THE OFFSPRING’S “KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT” JOINS SPOTIFY BILLION’S CLUB

THE OFFSPRING’S “KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT” JOINS SPOTIFY BILLION’S CLUB – SECOND SONG IN ONE YEAR 

Today, one of The Offspring’s most iconic songs “The Kids Aren’t Alright” has been added to the coveted Spotify Billions Club with over 1 billion streams on the platform. This marks the second song in one year the band landed on the iconic chart as “You’re Gonna Go Far Kid” was added this summer. 

To celebrate, fans sent congratulations to the band this weekend at Punk in The Park Festival in San Diego and the band announced it to everyone onstage- Watch the video here!

“The Kids Aren’t Alright” was a massive hit upon release as the third single from the band’s fifth studio album Americana (released in 1998) and has been certified Platinum in the US, UK, Spain, and Italy as well as gold in Poland, Germany, Denmark and Brazil. The song hit Top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart (now currently called the Alternative Airplay Chart), appeared in the opening scene of the blockbuster movie The Faculty, and was featured in the Rock Band video game series. 

Adding to the accolades, The Offspring have been awarded Gold and Silver Clio Sports Awards for the Puck Punks: A 30-Year Power Play collaboration with The Anaheim Ducks. They received a Gold for Gameday/In-Game Experience with use of a Celebrity Influencer and a Silver for Gameday/In-Game Experience Theme Night. For this event, The Offspring, Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center teams collaborated for a game night takeover complete with custom merchandise, in game activations, photo ops, contests and more! 

The celebration continues as this past weekend the band headlined Punk In The Park festival in San Diego and Dexter came out with Pennywise for a performance of “Stand By Me.” 

In case you missed it, be sure to check out The Offspring’s feature interview on CBS Mornings that aired last Friday! Dexter Holland (lead vocalist & rhythm guitarist) and Noodles (lead guitarist) chatted with CBS’ Jamie Yuccas for a 5 minute piece discussing all things The Offspring. 

Watch The Offspring on CBS Mornings HERE! 

Starting the interview Jamie met the band at the airport where they boarded Dexter’s plane and they took a quick flight near Catalina Island in SoCal. They then headed to the band’s recording studio where they sat down and talked about the band’s legacy from the first meeting as a band to their recent album SUPERCHARGED. Finally Jamie joined them at the rehearsal space where she got to sit in while the band practiced for their upcoming performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Watch the performance here.

The performance was just one of many press appearances the band has had in celebration of SUPERCHARGED including a full feature on frontman Dexter Holland in Men’s Health where he talks about his fitness routine, his love of aviation and his dissertation to finish his PHD at USC. Read the full interview HERE and “Gym & Fridge” Video HERE. In addition, both Dexter and Noodles  were featured as  Alternative Press’s digital cover stars  (see cover here & read interview here). 

In addition, The band also chatted with USA Today (read here), Billboard News (watch here), Spin Magazine (read here), Artist Friendly with Joel Madden (clip HERE & full interview HERE), NPR/Consequence of Sound’s “Kyle Meredith With” Podcast (watch hear), Stereogum (read here), Bertcast with Bert Kreischer (watch here)  and more!

Up next the band will will be performing at iHeart Radio’s Alter Ego at The Forum on January 11th. They will then head overseas on their SUPERCHARGED WORLDWIDE IN ’25 Tour,  starting in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, before heading to Dubai,  with additional dates in South America,  Japan, the UK and Europe. More dates are announcing soon. The full tour dates can be found at //www.offspring.com/tour.

In addition to Pennywise this weekend, Dexter has recently joined numerous music legends including fellow punk legends NOFX for their final show in Los Angeles. He and other punk icons came together to sing “Bro Hymn” onstage to say goodbye to the iconic band. Check out the video HERE.  Previously he joined fellow California natives, and legendary American rock band The Beach Boys at Ocean’s Calling Festival. Dexter surprised fans when he performed “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” with The Beach Boys. See photo HERE and video of the performance HERE . The Offspring has had a string of special guests joining them onstage including:Yungblud at Switzerland’s Open Air Gampel Festival for The Offspring’s “Self Esteem, (watch here) ” Ed Sheeran broke the internet when he join them at BottleRock Festival for The Offspring’s “Million Miles Away” (see here) and Queen’s Brian May performed with them for a rendition of The Offspring’s “Gone Away” and a cover of Queen’s “Stone Cold Crazy.” Watch “Gone Away” HERE & “Stone Cold Crazy” HERE.

Not to mention, the band recently released a brand new lyric video for album focus track “Okay, But This Is The Last Time.” In the video you can see a couple who go to “electrifying” feats to keep their relationship alive, or each other alive! Watch the lyric video for “Okay, But This is the Last Time” HERE.

Look out for more information and even more tour dates coming soon for 2025! 

Listen to SUPERCHARGED HERE!

SUPERCHARGED Tracklist

1. “Looking Out For #1”
2. “Light It Up”
3. “The Fall Guy”
4. “Make It All Right”
5. “Ok, But This Is The Last Time”
6. “Truth In Fiction”
7. “Come To Brazil”
8. “Get Some”
9. “Hanging By A Thread”
10. “You Can’t Get There From Here”