Conspiracy of One

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Conspiracy of One
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Studio album by The Offspring
Released November 14, 2000
Recorded May-September 2000 at NRG, North Hollywood, California
Genre Punk rock
Length 37:43
Label Columbia
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
The Offspring chronology
The Offspring Collection
(1999)		 Conspiracy of One
(2000)		 Splinter
(2003)
Singles from Conspiracy of One
  1. "Original Prankster"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Want You Bad"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Million Miles Away"
    Released: 2001

Conspiracy of One is the sixth studio album by The Offspring, released on November 14, 2000. It is the follow-up to the successful Americana.

The Offspring have come out in support of file sharing, claiming it does not hurt sales. This album was originally planned to be released directly on their website before retail, until their label threatened to sue.

To date, Conspiracy of One remains the band's final studio album with the "classic" line-up, as drummer Ron Welty left the band in early 2003 to pursue his career with Steady Ground.

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[edit] Production and marketing

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After the 13 month Americana tour, The Offspring soon began writing songs for Americana's follow-up. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (of Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus and Papa Roach fame), the album was recorded at NRG in North Hollywood, California. Writing and recording sessions lasted from May to September 2000.

[edit] Reception

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Conspiracy of One was released on November 14, 2000, and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[1] Five weeks after its release, the album was certified gold and platinum.[2]

Liana Jonas of All Music Guide described Conspiracy of One as The Offspring's "most musically mature collection to date". Jonas praised the music as "tight arrangements, vocal interplay and refined guitar work" and claims the band injected "elements of hip-hop, rap-metal, and Nirvana-like grunge into a few songs". The album received a rating of three and a half out of five stars, while producing three singles, "Original Prankster", "Want You Bad" and "Million Miles Away", that earned The Offspring its critical success.[3]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and produced by Dexter Holland and Noodles

  1. "Intro" – 0:05
  2. "Come Out Swinging" – 2:47
  3. "Original Prankster" (with Redman) – 3:42
  4. "Want You Bad" – 3:23
  5. "Million Miles Away" – 3:40
  6. "Dammit, I Changed Again" – 2:49
  7. "Living in Chaos" – 3:28
  8. "Special Delivery" – 3:00
  9. "One Fine Day" – 2:45
  10. "All Along" – 1:39
  11. "Denial, Revisited" – 4:33
  12. "Vultures" – 3:35
  13. "Conspiracy of One" – 2:17

[edit] Australian/European Bonus Track

  1. "Huck It" – 2:38

[edit] LP Bonus Track

  1. "80 Times" (TSOL cover) – 2:07

[edit] Miscellanea

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  • First pressings in Australia and UK had the track "Huck It" listed as track 14, later reprints have it unlisted as well as the original Mature audiences rating reduced to a PG rating in Australia.
  • The "Intro" track samples a speech made in concert by Mike Love from The Beach Boys.
  • This is the first Offspring album to not contain a ska/reggae track since 1992's Ignition.
  • This album is also an Enhanced CD and contains the karaoke videos of "Original Prankster" and "One Fine Day", and the previous MTV music videos from Americana.

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Canada 2x Platinum[4] 200,000

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

[edit] General references

  • (2000) Album notes for Conspiracy of One by The Offspring [CD liner]. Columbia Records.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Conspiracy of One's entry at Billboard.com. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
  2. ^ RIAA Certification (type in "Offspring" in the artist box). RIAA. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
  3. ^ Conspiracy of One. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
  4. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007
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