Americana (The Offspring album)

Americana is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on November 17, 1998, by Columbia Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), the band commenced work on a new album in July 1998.

Americana
Studio album by
the Offspring
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
RecordedJuly–September 1998
StudioEldorado Recording, Burbank, California
Genre
  • Punk rock
  • pop-punk
  • skate punk
Length43:37
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Jerden
The Offspring chronology
Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)		 Americana
(1998)		 The Offspring Collection
(1999)
Singles from Americana
  1. "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"
    Released: November 9, 1998
  2. "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
    Released: March 30, 1999
  3. "The Kids Aren't Alright"
    Released: September 21, 1999
  4. "She's Got Issues"
    Released: October 19, 1999

Americana was a major success, debuting at number six on the US Billboard 200 and selling over 198,000 copies in its first week. It is the band's second best-selling album after their 1994 breakout, Smash, and has sold over ten million copies worldwide. Americana spawned the hit singles "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and "The Kids Aren't Alright", and was promoted with a worldwide tour and an appearance at the Woodstock '99 festival.

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