The Offspring recorded a version of the Damned's "Smash It Up" for the Batman Forever soundtrack in the summer of that year it kept the group on the charts as the bandmembers worked on their third album.įollowing a prolonged bidding war and much soul-searching, the Offspring decided to leave Epitaph Records in 1996 for Columbia.
Nevertheless, the band's popularity continued to grow in America, as "Gotta Get Away" became another radio/MTV hit in the beginning of 1995. While they were able to play arenas in the U.S., their success didn't translate in foreign countries. "Self Esteem," the second single, followed the same soft verse/loud chorus formula and stayed on the charts nearly twice as long as "Come Out and Play." The group got offers from major labels yet chose to stay with Epitaph. The Offspring were played on both alternative and album rock stations, confirming their broad appeal.
The Nirvana soundalike "Come Out and Play," the first single from the album, became an MTV hit in the summer of 1994, paving the way to radio success. Four years later, their second album, Ignition, became an underground hit, setting the stage for the across-the-board success of 1994's Smash. The middle-aged Offspring reemerged in 2021 with Let the Bad Times Roll, their first album since 2012's Days Go By.įeaturing Dexter Holland, guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg Kriesel, and drummer Ron Welty, the Offspring released their self-titled debut album in 1989. By the dawn of the 2010s, the Offspring had experienced several membership changes, the first bit of turmoil that would extend through a decade marked by battles with record companies. Shortly afterward, the Offspring made the leap to the major labels and continued a streak of snotty, satirical alt-rock hits such as "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?" that kept the group squarely in the hard rock mainstream through the 2000s. The group released their second album, Ignition, on Epitaph in 1992 but it was 1994's Smash and its accompanying singles "Come Out and Play (Keep Em Separated)" and "Self Esteem" that pushed the band toward blockbuster national success. Dexter Holland and Noodles had been kicking around the Orange County scene since the mid-'80s, adopting the name the Offspring as the band's lineup firmed up toward the end of the decade. The Offspring is perhaps the quintessential SoCal punk band of the 1990s - survivors of the 1980s hardcore scene who revamped themselves for the heavier alt-rock era.
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