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“Smash It Up” by The Offspring
Released 1995
“Smash It Up” by The Offspring appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1995 and 2005. It was first released in 1995. Its best result is #57 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #83 alternative song of 1995 and #3,663 alternative song of all time.
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"Smash It Up" is the Offspring tipping their hat to English punk: a cover of the Damned's rabble-rouser, with Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward getting the writing credit. The band cut their version in 1995 with Thom Wilson, who produced, engineered and mixed it.
Dexter Holland takes the lead vocal, Noodles handles the guitar, Greg Kriesel drives the bass and Ron Welty hammers the kit, and they treat an old anthem like it belongs to them, loud, bratty and grinning, a sugar-rush singalong.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 | 107 |
| 1995 | 62 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
| 1995 | 63 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 | 103 |
| 1995 | 63 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 | 100 |
| 1995 | 84 | WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 148 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) | 300 |
| 1995 | 995 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 597 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2004 | 376 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 840 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
Also listed as: Smash it Up.
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