Ixnay on the Hombre

Ixnay on the Hombre
The Offspring's studio album
Publication (s)	February 4, 1997
admission	June 24 - October 11, 1996
Label (s)	Columbia Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, CS, DD
Genre (s)	Punk rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	42:14
occupation	Guitar , vocals : Dexter Holland Guitar, backing vocals : Noodles E-bass : Greg K. Drums : Ron Welty
production	Dave Jerden
Studio (s)	Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank
chronology Smash (1994) Ixnay on the Hombre Americana (1998)
Single releases December 31, 1996 All I want March 1997 Gone Away 1997 Cool to hate 1997 The Meaning of Life 1997 I choose

Ixnay on the Hombre (. Engl./span about for " Fuck authority ") is the fourth studio album of American punk rock - band The Offspring . It was released on February 4, 1997 on the Columbia Records label and is the follow-up to the 1994 hit album Smash .

production

The album was produced by music producer Dave Jerden and recorded at Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank .

Cover design

The album cover shows a drawn green and white structure made up of skulls. The top skull wears a crown. Above or below the picture are the white lettering The Offspring and Ixnay on the Hombre , made of bone . The background is orange and red.

Track list

1. Disclaimer - 0:44
2. The Meaning of Life - 2:55
3. Mota - 2:56
4. Me & My Old Lady - 4:31
5. Cool to Hate - 2:47
6. Leave It Behind - 1:56
7. Gone Away - 4:27
8. I Choose - 3:54
9. Intermission - 0:48
10. All I Want - 1:54
11. Way Down the Line - 2:35
12. Don't Pick It Up - 1:52
13. Amazed - 4:25
14. Change the World - 6:23

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Ixnay on the Hombre   DE 15th 02/10/1997 (17 weeks)   AT 3 02/16/1997 (15 weeks)   CH 10 02/16/1997 (12 weeks)   UK 17th 02/15/1997 (4 weeks)   US 9 02/22/1997 (38 weeks)

Singles

All I want   AT 25th 02/09/1997 (7 weeks)   UK 31 02/01/1997 (2 weeks) Gone Away   DE 93 05/12/1997 (1 week)   UK 42 04/26/1997 (2 weeks)

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
Rolling Stone
allmusic

Ixnay on the Hombre reached the top ten of the charts in over ten countries, but was unable to build on the commercial success of its predecessor Smash . In Germany, the album was number 15 and stayed in the top 100 for 17 weeks, while in the United States it reached number 9 and stayed in the charts for 38 weeks. The album had its greatest successes with second place each in Australia, Finland and New Zealand.

The songs All I Want , Gone Away , Cool to Hate , The Meaning of Life and I Choose were released as singles.

Sales figures and awards

Ixnay on the Hombre has sold over three million times worldwide to date. More than a million units were sold in the United States alone, for which it was awarded a platinum record there in 1997 . In the UK, the album sold over 100,000 copies by 2013 and received a gold record .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	26,511
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 6 × platinum	1,724,011

Main article: The Offspring / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ^ Declaration by Dexter Holland on the album title
2. ↑ album cover
3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
6. ↑ International chart following Ixnay on the Hombre
7. ↑ History of The Offspring on offspring.com ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ USA: Platinum
9. ↑ UK: Gold