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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 first album by the Offspring not to be released in the United States.
'''''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 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}}

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Happy Hour!
Compilation album by
The Offspring
ReleasedAugust 4, 2010[1]
RecordedFebruary 1995 – July 2010
GenrePunk rock
Length58:33
LabelSony Japan[2]
ProducerThom Wilson, Dave Jerden, Brendan O'Brien, The Offspring
The Offspring chronology
Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
(2008) 		Happy Hour!
(2010) 		Days Go By
(2012)

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 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, Iggy & The Stooges, T.S.O.L., Billy Roberts, and AC/DC. Happy Hour! has sold +600,890 copies worldwide.[citation needed]

Numerous non-LP tracks compiled from 1997 to 2004, most are included, with the exception of a few omissions:

Track listing[4]

All tracks are written by Dexter Holland except where noted

No.TitleOriginal appearanceLength
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)Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day single (1996)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
  • Greg K. – bass, backing vocals
  • Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Ron Welty – drums, percussion on all tracks except 1, 6 and 7
  • Atom Willard – drums, percussion on Tracks 1, 6 and 7

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Happy Hour!". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 1, 2013.


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