Hit That

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"Hit That"
Hitthatcover.jpg
Single by the Offspring
from the album Splinter
B-side "Da Hui"
ReleasedNovember 3, 2003 (2003-11-03)
Genre Punk rock
Length2:48
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Dexter Holland
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien [1]
The Offspring singles chronology
"Defy You"
(2001)
"Hit That"
(2003)
"(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
(2004)
European version
TheOffspringHitThatEuropeanCDSingleCover.jpg
European CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."Da Hui"1:32
3."Hit That" (USC Marching Band) 
UK CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."The Kids Aren't Alright" (BBC Radio 1 Session)4:16
3."Long Way Home" (Live)2:34
4."Hit That" (USC Marching Band)1:51
5."Hit That" (Video CD Extra) 
Limited edition 7-inch picture disc
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."(Can't Get My) Head Around You" (Live) 
Germany limited edition 3-inch CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."Hit That" (USC Marching Band)1:51

Personnel

The Offspring

Additional musicians

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesNovember 3, 2003 Columbia [24] [25]
JapanNovember 19, 2003CD Sony [26]
AustraliaNovember 24, 2003Columbia [27]
DenmarkJanuary 12, 2004 [28]
United KingdomJanuary 19, 2004
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[29]
United States Contemporary hit radio [30]

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