Smash
Smash is the third studio album by The Offspring, released on Epitaph in April 1994. It followed Ignition (1992), which had done better than either band or label expected without quite delivering a breakthrough. This time the band spent nearly two months at Track Record in North Hollywood with Thom Wilson, who had worked with them since their 1989 debut and produced his last Offspring record here. The songs were pieced together in the studio, with no systematic plan behind the sessions.
What followed was the band's step into worldwide popularity. "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away" all became hits, and alongside Green Day's Dookie the album helped carry punk rock into the mainstream and set up the pop punk wave of the 1990s. It reached number four on the Billboard 200 and has sold over eleven million copies, more than any other album from an independent label. It's also a great place to hear punk moving into the wider rock world.
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Smash: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 46:47Tracklist
- 1Time to RelaxDexter Holland0:25
- 2Nitro (Youth Energy)Dexter Holland2:27
- 3Bad HabitDexter Holland3:44
- 4Gotta Get AwayDexter Holland3:52
- 5GenocideDexter Holland3:33
- 6Something to Believe InDexter Holland3:18
- 7Come Out and PlayDexter Holland3:18
- 8Self EsteemDexter Holland4:18
- 9It’ll Be a Long TimeDexter Holland2:43
- 10Killboy PowerheadDoug Evans and Rick Sims2:03
- 11What Happened to You?Dexter Holland2:12
- 12So AloneDexter Holland1:17
- 13Not the OneDexter Holland2:54
- 14Smash / Come Out and Play (acoustic reprise)Dexter Holland10:42
- Produced by
- Thom Wilson
- Recorded at
- The Hook, Track Record Studios (North Hollywood, California), New Daisy Theatre
- Recorded
- January–February 1994
- Mixed at
- Track Record Studios
- Engineered by
- Ken Paulakovich, Thom Wilson
- Label
- Epitaph
- Length
- 46:47
Line-up
- Dexter Holland · electric guitar, lead vocals
- Greg Kriesel · electric bass guitar
- Noodles · electric guitar
- Ron Welty · drums (drum set)
- Jason “Blackball” McLean · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Come Out and Play” · 29 August 1994
- “Self Esteem” · 13 February 1995
- “Gotta Get Away” · 7 August 1995
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1994–1995 | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1994–1995 | 21 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1994–1995 | 1 |
| Australian Alternative Albums (ARIA) · 1994–1995 | 1 |
| Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) · 1994–1995 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1994–1995 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 1994–1995 | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1994–1995 | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1994–1995 | 2 |
| Finnish Albums · 1994–1995 | 2 |
All 27 charts
| Estonia Top CD Albums (Eesti Top 10) · 1994–1995 | 3 |
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) · 1994–1995 | 3 |
| Swedish Albums · 1994–1995 | 3 |
| Swiss Albums · 1994–1995 | 3 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1994–1995 | 4 |
| German Albums · 1994–1995 | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1994–1995 | 5 |
| Dutch Albums · 1994–1995 | 5 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1994–1995 | 6 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1994–1995 | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1994–1995 | 9 |
| US Catalog Albums · 1999 | 12 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1994–1995 | 17 |
| UK Independent Albums · 1999 | 17 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1994–1995 | 18 |
| Scottish Albums · 1994–1995 | 50 |
| French Albums · 2001 | 108 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1997 | 4× Platinum |
| Austria | Gold |
| Belgium · 1995 | Platinum |
| Canada · 1994 | 6× Platinum |
| Japan · 2002 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Norway · 1995 | Gold |
| Sweden · 1995 | Platinum |
| Switzerland | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Platinum |
| United States | 6× Platinum |
| Europe · 1996 | 2× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1994-04-08 vs 1994-03-22 (musicbrainz), 1994-08-08 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 March 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 April 1994 | |
| Wikidata | 8 August 1994 | |
| US release | 8 April 1994 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 March 1994 | earliest UK or European date |
20 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Epitaph | 8714092643220 | other |
| — | XE | Epitaph | 8714092686821 | other |
| 1994 | AU | Epitaph | 045778643226 | other |
| 1994 | ZA | Epitaph | 6001211560332 | other |
| 1994 | US | Epitaph | 045778643226 | other |
| 1994 | US | — | other | |
| 22 March 1994 | XE | Epitaph | 8714092643220 | original |
| 8 April 1994 | US | Epitaph | 045778643226 | other |
| 8 April 1994 | US | Epitaph | 045778643219 | other |
| 19 April 1994 | US | Epitaph | 045778643226 | other |
| 17 November 1994 | JP | Epitaph | 4988010607524 | other |
| January 1995 | US | Epitaph | 045778643226 | other |
| 25 August 1995 | GB | — | other | |
| 2003 | XW | Epitaph | 0045778643264 | other |
| 16 June 2008 | XE | Epitaph | 8714092686821 | other |
| 17 June 2008 | XW | Epitaph | 0045778686865 | remaster |
| 17 June 2008 | XW | — | other | |
| 17 June 2008 | US | Epitaph | 045778686827 | other |
| 2009 | US | Epitaph | 045778686810 | other |
| 19 August 2014 | US | Epitaph | 045778735815 | deluxe |
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 | 600×600 | upscaled |