Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)

Greatest Hits is a 2005 compilation album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, compiling hit singles from five of their seven studio albums along with the previously unreleased songs "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", the latter a cover version of The Police song included as a hidden track at the end of the album. Greatest Hits peaked at no. 8 on the Billboard 200, with 70,000 copies sold in its first week of release, and has been certified Gold & Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[5][6]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Offspring
Released	June 20, 2005 (Europe, United Kingdom) June 21, 2005 (North America)
Recorded	1994–2005
Genre	Punk rock, pop punk
Length	49:42
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jerry Finn, Thom Wilson, Dave Jerden, Brendan O'Brien
The Offspring chronology
Splinter (2003) Greatest Hits (2005) Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Can't Repeat" Released: June 20, 2005 "Next to You" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
PopMatters	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

"Can't Repeat" was released as a single to promote the album, and peaked at no. 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and no. 10 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks.[7] "Next to You" was also released as a single to radio stations, peaking at no. 29 on Mainstream Rock Tracks.[7] A DVD/UMD video entitled Complete Music Video Collection was released a month later to complement Greatest Hits. It included the music videos for all fourteen songs on Greatest Hits (excluding "Next to You", for which no video was filmed), as well as three additional songs which had been released as singles but were not included on Greatest Hits: "The Meaning of Life" and "I Choose" from Ixnay on the Hombre, and "She's Got Issues" from Americana. These songs, along with several others the band had released as singles during the course of their career, had not charted as highly as those selected for Greatest Hits.[7]

Multiple drummers

The album's two new tracks, "Can't Repeat" and "Next to You", were recorded during the period in which Atom Willard was the band's official drummer. Original drummer Ron Welty had left the group in early 2003,[8] and The Vandals drummer Josh Freese recorded the drum tracks for the band's 2003 album Splinter after his departure.[9] Willard joined shortly after the album's release and appeared with them in the music video for the single "(Can't Get My) Head Around You". Willard appeared with the band in the "Can't Repeat" music video. In late 2005 Willard officially announced that he was leaving The Offspring to focus on Angels & Airwaves.[10] Freese again recorded drum tracks for The Offspring for their 2008 album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace before it was announced that Willard's permanent replacement would be former Face to Face drummer Pete Parada.[11][12]

Track listing

All music is composed by The Offspring except where noted.

No.	Title	From	Length
1.	"Can't Repeat"	previously unreleased	3:24
2.	"Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"	Smash, 1994	3:17
3.	"Self Esteem"	Smash, 1994	4:17
4.	"Gotta Get Away"	Smash, 1994	3:51
5.	"All I Want"	Ixnay on the Hombre, 1997	1:54
6.	"Gone Away"	Ixnay on the Hombre, 1997	4:27
7.	"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" (contains a sample of "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard as written by Robert Lange, Joe Elliott, and Steve Clark)	Americana, 1998	3:08
8.	"Why Don't You Get a Job?"	Americana, 1998	2:49
9.	"The Kids Aren't Alright"	Americana, 1998	3:00
10.	"Original Prankster" (featuring Redman; contains portions of "Low Rider" by War)	Conspiracy of One, 2000	3:41
11.	"Want You Bad"	Conspiracy of One, 2000	3:22
12.	"Defy You"	Orange County soundtrack, 2001	3:48
13.	"Hit That"	Splinter, 2003	2:48
14.	"(Can't Get My) Head Around You" "Next to You" (hidden track. The Police cover.)	Splinter, 2003 previously unreleased	5:57

International bonus tracks

• On each edition, "Next to You" appears as a hidden track on track 15.

Australian edition

No.	Title	From	Length
15.	"Spare Me the Details"	Splinter, 2003	3:24

Japanese edition

No.	Title	From	Length
15.	"Da Hui"	Splinter, 2003	1:42

European and South American editions

No.	Title	From	Length
15.	"The Kids Aren't Alright" (The Wiseguys remix)	"She's Got Issues", 1999	4:56

DualDisc edition

The DualDisc edition of the album has the standard 14 track album on the CD side. The DVD side has the same 14 tracks in 5.1 surround sound, commentary by singer Dexter Holland and guitarist Noodles, and the two performing an acoustic rendition of the song "Dirty Magic" from the band's second album Ignition.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	6
Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[15]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19]	38
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22]	8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23]	22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24]	1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25]	24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	5
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	14
US Billboard 200[30]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31]	5× Platinum	350,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
France (SNEP)[33]	Platinum	300,000^*
Ireland (IRMA)[34]	Platinum	15,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[35]	3× Platinum	750,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36]	3× Platinum	45,000^^
Russia (NFPF)[37]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38]	Platinum	40,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[40]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

The Offspring

• Dexter Holland – lead vocals, guitar
• Greg K. – bass guitar
• Noodles – lead guitar
• Ron Welty – drums on tracks 2–12, and on track 15 of the European and South American editions.
• Atom Willard – drums on "Next to You"[41]

Additional musicians

• Josh Freese – drums on tracks 1, 13, and 14, as well as on track 15 of the Australian and Japanese editions.
• Ronnie King – keyboards on "Hit That"
• Gabe McNair and Phil Jordan – horns on "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
• Derrick Davis – flute on "Why Don't You Get a Job?"

Additional vocalists

• Jason "Blackball" McLean – additional vocals on "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
• Chris Higgins, Heidi Villagran, and Nika Futterman Frost – additional vocals on "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
• Jack Grisham, Davey Havok, and Jim Lindberg – backing vocals on "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
• Redman – additional vocals on "Original Prankster"

Production

• Jerry Finn – producer and mixer of "Can't Repeat" and Next To You
• Joe McGrath – recording engineer of "Can't Repeat", assisted by Seth Waldman
• Thom Wilson – producer and engineer of tracks 2–4, with additional engineering by Ken Paulakovich
• Dave Jerden – producer and mix engineer of tracks 5–9
• Bryan Carlstrom – engineer of tracks 5–9
• Brendan O'Brien – producer and mix engineer of tracks 10–14
• Nick DiDia – engineer of tracks 10 and 11, recording of tracks 12 and 13
• Billy Bowers – additional engineering on tracks 10–14
• Chris Higgins – additional recording on tracks 10 and 12
• Karl Egsieker – recording (with DiDia) of "Hit That", recording of "(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering of all tracks except 1 and 13
• Brian Gardner – mastering of tracks 1 and 13

References

Notes

1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Archived January 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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5. "The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
6. "RIAA Gold and Platinum awards searchable database". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
7. "The Offspring: Artist Chart History - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
8. "Atom Willard Drumming for The Offspring". Punknews.org. October 1, 2003. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
9. Splinter (CD liner notes). The Offspring. Columbia Records. 2003.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "Atom Willard leaves The Offspring". Punknews.org. January 15, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
11. "Atom Willard leaves the Offspring, replaced by Pete Parada". Punknews.org. July 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
12. "The Offspring talk about Atom Willard's departure". Punknews.org. August 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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15. "ABPD CD - TOP 10 Semanal". (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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19. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
20. "The Offspring: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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22. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 28, 2005". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
23. "Archivio – Artisti". FIMI. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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26. "Spanishcharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
27. "Swedishcharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
28. "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
29. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
30. "The Offspring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
31. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
32. "Canadian album certifications – Offspring – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
33. "French album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
34. "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
35. "Japanese album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 11, 2013. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu
36. "New Zealand album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
37. "Russian album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved April 11, 2013.
38. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Offspring; 'Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
39. "British album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 11, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
40. "American album certifications – The Offspring – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 11, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
41. Atom Willard [@AtomWillard] (1 January 2014). "@mikehb681 that's me" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Album description at the band's official Web site