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'''In the Garden of Iden''' is a 1997 novel by [[Kage Baker]]. Although it is set entirely in the [[16th century]], in [[Spain]] and [[England]], it is a [[science fiction]] story revolving around the activities of a group of immortal [[cyborg]]s, individuals who appear human but have been transformed by high technology.
{{Infobox_band |
band_name = The Offspring |
image = [[Image:The Offspring.jpg]] |
years_active = 1984 - present |
origin = [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[California]] |
status = Active |
music_genre = [[Punk-Rock]], [[Pop Punk]], [[Skatepunk]], [[Alternative rock]] |
record_label = [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]]<br/>[[Columbia Records]] |
current_members = [[Dexter Holland]]<br />[[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman|Noodles]]<br />[[Greg Kriesel|Greg K.]]<br />[[Atom Willard]] |
website = [http://www.offspring.com Official web site]
}}
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== Teaser ==
'''The Offspring''' is a popular [[United States|American]] [[Punk rock]]/[[Alternative rock]] band from [[Orange County, California]] that was originally formed in 1984. The band now consists of [[vocalist]] and [[rhythm guitar|rhythm guitarist]] [[Dexter Holland]], [[lead guitarist]] [[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman]], [[bass guitar|bassist]] [[Greg Kriesel]] (known as Greg K), and [[Atom Willard]] on [[drums]]. Although they are primarily a [[punk rock]] and [[Alternative Rock]] group, their music contains elements of [[ska]], [[grunge]] and [[pop-punk]]. They have sold over 32 million albums worldwide.
Mendoza is a cyborg, who, like others of her kind, has been rescued from certain death as a small child and turned into an immortal machine, then made to work for '''[[Dr. Zeus Inc.|The Company]]'''. She loves her work (but is that just her programming ?) and hates 'mortals'. All that changes when, on her first mission, she encounters love and learns the terrible price she has paid to live forever.
This novel is the first in a series about '''[[Dr. Zeus Inc.|The Company]]''' and its servants, human and otherwise. The series continues with [[Sky Coyote]], [[Mendoza in Hollywood]], [[The Graveyard Game]], and [[The Life of the World to Come]]. The collection [[Black Projects, White Knights]] consists of '''Company''' stories, and there are allusions in the collection [[Mother Aegypt, and other stories]].
== History ==
=== Early career (1984-1993) ===
The Offspring started in 1984 by founders [[Dexter Holland|Bryan "Dexter" Holland]] and [[Greg Kriesel|Greg K]]. The decision came outside of a [[Social Distortion]] concert, when both were refused entry. The Offspring started out as a small [[SoCal]] garage band dubbed Manic Subsidal. [[Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman]] was welcomed into the band because he was 21 and could purchase [[alcohol]] for Dexter and Greg, both of whom were under the legal drinking age.
==Synopsis==
In those early times, they had multiple members filling in on other instruments, one of whom was multi-instrumentalist and school mate of future drummer [[Ron Welty]], [[Marcus Parrish]] [http://www.myspace.com/marcusianparrish]. Marcus left to pursue a solo career before any recording was completed. Their only recorded song under the name Manic Subsidal was called "Hopeless," and was on a compilation album called ''Party Animal: We Got Power II'', released in 1984 by [[Mystic Records]] [http://www.fuzzlogic.com/flex/p/3733.php].
{{spoiler}}
The story is told by Mendoza, a cyborg botanist. In the introduction, she tells how in the 24th cent. there is an organization called '''[[Dr. Zeus Inc.]]''', or simply '''[[Dr. Zeus Inc.|The Company]]'''. The Company has the secrets of immortality and time travel. Unfortunately immortality is only possible by converting young children to cyborgs, and time travel is difficult, expensive, and only possible when going into the past and returning to your own time. History cannot be changed.
In 1987, newly dubbed The Offspring, they recorded their first release, the [[7-inch single|7"]] ''I'll be Waiting,'' released on the fictitious Black Label. Black Label was an inside joke by the band, as they could not find a production company to release the single. To make themselves more tempting to future labels, they decided to name their record company after the [[Black Label|cheap beer]] they were drinking while they were pressing the records. The line up for this single was Dexter on vocals, Child C-2017 (Noodles) on Guitar, Greg on Bass, and [[James Lilja]] on Drums. Lilja quit shortly after this to persue a medical career in [[gynaecology]]{{fact}}, and was replaced by [[Ron Welty]], who was only 16 years old.
Dr. Zeus uses the technology simply to get rich. By travelling far into prehistory, the company creates its own immortal cyborg agents, who then have the mission of preserving cultural artifacts and other valuable items for sale in the 24th cent. Usually these items are hidden in safe places, but in the case of extinct species, for instance, they are kept in secret Company caches run by the cyborgs. In the 24th century the Company then 'finds' the long-lost objects and sells them.
In 1989, The Offspring brokered a recording deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records. With [[Buddhism|buddhist]] punk-guru [[Record producer|producer]] Thom Wilson and a new lineup, the band recorded the album ''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]''. Their self-titled debut was released in limited amounts by the label, only in a [[Gramophone record|12" Vinyl]] format.
The cyborgs are supposed to arrive in the 24th cent. the old fashioned way, by living through the intervening millennia. On the way, they can create new cyborgs from those who would otherwise die as children.
In 1991, again with Wilson, The Offspring produced the ''[[Baghdad (album)|Baghdad]]'' 7". This single was instrumental to the band's signing with [[Epitaph Records]]. Wilson had been trying to get the Offspring to switch to Epitaph, a label run by [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brett Gurewitz]]. Gurewitz felt that ''The Offspring'' was just not quite pronounced enough for his label, but ''Baghdad'' convinced him to give the band a shot. Wilson and The Offspring entered the studio again and recorded ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''. Released in 1992, ''Ignition'' exceeded all of the label's and band's expectations. The band went on tour for the next two years with punk heavyweights such as [[Pennywise]], [[Voodoo Glow Skulls]], and [[No Doubt]].
Mendoza tells how she is snatched as a child from the Inquisition in Spain, having first been sold by her real parents to some 'noble Christians' who want her for pagan rites, but are instead arrested. One of the Inquisitors is a cyborg, who is able to deliver her to his fellow agents for 'augmentation'.
=== Rise to fame (1994-2002) ===
When they went back into the studio, The Offspring's relations with producer Thom Wilson had begun to strain. The darker atmosphere in the studio resulted in 1994's landmark album ''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''. This album set the all-time record for most units sold by an independent label band at 8 million records. Since then, the album has extended the record to 32 million units. Fueled by hit singles ''[[Come Out and Play]]'', ''[[Self Esteem]]'', and ''[[Gotta Get Away]]'', The Offspring, along with [[NOFX]], and [[Rancid]], helped revive punk for a new generation. Holland credits [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]-based [[Grunge rock|grunge]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] for creating the environment which allowed the Offspring to succeed.
Fifteen years later she returns to Spain for her first mission. Although she trained as a botanist and wants to go the New World, she has to spend time in Europe on an expedition to England. She finds that the expedition leader is Joseph, the cyborg who saved her. He is about 30,000 years old, having been recruited from the Basque region as a child when his village was massacred. Joseph is a Facilitator, a 'fixer', a top agent. He is also world-weary, cynical and irreverent. His passion is his work, like all the cyborgs, but he also has a deep-seated hatred of religious fanaticism, partly because his parents were killed by a cult, partly because of what he has seen in his long life. The group also includes Nefer, whose specialty is farm animals, and Flavius, a technician.
After the release of ''Smash,'' and armed with a newly expanded income, the band decided to buy out the rights to their first album. Holland and Greg K then created their own record label, [[Nitro Records]], and started signing bands. One of their first releases was a re-release of their first album ''The Offspring''. The label also signed a number of punk bands including [[AFI (band)|AFI]], [[The Vandals]], and [[Guttermouth]]. Soon after Nitro Records became Dexter's sole responsibility.
The mission is to travel to England as part of the entourage of Prince Philip of Spain, who is going to marry Queen Mary. Then they will go to the estate of Sir William Iden, who has been persuaded to let them sample rare plants from his garden. Mendoza is not pleased by all this. She is already deathly afraid of all 'mortals' as she calls them, and is further dismayed by the prospect of going to cold, wet, violent, disease-ridden England.
After ''Smash'' and the subsequent two years of touring, Wilson, who during the ''Smash'' studio sessions criticized the direction of the band's music as straying away from punk, was fired. Around the same time, the band left [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]] and signed with [[Columbia Records]], allegedly because they were offended by an insurance policy that [[Brett Gurewitz]] had taken out on the band. Epitaph sued, claiming that the band had not fulfilled its contract. The settlement was an estimated $2 million and the rights to all European single sales. Not only this, but the move cause a fan backlash. Most fans of the Offspring music still signed to Epitaph thought that the move to Columbia was purely for financial gain; to this day the band still deny that charge.
When they arrive, without Flavius who stays in London, two things quickly change her mind. One is a hedge of ''Ilex Tormentosum'', or Julius Caesar's Holly, a plant with tremendous medicinal properties. It is already rare and, in the future, it is extinct. The other is Nicholas Harpole, Sir Walter's secretary. Nicholas is "tall even for an Englishman" and has a horse-like face but is very intelligent and well-educated. She is immediately attracted to him, and Joseph, always on the lookout for an advantage, encourages her to seduce Nicholas. This she does, and settles in for a long stay, having decided that the Garden is full of unusual plants she needs to spend years cataloging.
After three years out of the studio, The Offspring released ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' in early 1997. This album was not as successful as ''Smash'', although it did sell 4 million units. The album saw the band move away from the political-punk themes common to many Epitaph bands, and more into mainstream rock with songs like ''[[All I Want]]'', ''[[Gone Away]],'' and ''I Choose.'' The video for "I Choose" was directed by Dexter himself. The band believe that when "Ixnay..." came out that the fans were expecting "Smash Part Two" (In their own words) which is why they moved away from their former style.
Nicholas, it turns out, has a dark past, having been a member of an ecstatic Christian cult that practised sexual freedom. Deciding that the cult leader was simply exploiting his fellows, he broke away and began preaching radical ideas, for which he was arrested and put in chains. Although Nicholas is illegitimate, he had well-connected friends and was freed with the warning to sin no more.
A year and a half later in 1998, The Offspring released ''[[Americana (album)|Americana]]''. This album was lighter than ''Smash'' and ''Ixnay'' in attitude, while still maintaining a punk-like sound. The album was a success both with the audience and with critics, and easily outsold ''Ixnay on the Hombre''. The four singles, ''[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]'', ''[[Why Don't You Get a Job]]'', ''[[The Kids Aren't Alright]]'', and ''[[She's Got Issues]]'', were all big hits on [[MTV]] and radio. This period is generally regarded as the peak of the Offspring's mainstream popularity.
Mendoza also has problems. As she matures, she finds she emits "Crome radiation", a psychic field which can have unpredictable effects on time and space. This is not supposed to be possible for cyborgs, who are screened for such abilities when recruited. In fact, in a later Company story, we learn that Joseph caused the tests to be fudged because the alternative was for Mendoza to be tortured to death by the Inquisition.
In 2000, the band released a new and drastically different album called ''[[Conspiracy of One]]''. The band intended to release the entire album online through their official website, to show their support for [[music download|downloading music]] on the internet. However, under threat of legal action by Columbia, only the first single ''Original Prankster'' was released online. The band also sold T-shirts on their website with the [[Napster]] logo on it and donated money to Napster creator [[Shawn Fanning]] with the profits.
As the novel progresses, she is increasingly torn by love for Nicholas and the need to lie to him, to play her assigned part. Nicholas himself is suspicious of Mendoza and her companions. Old Sir Walter Iden, having been given rejuvenating treatments by Joseph as payment for their stay, decides to sell the estate and move to London. The entire household is already amazed by his transformation from doddering old man to virile middle-age. Joseph is furious but can do nothing. Then, while the household is being inventoried for the sale, Joseph is damaged in an accident which would have killed a normal human. Though he talks his way out of the immediate situation with his usual skill, he is eventually found out by Nicholas, who sees him doing self-repairs to his internal machinery.
=== Post-Welty period (2003-present) ===
Nearly two years after the release of ''Conspiracy of One'', long-time drummer [[Ron Welty]] left the band in 2003 to start Steady Ground, a band in which he plays the drums and co-produces. The parties have not elaborated on the departure.
Nicholas, having been prepared to elope with Mendoza, confronts her, believing her to be a devil in human form. She admits that, even in her own eyes, she is no longer human. Nicholas flees the estate.
In 2003, the band released ''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]''. The Offspring recruited [[Josh Freese]] to record the drums for ''Splinter'' and later announced that [[Atom Willard]] would be the official replacement for Ron Welty, however his name remained absent from the album credits. The album's original title was to be ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'', the name of the long-delayed album by [[Guns N' Roses]]. As a result, [[Axl Rose]] filed a [[cease and desist]] order against The Offspring, and to avoid delaying the release, the band chose to simply rename the album. The first single ''Hit That'' enjoyed moderate success on MTV.
Later she learns he has returned to preaching in Rochester, Kent, and has been condemned to burn by the new Catholic authorities. She runs away herself to Rochester, but is unable to convince him to recant. At this point Joseph appears, having followed Mendoza. His only purpose now is to prevent her becoming a Company renegade. He denounces Nicholas as just another fake messiah who can only lead others to destruction along with himself. He reveals to Nicholas that he has lived many thousands of years and has yet to see anything resembling the Truth that Nicholas and his like preach. Telling Nicholas that "of all the burnings I've witnessed, this is one I will actually enjoy" he takes Mendoza away.
In 2005, the band released a [[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits]] album with a [[DualDisc]]. The ''Greatest Hits'' album contains 14 of the band's hits from 1994 to 2003, as well as the previously-unreleased song "Can't Repeat". The DualDisc contains video of Dexter and Noodles discussing the band's history and a bonus acoustic version of "Dirty Magic" from ''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''. About a month later, the band released a video DVD with music videos from all of their hits, and some videos from a live show.
The next morning, they witness Nicholas' death. Returning to the Iden estate, Joseph promises to pull strings and get Mendoza sent to the New World, as she originally wanted.
During the summer of 2005, the band played the [[Vans Warped Tour]] for the first time, and followed that with a tour of Europe and Japan. After the "Greatest Hits" world tour the band took a break from writing, recording and touring. Atom Willard was recruited by [[Tom DeLonge]] for his band [[Angels and Airwaves]] and released an album, ''[[We Don't Need to Whisper]]'', in 2006.
In the final chapter, Mendoza arrives at ''New World One'' in the South American jungle. It is a secret Company base run like a luxury hotel, where the servants are Mayans rescued from sacrifices. She settles into her new air-conditioned existence, with an unknowable future.
{{Future album|Offspring, The}}
The band is currently recording tracks for their eighth album, with a planned release date of sometime in 2006 or 2007. An official title and release date for the album is yet to be confirmed as of now. There are also rumors of the band releasing a rare/b-sides album. A journal update on June 13, 2006 by Dexter stated that the band (minus Atom) has been meeting every week and will begin recording shortly. He also comfirmed that Atom is still a member and is only on tour with [[Angels and Airwaves]][http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=429340]
== Band Members Themes==
This novel is primarily concerned with language, culture and personality. The darker side of '''The Company''' is only hinted at here, with Mendoza resigned to working for an entity that knows everything she is ever going to do, so anything that happens to her is more likely to be planned than accidental.
=== Current Members ===
*[[Dexter Holland|Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland]] - [[Vocals]], Rhythm [[Guitar]]
*[[Greg Kriesel]] - [[Bass Guitar|Bass]], backing vocals
*[[Kevin Wasserman|Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman]] - [[Lead guitar]], backing vocals (Since 1985)
*[[Atom Willard]] - [[Drum kit|Drums]] (Since 2003) - Also plays in [[Angels and Airwaves]]
Instead we are treated to a feast of Elizabethan language and culture, from an author who knows her stuff. Technological anachronisms, such as the cyborgs' abilities to absorb knowledge almost instantly, sense things humans cannot, perform feats of strength, and run away at high speed from danger, serve only as background to the main action, or else are the source of problems. Their most important assets are Joseph's silken tongue and quick wits. "Preservers" like Mendoza do not interact well with humans, being too focussed on their work. They also do not conceal their differences as well as they should. One of Joseph's jobs is to cover for them.
=== Live Backing Members ===
*[[Chris "X-13" Higgins]]- backing vocals, percussion, synthesizer, [[samples]], and [[rhythm guitar]] on occasion
Unfortunately (or was it planned ?) Joseph's guidance and actions lead to Nicholas' downfall, and thus to Mendoza's crash. Having progressed from naive child to boisterous cadet cyborg to dangerously besotted agent, she is twisted inside, though outwardly numb. She begins her path to isolation from even her own kind. Her nascent psychic abilities are an unknown and highly random factor.
===Past members===
*Doug Thompson - Vocals (1984)
*Jim Benton - Drums (1984)
*[[James Lilja]] - Drums (1984-1987)
*[[Ron Welty]] - Drums (1987-2003)
*[[Josh Freese]] - Drums on ''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]'', but not an official member (2003)
Joseph himself is beginning a transformation. He has been a loyal Company man for centuries, acting role after role and seeing all things as temporary. By the end of the novel it is clear that he regards Mendoza as a daughter in fact, not someone playing that role for the Company. This affects how he will react to future events.
== Discography ==
===Studio albums===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
!'''Album Cover'''
!'''Date of Release'''
!'''Title'''
!'''Label'''
!'''Chart positions'''
!'''US sales'''
|-
|[[Image:Offspring - ST 1989.jpg|center|50px|]]<br>[[Image:The Offspring - The Offspring.jpg|center|50px|]]
|1989 (original version)<br>[[November 21]], [[1995]] (re-release)
|''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]''
|Nemesis Records (original version)<br>[[Nitro Records]] (re-release)
|Did not chart
|
|-
|[[Image:The Offspring-Ignition.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[October 16]], [[1992]]
|''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''
|[[Epitaph Records]]
|Did not chart
|RIAA Gold
|-
|[[Image:TheOffspringSmashalbumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[April 19]], [[1994]]
|''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''
|[[Epitaph Records]]
|4 ([[North America|US]])<br>21 ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
|RIAA 6X Platinum
|-
|[[Image:The Offspring-Ixnay on the Hombre.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[February 4]], [[1997]]
|''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
|[[Columbia Records]] ([[North America|US]])<br>[[Epitaph Records]] ([[Europe]])
|9 ([[North America|US]])<br>17 ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
|RIAA Platinum
|-
|[[Image:TheOffspringAmericanaalbumcover.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[November 17]], [[1998]]
|''[[Americana (album)|Americana]]''
|[[Columbia Records]]
|2 ([[North America|US]])<br>10 ([[United Kingdom|UK]])<br>1 ([[Australia|AUS]])
|RIAA 5xPlatinum
|-
|[[Image:The Offspring-Conspiracy of One.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[November 14]], [[2000]]
|''[[Conspiracy of One]]''
|[[Columbia Records]]
|9 ([[North America|US]])<br>12 ([[United Kingdom|UK]])<br>2 ([[Australia|AUS]])
|RIAA Platinum
|-
|[[Image:The Offspring Splinter.jpg|center|50px|]]
|[[December 9]], [[2003]]
|''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]''
|[[Columbia Records]]
|30 ([[North America|US]])<br>27 ([[United Kingdom|UK]])<br>12 ([[Australia|AUS]])
|RIAA Gold
|-
|}
A theme introduced here, and recurring in the later stories, is dislike of religious fervor in all its forms, from oppressive establishments to messianic cults and even, later, to fanatic pursuit of vegetarianism, abstinence, and animals' rights. As ephemeral as they may seem, love and personal loyalty are the only eternal values.
''Note'': Both covers for ''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]'' are shown above. The re-release of the album had a different cover due to the increasing popularity of The Offspring as well as the number of expensive, poor quality bootlegs that were being sold to fans.
==References==
=== Compilation albums ===
*{{cite book|title=In the Garden of Iden|author=Baker,Kage|publisher=Avon Books|year=1998|id=ISBN 0-380-73179-7}}
* ''[[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits]]'', June 21, 2005 (8 ([[North America|US]]), 14 ([[United Kingdom|UK]]), 2 ([[Australia|AUS]])) RIAA Gold
===External EPs =links==
*[http://www.kagebaker.com/iden.html Kage Baker official site] - About the novel
* ''[[Baghdad (album)|Baghdad]]'', 1991
*[http://www.kagebaker.com/excerpt.html Excerpt from the novel] - Chapter One
* ''[[Club Me (album)|Club Me]]'', 1997
[[Category:1997 books]]
=== Non-Album Tracks ===
[[Category:Kage Baker novels]]
*"52 Girls" ([[The B-52's]] Cover) - from ''Contains No Caffeine''
[[Category:Science fiction novels]]
*"I Got A Right" ([[Iggy Pop]] and The Stooges Cover) - from the ''[[Club Me (album)|Club Me]] EP''
*"Smash It Up" ([[The Damned]] Cover) - from the ''[[Batman Forever]]'' soundtrack and the ''[[Club Me (album)|Club Me]] EP''
*"D.U.I." - from the ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' soundtrack and the ''[[Club Me (album)|Club Me]] EP''
*"Hey Joe" ([[The Leaves]] cover) - from ''Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day''
*"Beheaded (1999)" - from the ''[[Idle Hands]]'' soundtrack
*"I Wanna Be Sedated" - from the "Why Don't You Get A Job?" CD Single and ''[[We're A Happy Family]]: A Tribute To [[The Ramones]]''
*"Hand Grenades" - from ''[[Short Music For Short People]]''
*"Bloodstains" ([[Agent Orange (band)|Agent Orange]] Cover) - from the ''[[Ready to Rumble]]'' soundtrack
*"Totalimmortal" ([[AFI (band)|AFI]] Cover) - from the ''[[Me, Myself and Irene]]'' soundtrack
*"Defy You" - from the ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]'' soundtrack
*"80 Times" ([[TSOL]] Cover) - from the "Want You Bad" CD Single
*"Autonomy" - ([[Buzzcocks]] Cover) - from the "Want You Bad" CD Single
*"Sin City" - ([[AC/DC]] Cover) - from the "Million Miles Away" CD Single
*"One Hundred Punks" ([[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] Cover) - from the "Defy You" CD Single
*"Mission From God" - from ''[[Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10]]''
*"Next To You" - ([[The Police (band)|The Police]] Cover) - from Greatest Hits
=== Manic Subsidal Tracks ===
*"Hopeless" - from ''We Got Power, Volume 2 - Party Animal''
*"Religion" - Live In San Berubin, Canada 1987
*"Tonight I Do" - Live In San Berubin, Canada 1987
*"Ballroom Blitz" - Live In San Berubin, Canada 1987
=== DVDs and Videos ===
* ''Americana'', 1999
* ''Huck It'', 2000
* ''The Complete Video Collection'', 2005
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Song
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]<small>
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Modern Rock Tracks chart|US Modern Rock]]<small>
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Mainstream Rock Tracks chart|US Main- stream Rock]]<small>
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[UK singles chart|UK singles]]<small>
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Germany]]<small>
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Come Out and Play (song)|Come Out and Play]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|10
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Self Esteem]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|37
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1994
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Gotta Get Away]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="center" valign="top"|15
|align="center" valign="top"|43
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Smash (album)|Smash]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"Kick Him When He's Down"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ignition (album)|Ignition]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1995
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Smash It Up]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|16
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Batman Forever]] Soundtrack''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[All I Want (Offspring song)|All I Want]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|13
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|31
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"I Choose"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|24
|align="center" valign="top"|5
|align="center" valign="top"|42
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1997
|align="left" valign="top"|"The Meaning of Life"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1998
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Gone Away]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|4
|align="center" valign="top"|1
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]''
|-
|align="center" valign="top"|1998
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|53
|align="center" valign="top"|3
|align="center" valign="top"|5
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Americana (album)| Americana]]''
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|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Why Don't You Get a Job?]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|10
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|16
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Americana (album)| Americana]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|1999
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[She's Got Issues]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|11
|align="center" valign="top"|19
|align="center" valign="top"|41
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Americana (album)| Americana]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|1999
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[The Kids Aren't Alright]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|11
|align="center" valign="top"|45
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Americana (album)| Americana]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2000
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Totalimmortal]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|36
|align="center" valign="top"|27
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|align="left" valign="top"|''Me, Myself, and Irene Soundtrack''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2000
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Original Prankster]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|70
|align="center" valign="top"|2
|align="center" valign="top"|7
|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="center" valign="top"|46
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Conspiracy of One]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2001
|align="left" valign="top"|"Want You Bad"
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|align="center" valign="top"|10
|align="center" valign="top"|23
|align="center" valign="top"|15
|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Conspiracy of One]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2001
|align="left" valign="top"|"Million Miles Away"
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|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Conspiracy of One]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2001
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Defy You]]"
|align="center" valign="top"|77
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|align="center" valign="top"|8
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|align="center" valign="top"|62
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]] Soundtrack''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Hit That]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|11
|align="center" valign="top"|31
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2004
|align="left" valign="top"|"(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
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|align="center" valign="top"|6
|align="center" valign="top"|16
|align="center" valign="top"|48
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Splinter (album)|Splinter]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Can't Repeat]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|10
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits]]''
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|align="center" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|"[[Next to You]]"
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|align="center" valign="top"|37
|align="center" valign="top"|29
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|align="center" valign="top"|-
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Greatest Hits (The Offspring album)|Greatest Hits]]''
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== Live Performances ==
*The Offspring have played shows in hundreds of venues all over the world. The band has additionally preformed at dozens of music festivals, including [[Vans Warped Tour]], Not So Silent Night, Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam, the very first [[Dew Action Sports Tour]], and also, [[Woodstock 1999]] and the 1999, 2002, & 2004 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Leeds and Reading Carling Festivals]]
== Filmography of Songs ==
===Movies===
*The Offspring appear as themselves in the film ''[[Idle Hands]]'' where they play "Beheaded" and "I Wanna Be Sedated" at a school dance before Dexter is killed.
*"Take It Like a Man" and "Forever and a Day" are played in the movie ''[[The Chase (1994 film)|The Chase]]''
*"Want You Bad" was featured in the movies ''[[Tomcats (movie)|Tomcats]]'' and ''[[American Pie 2]]''
*"Dammit, I Changed Again" was played in the film ''[[The New Guy]]''
*"Americana" was played in the film ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]''
*"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" was played in the film ''[[Loser (film)|Loser]]''
*"The Kids Aren't Alright" was played in the film ''[[The Faculty]]''
*"Original Prankster" was played in the film ''[[The Animal]]''
*"Original Prankster" was played in the theatrical preview for the film ''[[How to Eat Fried Worms]]''
*"The Kids Aren't Alright" and "The Meaning of Life" were played in the anime movie [[Tekken (film)|Tekken]]
*"Nitro (Youth Energy)" was played in the film ''[[Varsity Blues]]''
*"Come Out and Play" was played in the film ''[[Bubble Boy]]''
===TV Shows===
*"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" played on TV shows including ''[[Ed, Edd 'n Eddy]]'' and ''[[King of the Hill]]''.
*"All I Want" and "Original Prankster" were played on the cartoon series ''[[Daria]]''
*"Come Out and Play" was the theme song for [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] wrestler [[Scott Levy|Raven]]
*"The Kids Aren't Alright" in advertisements for the 2001 [[MLB All Star Game]] on FOX.
*"Hit That" is played in a cable television commercial.
===Video Games===
*"All I Want," "Way Down the Line," "The Meaning of Life" and "Change the World" are featured in the game ''[[Crazy Taxi]]''
*"Come Out Swinging," "One Fine Day," "Walla Walla," "No Brakes," and "Americana" are featured in the game ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]''
*"Want You Bad" and "Special Delivery" are featured in the game ''[[Crazy Taxi 3]]''
*"Blackball" was played in the game ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4]]''
*"Genocide" was played in the video game ''Jeremy McGrath Pro Supercross''
*"Self Esteem" is featured in the game Singstar Rocks!
*"Staring At The Sun" is played in the game [[Dance Dance Revolution]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.offspring.com Official band web site]
*[http://www.offspringzone.too.it Offspring Zone Italia]
*[http://www.offspringbootlegs.co.uk OffspringBootlegs.co.uk - The Home Of Live Offspring Audio And Video]
*[http://www.theoffspring.com The Offspring.com]
*[http://www.theoffspring-fr.com/ TheOffspring-fr.com French Fan Site and Forum]
*[http://www.jakesoffspring.com Jake's Offspring - More Than The Average Fan Site!]
*[http://www.offspring.1br.net Brazilian Web site]
*[http://smashitup.forumup.com/index.php?mforum=smashitup Smash it up Forums]
*[http://www.theoffspring.us The Offspring Russian Portal]
*[http://www.offspringnation.com Offspring Nation]
*[http://www.offspringmedia.tk OffspringMedia.tk]
*[http://offspring-online.com/oo/index.html Offspring-online.com]
*[http://www.blog.lide.cz/rocktimes/ RockTimes - rock magazine with The Offspring]
*[http://www.offspring.art.pl/ Offspring Polish Website]
*[http://www.offspring101.com Offspring 101]
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