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Happy Hour!
Happy Hour!
Compilation album by The Offspring
Released	August 4, 2010
Recorded	March 1989 – July 2010
Genre	Punk rock
Length	58:33
Label	Sony Japan
Producer	Thom Wilson, Dave Jerden, Brendan O'Brien, The Offspring
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Happy Hour! is a Japanese exclusive^[3] compilation album by the American punk rock band the Offspring. It was released on August 4, 2010.^[1] The album chronicles tracks from approximately 15 years of the band's career. It is The Offspring's first record that wasn't made available in America.

The album includes live versions and remixes of tracks from their studio albums Smash, Ixnay on the Hombre, Americana, Conspiracy of One, and Splinter. Although it was released two years after Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, this compilation does not contain any live versions or remixes of tracks from that album. It also includes songs from soundtracks and various B-sides. The album also contains covers of tracks by bands such as The Buzzcocks, Iggy & The Stooges, T.S.O.L., Billy Roberts, and AC/DC.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dexter Holland except where noted

No.	Title	Original appearance	Length
1.	"Come Out And Play" (Live)	"(Can't Get My) Head Around You" single (2004)	3:11
2.	"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" (Live)	"The Kids Aren't Alright" single (1999)	3:05
3.	"All I Want" (Live)	"She's Got Issues" single (1999)	2:07
4.	"Gone Away" (Live)	"Original Prankster" single (2001)	4:17
5.	"Staring at the Sun" (Live)	"Million Miles Away" single (2001)	2:27
6.	"Hit That" (Live)	"(Can't Get My) Head Around You" single (2004)	2:47
7.	"Gotta Get Away" (Live)	"(Can't Get My) Head Around You" single (2004)	3:47
8.	"Dammit, I Changed Again" (Live)	"Million Miles Away" single (2001)	2:55
9.	"D.U.I."	"Club Me" EP (1997)	2:30
10.	"Beheaded (1999)"	Idle Hands Soundtrack (1999)	2:41
11.	"Sin City" (AC/DC cover)	"Million Miles Away" single (2001)	4:27
12.	"I Got A Right" (The Stooges cover)	Club Me EP (1997)	2:22
13.	"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts cover)	The Offspring (1989)	2:39
14.	"80 Times" (T.S.O.L. cover)	"Want You Bad" single (2000)	2:07
15.	"Autonomy" (Buzzcocks cover)	"Want You Bad" single (2000)	2:36
16.	"Want You Bad" (Blag Dahlia Remix)	"Million Miles Away" single (2001)	3:10
17.	"Why Don't You Get a Job?" (The Baka Boyz Remix)	"Why Don't You Get a Job?" single (1999)	4:21
18.	"Million Miles Away" (Apollo 440 Remix)	"Million Miles Away" single (2001)	4:01
19.	"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" (The Baka Boyz Low Rider Remix)	"She's Got Issues" single (1999)	3:03
Total length:			58:33

Personnel

The Offspring

Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
Greg K. – bass, backing vocals
Ron Welty – drums (all tracks except 1, 6, 7; uncredited)
Atom Willard – drums (1, 6, 7; uncredited)

Additional personnel

Chris "X-13" Higgins – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (tracks 1–8; uncredited)

References

^ ^a ^b "HAPPY HOUR!／ハッピー・アワー！" (in Japanese). Sony Japan. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^ "Offspring, The – Happy Hour!". Discogs. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^ Aubin (July 14, 2010). "Offspring plan Japan-only album with covers, rarities, hits". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

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[sonymusic.co.jp-1] "HAPPY HOUR!／ハッピー・アワー！" (in Japanese). Sony Japan. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[2] "Offspring, The – Happy Hour!". Discogs. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[3] Aubin (July 14, 2010). "Offspring plan Japan-only album with covers, rarities, hits". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

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-'''''Happy Hour!''''' is a Japanese exclusive<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/39051/offspring-plan-japan-only-album-with-covers-rarities-hits |title=Offspring plan Japan-only album with covers, rarities, hits |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=1 July 2013 |date=14 July 2010 |author=Aubin }}</ref> compilation album by the American [[punk rock]] band [[The Offspring]]. It was released on August 4, 2010.<ref name="sonymusic.co.jp"/> The album chronicles tracks from approximately 15 years of the band's career. It is The Offspring's first record that wasn't made available in America.
+'''''Happy Hour!''''' is a Japanese exclusive<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/39051/offspring-plan-japan-only-album-with-covers-rarities-hits |title=Offspring plan Japan-only album with covers, rarities, hits |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=1 July 2013 |date=14 July 2010 |author=Aubin }}</ref> compilation album by the American [[punk rock]] band [[the Offspring]]. It was released on August 4, 2010.<ref name="sonymusic.co.jp"/> The album chronicles tracks from approximately 15 years of the band's career. It is The Offspring's first record that wasn't made available in America.
-The album includes live versions and remixes of tracks from their studio albums ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'', ''[[Americana (The Offspring album)|Americana]]'', ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'', and ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''. Although it was released two years after ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'', this compilation does not contain any live versions and remixes of tracks from that album. It also includes songs from soundtracks and various B-sides. The album also contains covers of tracks by bands such as [[The Buzzcocks]], [[The Stooges|Iggy & The Stooges]], [[T.S.O.L.]], [[Billy Roberts]], and [[AC/DC]]. ''Happy Hour!'' has sold +600,890 copies worldwide.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}
+The album includes live versions and remixes of tracks from their studio albums ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'', ''[[Americana (The Offspring album)|Americana]]'', ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'', and ''[[Splinter (The Offspring album)|Splinter]]''. Although it was released two years after ''[[Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace]]'', this compilation does not contain any live versions or remixes of tracks from that album. It also includes songs from soundtracks and various B-sides. The album also contains covers of tracks by bands such as [[The Buzzcocks]], [[The Stooges|Iggy & The Stooges]], [[T.S.O.L.]], [[Billy Roberts]], and [[AC/DC]].
+==Track listing==
-Numerous non-LP tracks compiled from 1997 to 2004, most are included, with the exception of a few omissions:
-* "[[Smash It Up]]" (The Damned cover) from the ''[[Batman Forever]]'' soundtrack <small>(1995)</small>
-* "[[Smash It Up]]" (live, Damned cover) from "[[The Meaning of Life (The Offspring song)|The Meaning of Life]]" single <small>(1997)</small>
-* "[[All I Want (The Offspring song)|All I Want]]" (live) from "[[I Choose]]" single <small>(1997)</small>
-* "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" (The Geek Mix) from "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) single <small>(1998)</small>
-* "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" (Spanish Version) from "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) single <small>(1998)</small>
-* "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" (Baka Boys Low Rider Remix) from "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) single <small>(1998)</small>
-* "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" (Dust Boys Space Echo Remix) from "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) single <small>(1998)</small>
-* "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" (Dust Bros Dust Mix) from "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) single <small>(1998)</small>
-* "[[I Wanna Be Sedated]]" (Ramones cover) from the ''[[Idle Hands]]'' soundtrack <small>(1999)</small>
-* "Walla Walla" (live) from "[[The Kids Aren't Alright]]" single <small>(1999)</small>
-* "[[Why Don't You Get a Job?]]" (live) from "[[The Kids Aren't Alright]]" single <small>(1999)</small>
-==Track listing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the_offspring/happy_hour_/ |title=Happy Hour! |publisher=[[Rate Your Music]] |access-date=1 July 2013 }}</ref>==
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 | title13         = [[Hey Joe]]
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-| extra13         = ''[[Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day]]'' single <small>(1996)</small>
+| extra13         = ''[[The Offspring (album)|The Offspring]]'' <small>(1989)</small>
 | length13        = 2:39
 | title14         = 80 Times
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 ==Personnel==
-{{expand section|date=June 2014}}
-;The Offspring
+=== The Offspring ===
-*[[Greg K.]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals
+*[[Dexter Holland]] – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
-*[[Dexter Holland]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
+*[[Noodles (musician)|Noodles]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
-*[[Noodles (musician)|Noodles]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals
+*[[Greg K.]] – bass, backing vocals
-*[[Ron Welty]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion on all tracks except 1, 6 and 7 (uncredited)
+*[[Ron Welty]] – drums <small>(all tracks except 1, 6, 7; uncredited)</small>
-*[[Atom Willard]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion on Tracks 1, 6 and 7 (uncredited)
+*[[Atom Willard]] – drums <small>(1, 6, 7; uncredited)</small>
+=== Additional personnel ===
+* [[Chris Higgins (musician)|Chris "X-13" Higgins]] – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals <small>(tracks 1–8; uncredited)</small>
 ==References==

v t e The Offspring
Dexter Holland Noodles Todd Morse Brandon Pertzborn Greg K. James Lilja Ron Welty Atom Willard Pete Parada
Studio albums	The Offspring Ignition Smash Ixnay on the Hombre Americana Conspiracy of One Splinter Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Days Go By Let the Bad Times Roll Supercharged
Compilations	Collection Greatest Hits Happy Hour!
EPs	Baghdad Club Me A Piece of Americana Summer Nationals
Singles	"I'll Be Waiting" "Come Out and Play" "Self Esteem" "Gotta Get Away" "Smash It Up" "All I Want" "Gone Away" "The Meaning of Life" "I Choose" "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" "Why Don't You Get a Job?" "The Kids Aren't Alright" "She's Got Issues" "Original Prankster" "Want You Bad" "Million Miles Away" "Defy You" "Hit That" "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" "Spare Me the Details" "Can't Repeat" "Hammerhead" "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" "Half-Truism" "Days Go By" "Cruising California (Bumpin' in My Trunk)" "Turning into You" "Coming for You" "Let the Bad Times Roll"
Video albums	Americana Huck It Complete Music Video Collection
Tours	Warped Tour Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour World Tour 2017
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards Nitro Records
Related bands	Angels & Airwaves Face to Face Saves the Day Steady Ground
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