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Ixnay on the Hombre
Studio album by The Offspring
Released February 4, 1997
Recorded June 24[1]- October 11[2], 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre Punk rock, skate punk
Length 42:14
Label Columbia, Epitaph (Europe)
Producer Dave Jerden
Professional reviews
The Offspring chronology
Smash
(1994)		 Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)		 Americana
(1998)
Singles from Ixnay on the Hombre
  1. "All I Want"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Gone Away"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Cool to Hate"
    Released: 1997
  4. "The Meaning of Life"
    Released: 1997
  5. "I Choose"
    Released: 1997

Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth studio album by the American punk band The Offspring. Released on February 4, 1997 it was the follow-up to the highly successful Smash and also the band's first collaboration with record producer Dave Jerden. While the album did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, Ixnay on the Hombre was well received by both critics and fans, selling more than 5.5 million copies worldwide, and being certified platinum by the RIAA.

Contents

Production and marketing

After two years of touring for Smash, The Offspring left Epitaph and signed with Columbia Records. Writing for Ixnay on the Hombre began around 1995 during the Smash tour, which had lasted since early 1994. The Offspring returned to the studio in the spring of 1996, with producer Dave Jerden (of Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction and Social Distortion fame), to commence work on the album. Recording sessions lasted from June to October 1996.

Davey Havok (AFI) recorded backing vocals on this album.[3] Frontman Dexter Holland did backing vocals for AFI's album, Black Sails in the Sunset, two years later.

Reception

Ixnay on the Hombre was released on February 4, 1997, and is the first Offspring album distributed via Columbia Records. In Europe, this is their last release on their former label Epitaph Records. This was due to contract disagreements between the band and the co-founder of Epitaph and then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The band was able to release its album on Columbia for the US and other international releases but had to complete the album release in Europe through Epitaph. All subsequent albums were released on Columbia.

Ixnay on the Hombre peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[4] Although the album was less successful than its predecessor or successor, it also went Platinum soon after its release.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dexter Holland and Noodles except where noted. 

# Title Length
1. "Disclaimer"   0:44
2. "The Meaning of Life"   2:55
3. "Mota"   2:56
4. "Me & My Old Lady"   4:31
5. "Cool to Hate"   2:47
6. "Leave It Behind"   1:56
7. "Gone Away"   4:27
8. "I Choose"   3:54
9. "Intermission" (Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans) 0:48
10. "All I Want"   1:54
11. "Way Down the Line"   2:35
12. "Don't Pick It Up"   1:52
13. "Amazed"   4:25
14. "Change the World"   6:23
42:24

Notes

  • Asked about the title, Dexter claimed that Ixnay on the Hombre means "fuck authority" or "fuck the man".[6]
  • "Disclaimer" is a spoken word piece featuring former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra. It mocks people who took the lyrics on the previous album, Smash, too seriously.
  • "The Meaning of Life" is featured on the soundtrack to Tekken: The Motion Picture.
  • The opening from "Change the World" can also be heard at the end of The Offspring's previous album, Smash. The guitar riff, though faster and without palm-muting, was also used on the song "Genocide" from said album.
  • The song "Pay the Man" was initially recorded for this album. However, it was left off because it was so different (though it was played live once under the title "Stonehenge.")[7] The song was later released on the album Americana.
  • "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy Taxi.
  • "Gone Away" as well as "All I Want" were released as downloadable content for the Rock Band games along with five The Offspring songs from other albums.
  • The CD version of the album contains a hidden skit at the end of the album featuring Calvert DeForest called "Kiss My Ass".

Sales

Chart (1997) Peak
position		 Certification Sales
U.S. Billboard 200 9 Platinum 1,000,000+
Australian Albums Chart 2 2x Platinum 140,000+
Canadian Albums Chart 3 2x Platinum 200,000+
Japanese Albums Chart 3 2x Platinum 400,000+
Finland Albums Chart 2 Gold 15,000+
French Albums Chart 3 Gold 75,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart 2 2x Platinum 30,000+

Personnel

The Offspring

Additional musicians

Others

  • Dave Jerden - Production and mixing
  • Bryan Carlstrom - Engineering
  • Brian Jerden - Assistant engineering
  • Annette Cisneros - Assistant engineering
  • Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
  • Bryan Hall - Guitar Tech
  • Sean Evans - Art Direction
  • Enrique Chagoya - Cover illustration
  • Lisa Haun - Photography

Charting singles

Year Song Chart Position
1996 "All I Want" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
Hot Modern Rock Tracks 13
Australian Singles Chart 15
Austria Singles Chart 25
UK Singles Chart 31
1997 "Gone Away" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
Hot Modern Rock Tracks 4
Australian Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 42
1997 "I Choose" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
Hot Modern Rock Tracks 24

External links

References

  1. ^ Letter from Dexter "People have also been asking about what we're doing now..."
  2. ^ Letter from Dexter "Offspring: New Album "
  3. ^ Album Credits
  4. ^ "Ixany on the Hombre's entry at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=23138&aid=196463. Retrieved 2007-11-30.  
  5. ^ "RIAA Certification (type in "Offspring" in the artist box)". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2007-11-30.  
  6. ^ Ixnay on the Hombre
  7. ^ Interviews: The Offspring
  8. ^ Credits: The Offspring
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Ron Welty • Atom Willard • James Lilja • Jim Benton • Doug Thompson
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Simple English

Ixnay on the Hombre
Studio album by The Offspring
Released February 4, 1997
Recorded June 24[1]- October 11[2], 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre Punk rock, skate punk
Length 42:14
Label Columbia, Epitaph (Europe)
Producer Dave Jerden
Professional reviews
The Offspring chronology
Smash
(1994)		 Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)		 Americana
(1998)

Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth album by American punk rock band The Offspring, released in 1997. This was their first album released on the major label Columbia Records (however, in Europe, it was released on Epitaph) and also its first collaboration with record producer Dave Jerden, who would produce the band's next album Americana (1998). Even though the album did not maintain the same popularity as Smash, Ixnay on the Hombre was well received by both critics and fans, selling more than 5.5 million copies worldwide, and being certified platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

  1. "Disclaimer" – 0:44
  2. "The Meaning of Life" – 2:55
  3. "Mota" – 2:56
  4. "Me & My Old Lady" – 4:31
  5. "Cool to Hate" – 2:47
  6. "Leave It Behind" – 1:56
  7. "Gone Away" – 4:27
  8. "I Choose" – 3:53
  9. "Intermission" – 0:48
  10. "All I Want" – 1:54
  11. "Way Down the Line" – 2:35
  12. "Don't Pick It Up" – 1:52
  13. "Amazed" – 4:25
  14. "Change the World" – 6:23

Personnel

The Offspring
Additional musicians
  • Jello Biafra – Vocals on "Disclaimer"
  • Calvert DeForest – Vocals on "Kiss My Ass"/"Cocktail"
  • Jason "Blackball" McLean – Additional Vocals on "Mota"
  • Paulinho Da Costa – Additional percussion
  • Dexter, Noodles and Davey Havok (credited as Davey Havoc) – Backing Vocals
Others
  • Dave Jerden – Production and mixing
  • Bryan Carlstrom – Engineering
  • Brian Jerden – Assistant engineering
  • Annette Cisneros – Assistant engineering
  • Eddy Schreyer – Mastering
  • Bryan Hall – Guitar Tech
  • Sean Evans – Art Direction
  • Enrique Chagoya – Cover illustration
  • Lisa Haun – Photography

References

  1. ↑ Letter from Dexter "People have also been asking about what we're doing now..."
  2. ↑ Letter from Dexter "Offspring: New Album "
  3. ↑ Credits: The Offspring
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