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Americana
Studio album by The Offspring
Released	November 17, 1998
Recorded	1998 at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California
Genre	Skate punk, punk rock
Length	43:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	Dave Jerden
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Offspring chronology
A Piece of Americana (1998) Americana (1998) Conspiracy of One (2000)
Singles from Americana
"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" Released: 1998 "Why Don't You Get a Job?" Released: 1999 "The Kids Aren't Alright" Released: 1999 "She's Got Issues" Released: 1999

Americana is the fifth album by The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998 (see 1998 in music), and has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. This was their most successful album since their 1994 breakthrough Smash. The Offspring Americana album cover This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the community in Santa Clara County, California, see Burbank, Santa Clara County, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Skate punk (also known as skatepunk, skate-punk, skate-thrash, surf punk, or skate-core) was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands were themselves skaters. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Dave Jerden is a prolific American record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... A Piece Of Americana is the 3rd EP from Americana Punk Rock band The Offspring. ... Conspiracy of One is an album released by The Offspring on November 14, 2000. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Alternate covers Alternate CD single cover Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) is a single, released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana. ... Why Dont You Get A Job? was the second single from The Offsprings Americana. ... Alternate Cover Import CD Cover The Kids Arent Alright is the third single from The Offsprings album Americana. ... Shes Got Issues was the fourth and final single from The Offsprings Americana. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Singles from Smash Released: 1994 Released: 1994 Released: 1995 For the electronic music album, see Smash (Jackson and His Computer Band album). ...

Americana is also an Enhanced CD and contains the karaoke videos of "Staring at the Sun", "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?", and the previous MTV music videos from its predecessor, Ixnay on the Hombre. Many of the lyrics are of unpleasant realities of American life.^{[citation needed]} Enhanced Music Compact Disc logo/trademark Compact Disc Interactive logo/trademark Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both compact disc and CD-ROM... For other uses see Karaoke (disambiguation) Karaoke from Japanese kara(空), empty, and ōkesutora, orchestra) (pronounced ; in Japanese IPA: ;  ) is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. ... Alternate covers Alternate CD single cover Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) is a single, released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana. ... Why Dont You Get A Job? was the second single from The Offsprings Americana. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Ixnay on the Hombre is the 4th album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on February 4, 1997. ...

Production and marketing

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Reception

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Americana was released on November 17, 1998 and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart,^[1] the highest position the band attained at the time. Shortly after its release, the album was certified gold and platinum.^[2] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The album received positive reviews, Michael Gallucci of All Music Guide described the album as a "raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a weary". Gallucci praised the music as "a hearty combination of poppy punk" and a "blend of salsa and alterna-rock sounds", stating the band's music was taking a different direction. The album received a rating of three out of five stars, while "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?", "The Kids Aren't Alright" and "She's Got Issues" earned The Offspring its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date.^[3] The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Alternate covers Alternate CD single cover Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) is a single, released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana. ... Why Dont You Get A Job? was the second single from The Offsprings Americana. ... Shes Got Issues was the fourth and final single from The Offsprings Americana. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Track listing

1. "Welcome" – 0:09
2. "Have You Ever" – 3:56
3. "Staring at the Sun" – 2:13
4. "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" – 3:08
5. "The Kids Aren't Alright" – 3:00
6. "Feelings" (Parody/cover of Morris Albert's 1975 single) – 2:51
7. "She's Got Issues" – 3:48
8. "Walla Walla" – 2:57
9. "The End of the Line" – 3:00
10. "No Brakes" – 2:06
11. "Why Don't You Get a Job?" – 2:52
12. "Americana" – 3:15
13. "Pay the Man" – 10:19
    • "Pay the Man" ends at 8:08, followed by the hidden track "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (Reprise)" at 9:16

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Hidden Tracks

The "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (Reprise)" hidden track is accessed by rewinding from the beginning index of the "Pay the Man" track. On some versions, the "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (Reprise)" hidden track is 1 minute after "Pay the Man". The track is a mariachi reprise of the band's single "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" that lasts for only a minute. This article is about the Mexican musical genre and ensemble. ... Alternate covers Alternate CD single cover Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) is a single, released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana. ...

Picture booklet references

Although not confirmed by the band to be an intentional effort, the pictures in the CD's booklet represent the lyrics to some of the tracks. Examples:

• The falling scarecrow, representing the lyric "Falling, I'm Falling" (from "Have You Ever")
• The bullet going through the windshield of a car while the driver is sweating, representing the lyric "Dodging bullets while your trying to find your way" (from "Staring at the Sun")
• The young child with a 31 tattoo, representing the lyric "Now he's getting a tattoo, yeah/He's getting ink done/He asked for a '13', but they drew a '31'" (from "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)")
• The young child reaching for a gun, with ominous blood near to it, representing the lyric "Jay committed suicide" (from "The Kids Aren't Alright")
• The woman with butterfly wings holding a baseball bat and using the finger, representing the lyric "You're not very nice" (from "Feelings")
• The young lady holding her teddy bear, representing the lyric "I'm seeing this girl, and she just might be out of her mind" (from "She's Got Issues")
• The man sitting in prison with a cigarette, representing the lyric "Goodbye my friend, you've messed up again" (from "Walla Walla")
• The casket, representing the lyric "When the Pastor's music plays/And that casket rolls away" (from "The End of the Line")

Trivia

• On the booklet of the album, where the lyrics to "Pay the Man" are, there is an image that is extremely similar to a design of a poster for the No Control tour, featuring Bad Religion. Considering both pieces of art are by the artist Frank Kozik, it is likely that The Offspring requested this piece of art to be used in the booklet. The font of its band logo from the cover of Americana is also similar to Bad Religion's original logo.
• "Pay the Man" was actually recorded during the making of Ixnay on the Hombre, but was left out because it sounded too different from anything else the band had currently made, in a dark, psychedelic rock/heavy metal sound, comparable to Stoner Rock. However, it was used on Americana. ^[4]
• Dexter Holland contributed the song "Too Much Drama" to The Vandals' album Hitler Bad, Vandals Good. The chorus melody is reused on this album on the song "Walla Walla."
• A clip from the song "Americana," specifically the introduction, was used in the Michael Moore film Bowling for Columbine.
• Between the tracks Why Don't You Get A Job and Americana is the line "Hey, that's something everyone can enjoy", spoken by Calvert DeForest.
• The lyrics in the booklet for the song "Americana" leaves out when he says "Well, fuck you" in the chorus. It also does not show "...but I wanna fuck you" after the words "Don't blame me, I just work here" in the song. The CD wasn't ever forced to have a Parental Advisory sticker. Rumor has it that leaving out these lyrics in the booklet is why they were never forced to have the sticker.

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Chart positions

Album: North America

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Album: Australia

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Singles: North America

Singles: Australia

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Personnel

The Offspring

• Dexter Holland - Vocals, Guitars
• Noodles - Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Greg K. - Basses, Backing Vocals
• Ron Welty - Drums

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Other Musicians

• Carlos Gomez - Guitar
• Bryan Carlstrom - Engineer
• Annette Cisneros - Assistant Engineer
• Derrick Davis - Flute
• Higgins - Vocals (background)
• Dave Jerden - Producer, Mixing
• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
• Sean Evans - Art Direction
• Frank Kozik - Artwork
• Gabriel McNair - Horn
• John Mayer - Vocals
• Justin Beope - Artwork
• Alvaro Macias - Biguela
• Phil Jordan - Horn
• Davey Havok- Vocals (background)
• Jack Grimsham- Vocals (background)

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References

1. ^ Americana's entry at Billboard.com. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
2. ^ RIAA Certification (type in "Offspring" in the artist box). RIAA. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
3. ^ Americana. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
4. ^ Interviews: The Offspring