…And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid, album cover
Album

…And Out Come the Wolves

Released22 August 1995
LabelEpitaph
Popularity65.0
Also cited21 August 1995

…And Out Come the Wolves is Rancid's third studio album, released on 22 August 1995 on Epitaph. It followed their self-titled debut in 1993 and Let's Go in 1994. By this point the band's catchy songs had sparked a major-label bidding war, which they settled by staying with Epitaph. The title nods to the situation, borrowed from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries.

The sound leans heavily on ska, echoing the Operation Ivy days of Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman. "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho" all charted on Modern Rock Tracks and brought the band their heaviest MTV and radio play so far. The record went gold in January 1996 and platinum in 2004. Alongside albums by Green Day, The Offspring and Bad Religion, it helped bring punk back into the mainstream, and Rancid played it in full on their 2015–2016 tour.

…And Out Come the Wolves: tracklist, credits and charts

19 tracks · 49:47

Tracklist

  1. 1Maxwell MurderArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman1:26
  2. 2The 11th HourArmstrong, Dinn, Frederiksen, Freeman2:28
  3. 3Roots RadicalsArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:48
  4. 4Time BombArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:24
  5. 5Olympia WA.Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman3:31
  6. 6Lock, Step & GoneArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:25
  7. 7Junkie ManArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman3:05
  8. 8Listed M.I.A.Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:22
  9. 9Ruby SohoArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:38
  10. 10Daly City TrainArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman3:21
  11. 11Journey to the End of the East BayArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman3:12
  12. 12She’s AutomaticArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman1:35
  13. 13Old FriendArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:54
  14. 14Disorder and DisarrayArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:49
  15. 15The Wars EndArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman1:54
  16. 16You Don’t Care Nothin’Armstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:28
  17. 17As WickedArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:41
  18. 18Avenues & AlleywaysArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman3:12
  19. 19The Way I FeelArmstrong, Frederiksen, Freeman2:34
Produced by
Jerry Finn, Rancid
Recorded at
Electric Lady Studios (New York City), Fantasy Studios, Fantasy (Berkeley, California)
Recorded
February–May 1995
Mixed by
Andy Wallace, Jerry Finn
Mixed at
Soundtrack Studios
Engineered by
Michael Rosen, Brett Gurewitz
Label
Epitaph
Length
49:47

Line-up

  • Tim Armstrong · guitar, vocals
  • Lars Frederiksen · guitar, vocals
  • Matt Freeman · bass guitar, background vocals
  • Brett Reed · drums (drum set)
  • DJ Disk · turntable · guest

Singles

  • “Roots Radicals” · 7 August 1995
  • “Time Bomb” · 1 November 1995
  • “Ruby Soho” · 3 November 1995

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 199545
UK Albums Chart · 199555
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 199530
Finnish Albums · 199530
Swedish Albums · 199539
German Albums · 201674
Dutch Albums · 199589

Certifications

RegionCertification
Australia · 2005Gold
Canada · 1996Gold
United Kingdom · 2022Gold
Japan · 2022Gold
United States · 2004Platinum

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Releases and pressings

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Wikipedia infobox22 August 1995
Wikidata22 August 1995
US release22 August 1995earliest US date
UK / Europe release22 August 1995earliest UK or European date
8 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—XEEpitaph8714092744125deluxe
21 August 1995AUEpitaph5021456086276original
22 August 1995XEEpitaph8714092644425other
22 August 1995USEpitaph045778644421other
3 June 2004USRancid Recordsother
11 December 2015USEpitaph045778744121other
22 January 2016XEEpitaph8714092744118other
2023XWEpitaph0045778744176other
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