On April 8, 1994, “Epitaph Records” label released “Smash”, the third Offspring studio album. It was recorded October – December 1993, at “Track Record” in Hollywood, and was produced by Thom Wilson. “Smash” has sold in fifteen million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling independent label album of all time. The album has been certified 6x Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).
Personnel:
- Dexter Holland– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Noodles– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K.– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ron Welty– drums, backing vocals
- Jason “Blackball” McLean – additional vocals
- Ken Paulakovich – engineer
- Thom Wilson– engineer
- Mike Ainsworth – engineer assistant
- Ulysses Noriega – engineer assistant
- Christopher C. Murphy – engineer assistant
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Fred Hidalgo– art direction
- Lisa Johnson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted
- Time to Relax
- Nitro (Your Energy)
- Bad Habit
- Gotta Get Away
- Genocide
- Something to Believe In
- Come Out and Play
- Self Esteem
- It’ll Be a Long Time
- Killboy Powerhead
- What Happened to You
- So Alone
- Not the One
- Smash