Americana (The Offspring album)

Americana
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
RecordedJuly–September 1998
StudioEldorado Recording, Burbank, California
Genre
Length43:37
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Jerden
The Offspring chronology
Ixnay on the Hombre
(1997)
Americana
(1998)
Conspiracy of One
(2000)
Singles from Americana
  1. "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"
    Released: November 9, 1998
  2. "Why Don't You Get a Job?"
    Released: March 15, 1999
  3. "The Kids Aren't Alright"
    Released: August 9, 1999
  4. "She's Got Issues"
    Released: November 15, 1999

Americana is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998, by Columbia Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), the band commenced work on a new album in July 1998, with the recording sessions lasting for about two months. It was The Offspring's second and last album to be produced by Dave Jerden.

Americana was a major success, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 (the highest chart position of any Offspring album), and selling over 198,000 copies in its first week. It is the band's second best-selling album after their 1994 breakout, Smash, and has sold over ten million copies worldwide. Americana spawned the hit singles "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and "The Kids Aren't Alright", and was promoted with a worldwide tour that included an appearance at the Woodstock '99 festival.