Ignition
Ignition is the second studio album by the American punk rock band the Offspring, released on 25 September 1992 on Epitaph Records. It arrived in the thick of the alternative rock and grunge years, and it won the band a modest but growing following in Southern California.
It sits between their 1989 self-titled debut and Smash (1994), the record that took that local momentum much further. Ignition was certified gold on 22 January 1996 and has sold over a million copies worldwide. The band later gave it fresh life: they played it in full at selected concerts for its 20th anniversary in 2012, and again in 2017 at a benefit for 924 Gilman Street. They also re-recorded "Dirty Magic" for Days Go By. For anyone tracing how the Offspring got from the underground to the mainstream, this is the chapter to hear.
Ignition: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 37:28Tracklist
- 1SessionEckhaus, Holland, Luna2:32
- 2We Are OneHolland, Kriesel, Wasserman, Welty4:00
- 3Kick Him When He’s DownDexter Holland3:16
- 4Take It Like a ManHolland, Kriesel, Wasserman, Welty2:55
- 5Get It RightDexter Holland3:06
- 6Dirty MagicDexter Holland3:49
- 7HypodermicHolland, Kriesel, Wasserman, Welty3:22
- 8Burn It UpDexter Holland2:43
- 9No HeroHolland, Kriesel, Wasserman, Welty3:22
- 10L.A.P.D.Dexter Holland2:46
- 11Nothing From SomethingMarvin Fergusen and Dexter Holland3:00
- 12Forever and a DayHolland, Kriesel, Wasserman, Welty2:36
- Produced by
- Thom Wilson
- Recorded at
- Track Record Studios (Hollywood), Westbeach Recorders (Hollywood)
- Recorded
- June 1992
- Mixed by
- Ken Paulakovich, Thom Wilson
- Mixed at
- Track Record Studios, Westbeach Recorders
- Engineered by
- Ken Paulakovich, Thom Wilson
- Artwork
- Joy Aoki, Michael Koelsch
- Label
- Epitaph
- Length
- 37:28
Line-up
- Dexter Holland · electric guitar, lead vocals
- Greg Kriesel · electric bass guitar
- Noodles · electric guitar
- Ron Welty · drums (drum set)
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1998 | Gold |
| Canada · 1996 | Gold |
| United States · 1996 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1992-09-25; musicbrainz + wikidata 1992-10-16 (21 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 October 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 September 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 16 October 1992 | |
| US release | 16 October 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 16 October 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Epitaph | 045778642410 | other |
| 16 October 1992 | US | Epitaph | 045778642427 | original |
| 16 October 1992 | XE | Epitaph Europe | 8714092642421 | original |
| 1995 | AR | Main Records | 045778642427 | other |
| 1 February 1995 | JP | Epitaph | 4988010614423 | other |
| 16 June 2008 | NL | Epitaph | 8714092686722 | other |
| 17 June 2008 | US | Epitaph | 045778686711 | other |
| 17 June 2008 | XW | Epitaph | 0045778686766 | remaster |
| 17 June 2008 | US | Epitaph | 045778686728 | other |
| — | — | Epitaph | 8714092686722 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 953×953 | upscaled |