Limited red colored vinyl LP pressing. Americana is the fifth studio album by punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998. Following a worldwide tour in support of it's previous album, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), The Offspring commenced work on a new album. Americana was a major success, debuting at #6 on the Billboard 200 with around 175, 000 copies sold in it's first week and peaking at #2 for two nonconsecutive weeks, spending 22 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10, becoming The Offspring's highest ever chart position. It is the band's second best-selling album to their 1994 breakout Smash. Americana has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. The album contains the hit singles "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and "The Kids Aren't Alright".