Ixnay on the Hombre
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In popular culture
- "The Meaning of Life" is featured on the soundtrack to Tekken: The Motion PictureTekken: The Motion Pictureis a Japanese animated adaptation of the Tekken video games by Namco produced in by ASCII Corporation and Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Originally released in Japan as a two-episode OVA, an English adaptation was produced by ADV Films, which edited both episodes into a single hour-long film and...
. - "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy TaxiCrazy TaxiCrazy Taxi is a sandbox racing video game developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega. It is the first game in the Crazy Taxi series. The game was first released in arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Dreamcast in 2000. Subsequently, it was ported to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube by...
. - "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.
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
3 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 3 |
| Finland Albums Chart Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
2 |
| French Albums Chart France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
3 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
9 |
Certifications
Personnel
The Offspring- Dexter HollandDexter HollandBryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the California punk rock band The Offspring...
– Lead vocals, rhythm guitar - Greg K.Greg KrieselGregory David Kriesel , best known by his stage name Greg K., is an American bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk band, The Offspring.-Biography:...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - NoodlesKevin 'Noodles' WassermanKevin John Wasserman , best known by his stage name Noodles, is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for The Offspring.-Biography:...
– Lead guitar, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Ron WeltyRon WeltyRonald "Ron" Welty is the former drummer for the American punk rock band The Offspring. Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure was the longest, as he was in the band from July 1987 to March 2003. He had replaced their original drummer James Lilja, and was only 16 at the time of his joining...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional musicians
- Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
– Vocals on "Disclaimer" - Calvert DeForestCalvert DeForestCalvert Grant DeForest , also known by his character Larry "Bud" Melman, was an American actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman.-Early life:Little has been published about his early life...
– Vocals on "Kiss My Ass"/"Cocktail" - Jason "Blackball" McLean – Additional Vocals on "Mota"
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
– Additional percussion - DexterDexter HollandBryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the California punk rock band The Offspring...
, Noodles and Davey HavokDavey HavokDavid Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
(credited as Davey Havoc) – Backing Vocals
Others
- Dave JerdenDave JerdenDave Jerden is an American record producer, engineer and mixer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock, punk rock and metal genres....
– 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 ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
15 | ||
| Austria Singles Chart | 25 | ||
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
31 | ||
| 1997 | "Gone Away Gone Away -Sales:The single reached Gold in Australia, selling 35,000 copies. It was the first single released by the Offspring to reach Gold status in any country.-Music video:... " |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 4 | ||
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
16 | ||
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
42 | ||
| 1997 | "I Choose I Choose "I Choose" is a punk rock song by The Offspring. It is the eighth track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre and was released as the fifth and final single from the album.... " |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 24 | ||
External links
- Official page for the album includes lyrics and audio/video excerpts