Smash (The Offspring album)

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All tracks are written by Dexter Holland, except where noted. [61] These tracks are as they appeared on the CD release. Audio cassette versions did not include spoken word interludes (eg., Time to Relax).

Smash
TheOffspringSmashalbumcover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 1994 (1994-04-08)
RecordedJanuary–February 1994
Studio Track Record, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length46:47
Label Epitaph
Producer Thom Wilson
The Offspring chronology
Ignition
(1992)
Smash
(1994)
Club Me
(1997)
The Offspring studio chronology
Ignition
(1992)
Smash
(1994)
Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)
No.TitleLength
1."Time to Relax" (Intro - not included on audio cassette release)0:25
2."Nitro [Youth Energy]"2:27
3."Bad Habit"3:43
4."Gotta Get Away"3:52
5."Genocide" (Followed by spoken word)3:33
6."Something to Believe In"3:17
7."Come Out and Play" ("Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" on the remastered edition)3:17
8."Self Esteem"4:17
9."It'll Be a Long Time"2:43
10."Killboy Powerhead" (the Didjits cover)2:02
11."What Happened to You?"2:12
12."So Alone"1:17
13."Not the One"2:54
14."Smash" (Song ends at 2:52. Immediately followed by spoken word, which is then followed by "Genocide (Reprise)", in which the same riff and drum beat can be heard on "Change the World" from the band's next album. This ends at 4:09, followed by silence until 9:00, where the hidden track "Come Out and Play (Acoustic Reprise)" begins.)10:42
Total length:46:47

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] 4× Platinum280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [37] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [108] Platinum50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [109] 6× Platinum600,000^
Finland74,500 [110]
France650,000 [39]
Japan (RIAJ) [111] Platinum200,000^
Netherlands50,000 [112]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [113] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [114] Gold25,000*
Sweden (GLF) [35] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [36] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [115] Platinum300,000*
United States (RIAA) [116] 6× Platinum6,000,000^ / 6,300,000 [117]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [118] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide11,000,000 [17]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

The Offspring

Additional musicians

Production

Release history

YearTypeEditionLabelCatalogRef
1994 CD Epitaph 86432 [119]
1994 LP Epitaph
1994 CS Epitaph
1994CDAustralian version Shock Records
1994CDBrazilian versionEpitaph/Paradoxx MusicOXX 1127
1996CSRussian version (Unofficial Release)Global Music?
2008CDRemastered versionEpitaph86868 [119]
2008LPRemastered version (translucent orange vinyl); came with a coupon for a free MP3 download
"—" denotes that it was a standard release.

See also

References

Notes

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