...And Out Come the Wolves
Album by Rancid
Released	August 22, 1995
Recorded	1994 - 1995
Genre	Punk rock, Ska
Length	49:39
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn
Professional reviews
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Rancid chronology
Let's Go (1994) ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995) Life Won't Wait (1998)

...And Out Come the Wolves is an album by the punk rock band Rancid, released in August of 1995 (see 1995 in music). Released soon after the breakthrough success of Green Day and The Offspring, Rancid's cult popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war that resulted in the band sticking with their indie, Epitaph Records. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in cult legends Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid- to late-1990s boom in pop punk to retain much of its original fanbase. Rancid ...And Out Come the Wolves album cover This is an album cover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, by former members of Operation Ivy, Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. ... 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Track listing

1. "Maxwell Murder" - 1:25
2. "The 11th Hour" - 2:28
3. "Roots Radicals" - 2:47
4. "Time Bomb" - 2:24
5. "Olympia Wa." - 3:30
6. "Lock, Step & Gone" - 2:25
7. "Junkie Man" - 3:04
8. "Listed M.I.A." - 2:22
9. "Ruby Soho" - 2:37
10. "Daly City Train" - 3:21
11. "Journey to the End of the East Bay" - 3:11
12. "She's Automatic" - 1:35
13. "Old Friend" - 2:53
14. "Disorder and Disarray" - 2:49
15. "The Wars End" - 1:53
16. "You Don't Care Nothin'" - 2:28
17. "As Wicked" - 2:40
18. "Avenues & Alleyways" - 3:11
19. "The Way I Feel" - 2:34

All tracks are by Armstrong, Frederiksen & Freeman except "The 11th Hour", by Armstrong, Dinn, Frederiksen & Freeman.

Notes/Trivia

• The cover to the album is a tribute to the album cover for Minor Threat's self titled EP.
• The title comes from a poem written by Jim Carroll for the album, which Carroll reads during the track "Junkie Man".
• However it has also been rumoured that the song's title/cover was chosen from this poem in a reference to the major record labels eating up bands like Green Day.
• Track "Maxwell Murder" has been featured on 2000's Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX video game.
• When Rancid played on Saturday Night Live in 1995, tracks "Roots Radicals" and "Ruby Soho" were featured.
• The band took a "three year hiatus" after this album's release.
• The track "Time Bomb" is featured in the 2005 remake of the movie Fun with Dick and Jane.

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Personnel

• Rancid - Producer
• Tim Armstrong - Guitar, Vocals
• Lars Frederiksen - Guitar, Vocals
• Matt Freeman - Bass, Background Vocals
• Brett Reed - Drums
• Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
• DJ Disk - Scratching
• Paul Jackson - Organ, Organ (Hammond)
• Brett Gurewitz - Engineer
• Joe Pirrera - Assistant Engineer
• Michael Rosen - Engineer
• Steve Sisco - Assistant Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Jerry Finn - Producer, Mixing
• Jesse Fischer - Artwork, Photography
• Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
• Mike Fasano - Technician

Chart positions

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