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“Kick Him When He's Down” by The Offspring
From the album Ignition (1992)
“Kick Him When He's Down” by The Offspring appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1995 and 2002. It was first released in 1992 on the album Ignition. Its best result is #77 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #243 alternative song of 1995 and #3,616 alternative song of all time.
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Dexter Holland wrote "Kick Him When He's Down" for Ignition, the Offspring's second album, which Epitaph put out in 1992 with Thom Wilson producing. It arrived in the thick of the alternative rock and grunge years, and while it didn't make the band stars, it won them a foothold in Southern California and the start of a real following, the groundwork for what Smash would build on in 1994.
Ignition kept selling in Smash's wake: it went gold in January 1996, nearly two years after its successor, and has moved more than a million copies worldwide. The band played it front to back at selected shows for its 20th anniversary in 2012, and again in 2017 at a benefit for 924 Gilman Street.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 84 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 | 107 |
| 1995 | 77 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 871 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 801 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 172 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 870 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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