre" session but was only released on "Americana". "Change the World" is a further development of the unnamed hidden track that appeared at the end of the previous album Smash. "Change the World" itself contains a hidden track, a brief spoken piece by Larry "Bud" Melman of the David Letterman Show.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[9]
Robert Christgau[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
USA Today[12]

Ixnay on the Hombre was released on February 4, 1997, and is the first Offspring album distributed via Columbia Records. Their former label Epitaph Records released it in Europe because of disagreements between the band and the label's founder Brett Gurewitz. The band was able to release its album on Columbia for the US and other international releases but had to complete the album release in Europe through Epitaph. The Offspring would continue releasing albums on Columbia until it was announced in early 2013 that they had fulfilled their contract with the label.[13]

Ixnay on the Hombre peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[14] Although the album was less successful than its predecessor or successor, it also went Platinum soon after its release.[15]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards the album 2.5 stars and states: "Ixnay on the Hombre sounds like a competent hard rock band trying to hitch themselves to the post-grunge bandwagon."[8]

Touring and promotion

The Offspring toured relentlessly for almost a year to promote Ixnay on the Hombre. Prior to its release, they headlined the Big Day Out tour in Australia in January–February 1997, along with Soundgarden and The Prodigy.[16] The Ixnay on the Hombre tour kickstarted on February 11, 1997 at Foothill in Long Beach, California with One Hit Wonder, who had just been signed to Holland's label Nitro Records. A week later, they played five shows in the East Coast of the United States with The Joykiller, which was followed by a ten-date tour with AFI and Strung Out and a European tour with The Vandals and Lunachicks. The Offspring continued to tour over seven-month period from May to December 1997, which included U.S. tours with AFI/L7, Voodoo Glow Skulls/The Joykiller and Hagfish/One Hit Wonder/Good Riddance, as well as a Canadian tour with Doughboys, three Brazilian shows with Charlie Brown Jr., and four shows in Australia with The Living End.[16] Social Distortion also supported The Offspring on selected dates.[17] The Ixnay on the Hombre tour ended on December 18, 1997 in Osaka, Japan, with AFI supporting them.[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bryan Keith Holland, except where noted [18].

No.TitleLength
1."Disclaimer"0:45
2."The Meaning of Life"2:56
3."Mota"2:57
4."Me & My Old Lady"4:33
5."Cool to Hate"2:47
6."Leave It Behind"1:58
7."Gone Away"4:28
8."I Choose"3:54
9."Intermission" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans)0:48
10."All I Want"1:54
11."Way Down the Line"2:36
12."Don't Pick It Up"1:53
13."Amazed"4:25
14."Change the World (includes 1:30 of silence at the end)"6:23
Total length:42:17

Personnel

The Offspring

Additional musicians

Charts

Album

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[23] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[24] Platinum 50,000[24]
France (SNEP)[25] Platinum 0*
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 250,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[27] Platinum 60,000^
Italy (FIMI)[28] Gold 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[29] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[30] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[32] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[33] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[36] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 3,200,000+[5]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Letter from Dexter". Archived from the original on April 29, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-31. "People have also been asking about what we're doing now..."
  2. ↑ "Letter from Dexter". Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-31. "Offspring: New Album "
  3. ↑ Ixnay On The Hombre Review | Offspring | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
  4. ↑ Heflon, Scott. "The Offspring - an Interview with Noodles (guitar/vocals". Lollipop. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  5. 1 2 THE OFFSPRING HISTORY offspring.com/thehistory. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Dexter Holland on The Offspring leaving Epitaph and joining Columbia". archive.is. Archived from the original on May 4, 1999. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  7. ↑ Gula, Bob (March 1997). "Oodlesnay on Ixnay on the Hombre". Guitar.
  8. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review for "Ixnay on the Hombre"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  9. ↑ Browne, David (February 7, 1997). "Freak Show; Ixnay on the Hombre". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ Robert Christgau: CG: the offspring
  11. ↑ "The Offspring: Ixnay on the Hombre". Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07. Rolling Stone Jan 10, 1997
  12. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (February 11, 1997). "Offspring, Ixnay on the Hombre". USA Today. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Petition Starts Aimed At Getting The Offspring Signed To Fat Wreck Chords". Music Feeds. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  14. ↑ {{cite web|title=Ixany on the Hombre's entry at Billboard.com |work=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/418755/offspring/chart |accessdate=2007-11-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425033119/http://Template:Billboardurlbyname
  15. ↑ "RIAA Certification (type in "Offspring" in the artist box)". RIAA. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  16. 1 2 3 "The Offspring - Tour (type in "1997" in the search archive box)". offspring.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  17. ↑ "1997". sxdx.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  18. ↑ BMI Entry
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Offspring – Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  21. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter The Offspring in the field Interpret. Enter Ixnay on the Hombre in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre". Music Canada.
  23. ↑ "Danish album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
  24. 1 2 "Offspring" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  25. ↑ "French album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  26. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Offspring; 'Ixnay on the Hombre')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  27. ↑ "Greek album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in Greek). IFPI Greece.
  28. ↑ "Italian album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  29. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  30. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  31. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  32. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  33. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  34. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Offspring; 'Smash')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  35. ↑ "British album certifications – Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Ixnay on the Hombre in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  36. ↑ "American album certifications – Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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