Splinter (album)

Splinter
The Offspring's studio album
Publication (s)	December 9, 2003
admission	January-August 2003
Label (s)	Columbia Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	Punk rock
Title (number)	12/14
running time	32:00 / 39:42
occupation	Guitar , vocals : Dexter Holland Guitar, backing vocals : Noodles E-bass : Greg K. Drums : Josh Freese
production	Brendan O'Brien , The Offspring
Studio (s)	Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, Georgia
chronology Conspiracy of One (2000) Splinter Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)
Single releases December 9, 2003 Hit That April 13, 2004 (Can't Get My) Head Around You 2004 Save me the details

Splinter (. English for " splitter ") is the seventh studio album of American punk rock - band The Offspring . It was released on December 9, 2003 on the Columbia Records label .

Origin and production

The band started working on Splinter in late 2002 after touring their previous album Conspiracy of One for two years . From January to August 2003 - the longest recording time until then - it was recorded again with music producer Brendan O'Brien . This time, however, other recording studios were used in Los Angeles and Atlanta . Since drummer Ron Welty had left the band, Josh Freese was chosen as a studio drummer to look for a replacement after the recordings. On April 1, 2003, the album was jokingly announced as Chinese Democrazy , a parody of the rock band Guns N 'Roses' long-awaited album Chinese Democracy .

Cover design

The album cover shows an ancient white stone statue whose head is just splintering. A landscape, a stone column and a dark blue sky can be seen in the background. At the top of the picture are the lettering The Offspring and Splinter in white or gray.

Track list

1. Neocon - 2:00
2. The Noose - 3:18
3. Long Way Home - 2:23
4. Hit That - 2:49
5. Race Against Myself - 3:32
6. (Can't Get My) Head Around You - 2:14
7. The Worst Hangover Ever - 2:58
8. Never Gonna Find Me - 2:38
9. Lightning Rod - 3:20
10. Save Me the Details - 3:24
11. Da Hui - 1:42
12. When You're in Prison - 2:35

mp3 bonus songs

13. The Kids Aren't Alright (Island Style) - 5:08
14. When You're in Prison (Instrumental) - 2:34

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Splinter   DE 31 12/15/2003 (15 weeks)   AT 10 12/14/2003 (16 weeks)   CH 13 12/14/2003 (17 weeks)   UK 27 12/13/2003 (10 weeks)   US 30th 12/27/2003 (21 weeks)

Singles

Hit That   DE 31 01/26/2004 (9 weeks)   AT 21st 01/25/2004 (13 weeks)   CH 57 01/25/2004 (7 weeks)   UK 11 01/30/2004 (7 weeks)   US 64 12/20/2003 (15 weeks) (Can't Get My) Head Around You   UK 48 06/05/2004 (2 weeks)

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic

Splinter reached number 31 in the German album charts and stayed in the top 100 for 15 weeks.

The songs Hit That , (Can't Get My) Head Around You and Spare Me the Details were released as singles.

Sales figures and awards

The album was awarded a gold record in 2004 for more than 500,000 units sold in the United States . Splinter also received gold in Switzerland and silver in the United Kingdom.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 1 × platinum	850,000

Main article: The Offspring / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Offspring History (Official Website) . Offspring.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 4, 2012. 
2. ↑ Mtv.com
3. ↑ album cover
4. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
5. ↑ Rating: laut.de
6. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone ( Memento from June 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
8. ↑ US: Gold