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Smash
Studio album by The Offspring
Released	April 8, 1994
Recorded	October–December 1993 at Track Record in North Hollywood
Genre	Punk rock
Length	46:47
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Thom Wilson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Offspring chronology
Ignition (1992) Smash (1994) Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)
Singles from Smash
"Come Out and Play" Released: 1994 "Self Esteem" Released: 1994 "Gotta Get Away" Released: 1995

Smash is The Offspring's third album, released on April 8, 1994. It has been certified 6x Platinum, and broke The Offspring into the mainstream. It is often credited as the highest selling independent album of all time with more than 16 million copies sold world wide,^[1] and continues to sell well thirteen years after its release. Smash, along with Green Day's Dookie and Rancid's ...And Out Come the Wolves helped bring the 1990s punk scene into the mainstream.^[2]

The album peaked at #4 on Billboard's pop albums charts and #1 on the Heatseeker's Chart,^[3] performing better than thought possible for an independently released album. It later appeared in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", and Gotta Get Away became huge hit singles in the USA.

Smash was the The Offspring's last album released on Epitaph Records in North America. Its follow up Ixnay on the Hombre was released on Epitaph in Europe.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Hidden Tracks 2 Personnel 2.1 The Band 2.2 Production and Personnel 3 Music Videos 4 Cover art 5 References in popular culture 5.1 Film and television 5.2 Other 6 Charts 6.1 Album 6.2 Singles 7 Accolades 8 See Also 9 References

All songs written by The Offspring except "Killboy Powerhead" (The Didjits).

1. "Time to Relax" – 0:25
2. "Nitro (Youth Energy)" – 2:27
3. "Bad Habit" – 3:43
4. "Gotta Get Away" – 3:52
5. "Genocide" – 3:33
6. "Something to Believe In" – 3:17
7. "Come Out and Play" – 3:17
8. "Self Esteem" – 4:17
9. "It'll Be a Long Time" – 2:43
10. "Killboy Powerhead" – 2:02
11. "What Happened to You?" – 2:12
12. "So Alone" – 1:17
13. "Not the One" – 2:54
14. "Smash" – 10:42

Immediately following the end of "Smash", the instrumental intro from "Change the World" is played. After five minutes of silence, there is then an instrumental Middle Eastern style reprise of "Come Out and Play".

• Dexter Holland - Guitar, vocals
• Noodles - Guitar, backing vocals
• Greg K. - Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ron Welty - Drums, backing vocals

• Lisa Johnson - Photography
• Ken Paulakovich - Engineer
• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
• Thom Wilson - Producer, engineer
• Fred Hidalgo - Art direction
• Mike Ainsworth - Assistant engineer
• Ulysses Noriega - Assistant engineer
• Christopher C. Murphy - Runner

Smash was the first album by The Offspring for which music videos were produced, including "Come Out and Play", "Gotta Get Away", and "Self Esteem".

The skeleton on the cover of Smash is used for much of the artwork associated with the album. The cover of the singles for "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem" depict a similar skull. The skeleton can also be seen on the Smash disc, as well as on the back of the CD case.

• The album cover for Smash can be seen in the background of a scene in the movie Airheads.
• The comedy trio Stella used the song "Come Out and Play" for two of their Internet shorts: "Bored" and "Christmas Caroling".
• "Come Out and Play" was played on wind instruments in the movie Click.
• "Come Out and Play" was referred to in The X-Files episode, "Little Green Men".
• "Come Out and Play" was featured in the movie Monkeybone.

• "Come Out and Pray" by ApologetiX, and "Wrong Foot Amputated" by Bob Rivers are parodies of the song "Come Out and Play".
• "Come Out and Play" is also notable for being the entrance music for the wrestler Raven during his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
• "Self Esteem" appears in the video game SingStar Rocks!.
• The song "Come Out and Play" was covered by Richard Cheese on his 2000 album Lounge Against the Machine. It once again appears on his 2006 album The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese.
• The song "Smash" was later covered by the heavy metal band Norther on the record Mirror of Madness.

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1994	Heatseekers	1
1994	The Billboard 200	4

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"Come Out and Play"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
1994	"Come Out and Play"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1994	"Come Out and Play"	Top 40 Mainstream	39
1994	"Gotta Get Away"	Modern Rock Tracks	6
1994	"Self Esteem"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
1994	"Self Esteem"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
1995	"Gotta Get Away"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	15

The information regarding accolades attributed to Smash is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.^[4]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Exposure	Canada	50 Greatest Albums not to make the Greatest Albums lists	2005	35
Robert Dimery	United States	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[5]	2005	*
Kerrang!	United Kingdom	The Kerrang! 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[6]	1998	54
Mojo	United Kingdom	The Mojo Collection, Third Edition	2004	*
RAW	United Kingdom	90 Essential Albums of the 90s[7]	1995	*
Visions	Germany	The Best Albums 1991-96[8]	1996	*
Visions	Germany	The Most Important Albums of the 90s[9]	1999	100

* denotes an unordered list

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

v • d • e The Offspring
Dexter Holland • Noodles • Greg K. • Pete Parada Ron Welty • Atom Willard • James Lilja • Josh Freese • Jim Benton • Doug Thompson
Studio albums	The Offspring • Ignition • Smash • Ixnay on the Hombre • Americana • Conspiracy of One • Splinter • (Eighth Studio Album)
EPs	Baghdad • Club Me • A Piece of Americana
Compilations	Greatest Hits • Complete Music Video Collection
Singles	"Blackball / I'll Be Waiting" • "Come Out And Play" • "Self Esteem" • "Gotta Get Away" • "Kick Him When He's Down" • "All I Want" • "Gone Away" • "The Meaning Of Life" • "I Choose" • "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" • "Why Don't You Get a Job?" • "The Kids Aren't Alright" • "She's Got Issues" • "Original Prankster" • "Want You Bad" • "Million Miles Away" • "Defy You" • "Hit That" • "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" • "Spare Me The Details" • "Can't Repeat"
Concert tours	Club Shows • Ignition Tour • Smash Tour • Ixnay on the Hombre Tour • Americana Tour • Conspiracy of One Tour • Splinter Tour • Warped Tour
Related articles	Discography • Epitaph Records • Nitro Records • Columbia Records • California punk scene
Related bands	Angels & Airwaves • Face to Face • Saves the Day • Steady Ground