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“Hit That” by The Offspring

From the album Splinter (2003)

“Hit That” by The Offspring appears on 33 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2003 and 2004. It was first released in 2003 on the album Splinter. Its best result is #7 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #45 alternative song of 2003 and #166 of the '00s.

33countdowns
23stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
2003–2004years charted

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The Offspring - Hit That (Official Music Video)

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"Hit That" led the charge for the Offspring's seventh album, Splinter, in 2003: the first single, going out to American rock radio on November 3, 2003. Dexter Holland wrote it and sings it, and Brendan O'Brien produced and mixed it with a fat, rubbery bounce, Ronnie King's keyboards squiggling over Noodles' guitar, Greg Kriesel's bass and the relentless drumming of Josh Freese.

It's the band's knack for snotty, sing-along punk pop, tuned up for a new decade, and it worked: the song topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, the first time the Offspring had been there since their breakthrough "Come Out and Play" in 1994. It also reached the top 20 in the UK and Australia, and later took its place on the band's 2005 Greatest Hits.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 50 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 45 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 52 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 74 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 59 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 83 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 80 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 70 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 87 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 29 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 62 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 100 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 46 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 48 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 106
2003 88 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 15 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 60 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 103
2003 30 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 71 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2004 70 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 40 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 52 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 35 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 81 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 35 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 7 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 24 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 9 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107
2004 70 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 99
2004 79 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 88
2004 87 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 103
2004 27 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Essential 99 of 2004 99
2004 25 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  4. 4Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle

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