Americana (The Offspring album)

Americana
Studio album by
The Offspring
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
Recorded1998 at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California
GenrePunk rock
Length43:35
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Jerden
The Offspring chronology
Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997) 		Americana
(1998) 		Conspiracy of One
(2000)

Americana is the fifth album by American punk rock band The Offspring. It was released in 1998. One of their most successful albums to date, it debuted at #6 on the US Billboard 200[1] and peaked at #2.[2] The album has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written by the Offspring; except "Feelings" - Morris Albert and Louis Felix-Marie Gaste, with lyrical parody by Dexter Holland.

  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" – 2:59
  10. "No Brakes" – 2:06
  11. "Why Don't You Get a Job?" – 2:52
    • After "Why Don't You Get a Job?", a spoken interlude is heard.
  12. "Americana" – 3:15
  13. "Pay the Man" – 10:19
    • "Pay the Man" ends at 8:08, followed by the hidden track "Pretty Fly (Reprise)" at 9:16 (on some versions the hidden track is accessed by rewinding from the beginning index of "Pay the Man"). The track is a mariachi reprise of the song "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" that lasts for only a minute.

Personnel

The Offspring

  • Dexter Holland - vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Noodles - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg K. - bass, backing vocals
  • Ron Welty - drums

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 Grisham- Vocals (background)

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[4] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] Platinum 250,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Diamond 1,000,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[8] Platinum 52,798[8]
France (SNEP)[9] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[11] 5× Platinum 1,000,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[16] Platinum 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[18] 2× Platinum 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Chart Beat Bonus". Billboard. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Offspring - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – The Offspring – Americana". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Offspring – Americana" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – The Offspring – Americana" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  7. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Offspring – Americana". Music Canada.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Offspring" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  9. ↑ "French album certifications – Offspring – Americana" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  10. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Offspring; 'Americana')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  11. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – The Offspring – Americana" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  12. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type The Offspring in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Americana in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  13. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – The Offspring – Americana" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Americana in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – The Offspring – Americana". Recorded Music NZ.[dead link]
  15. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – The Offspring – Americana" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  16. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  17. ↑ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 12, 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
  19. ↑ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – The Offspring – Americana". Recording Industry Association of America.